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*100* photo for all TN members


*100* photo for all TN members
Photo Information
Copyright: Razvan Zinica (zetu) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 649 W: 15 N: 1607] (6263)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-21
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 40d, Canon EF 180mm f3.5 L Macro
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/100 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-07-04 0:38
Viewed: 440
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This photo is for all my friends and all TN members.
Thank you all for your comments and nice words.
Have a nice week-end.
Razvan Zinica

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Spurge Hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) is a European moth of the family Sphingidae. This hawk moth is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious weed known as leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), but usually only in conjunction with other agents.
The larvae consume the leaves and bracts of the plant.
"The Spurge Hawk-Moth - Fore wings grey, with an almost square olive-brown blotch; at the base another olive-brown blotch near the middle, and a long oblique band of the same color, commencing in a point at the extreme apex of the wing, and gradually growing wider until it reaches the margin, where it is very broad: hind wings pink, with a black blotch at the base, and a black band half-way between this black blotch and the margin, and a snowy-white blotch at the anal angle: thorax and body olive-brown, with a white line on each side of the thorax just at the base of the wings; this line runs on each side along the head just above the eye, and the two meet at the nose; the body has on each side at the base two square black spots and two square white spots, and beyond them, nearer the apex, and also on each side, are three white lines.
The caterpillar is smooth and black, with innumerable whitish dots; there are also eleven large spots of the same colour arrayed in a row on each side of the back, and beneath these as many spots of the same size and of a bright coral-red colour; the head is of the same coral-red colour, and a line of the same colour runs all along the back, from the head to the horn; the horn is red at the base and black at the tip. It feeds on sea-spurge. The chrysalis is pale brown and delicately lined and dotted with black in the manner of network; it buries itself in the loose dry sand on the sea coast.
The eggs are covered with liquid gum, which enables them to stick on the small leaves of the spurge. In a fortnight these hatch and produce little black caterpillars; the white and red spots appear as the caterpillar increases in size, and in a few weeks it becomes a most beautiful object, and so conspicuous as to attract the sea-gulls and terns, which devour them in numbers.

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Hi Razvan
Congratulations on your 100th post! This is one of my favourite caterpillars but sadly it is very rare in the UK. You have captured it well showing the beautiful patterns and colours. Good DOF and exposure.
Have a great weekend yourself!
Vinny

Hello Razvan,
Congratulations, a wonderful picture to celebrate your 100th post on TN, superb sharpness and likghting, the vivid colours are fantastic, excellent POV and composition
Congratulatons again and TFS
Have a nice weekend
Ciao Maurizio

Hi Razvan,
CONGRATULATIONS on your 100th post. Very good capture of this beautiful caterpillar. Excellent sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2575] (9085)
  • [2009-07-04 1:37]

Hi Razvan,
such a beautiful cater and the beautiful composition by you. Congrats for being such a contributor to TN, we do learn from each other a lot. Besides the photo, the notes too are useful.
What an excellent bright colour presentation in brilliant sharpness.
all the best.

Regards.
Foozi

Happy 100!! :-)
what a cool caterpillar, excellent close-up with good strong colors, perfect sharpness and amazing details.
looking forward to the next 100 & best wishes, thor.

Hi and Good Morning Razvan,

Congratulations! that you reached this milestone on TN! Nice selection to celebrate this event! A delightful macro capture of this pretty and colourful caterpillar from lateral POV with excellent soft lighting, neat details and fine compositrion.
TFS and have an amusing WE!
Cheers,

Bayram

Ciao Razvan,congratulations for your splendid 100th post on TN, wonderful caterpillar with fantastic colors, amazing details and superb sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 94 N: 5542] (17634)
  • [2009-07-04 2:56]

Hello Razvan,
A great photo to celebrate your 100th posting on TN, congratulations! Excllent clarity, colours, sharpness and OOF BG. Very good POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1725 W: 0 N: 3924] (15760)
  • [2009-07-04 5:01]

Hello Razvan,
You reached the 100 pictures, congratulations! A very pleasant and colorful shot of this beautiful caterpillar taken with fine sharpness and beautiful natural colors. Not so easy to make a good shot of these creatures.
Thanks a lot and kind regards
Anne

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 71 N: 758] (4689)
  • [2009-07-04 7:02]

Hello Razvan,
Congratulations 100 th post. Very colourful, sharp against smooth BG the caterpillar look out very flashily.
Regards, Pawel

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  • tcr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 77 W: 0 N: 233] (920)
  • [2009-07-04 8:16]

Hello Razvan.
Congratulations.
Excellent image with accurate sharpness and nice BG.
Well done.
TFS.

Happy photo # 100 MF!

Excellent in all respects, accurate colors and solid, excellent angle of capture, nice background, well-balanced brightness and an excellent note!

This photo is going straight to my favorite!

Thanks, and keep enjoying the photos!

Greetings & TFS!

Jesús

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2912 W: 34 N: 8640] (32202)
  • [2009-07-04 12:13]

Hi Ravan. Congrats to you my friend on posting 100 pictures on TN. This is a first class close up of the colourful Caterpillar.
You have taken it with fine detail and bright colours. A good POV against the plain BG. I am going to put this fine shot in to my favorites.

Well done TFS.
Nick..

hello Razvan
with splendid colours subject in very good composition and BG, marvellously capture for this celebrate,"Congratulations",I wish you always good and separate photos
TFS
Nasos

Hi Razvan
Perfect shot for the special occasion. Fantastic sharpness, beautiful, natural colors, great blured backround. Congratulations I am waiting for more :-)
Best wishes
Krzysztof

Hello Razvan
Congratulation for your 100 wonderful images on TN,
this caterpillar is very beautiful with fantastic colors and markings
superb details, lighting and POV
Have a good evening
Jacqueline

Hallo Razvan
Stunning capture of this colourful caterpillar against a very interesting grass blade. Focus, sharpness and composition is excellent. This image is of high standard and I cannot find fault. It was a great pleasure to look at this striking "worm" with its clear and prominent features. The neutral background highlights the detail to a great extent. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards
Anna

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2009-07-06 7:49]

Hello Razvan,
Congratulations on your 100th Posting! Sorry I missed it!
You celebrate with a fine capture of a Hyles euphorbiae caterpillar taken from a fine POV to show its full length with excellent sharpness and colours.
A nice shot and I look forward to seeing many more from you!
Best regards,
Ivan

helo Razvan
congratulations up to the next 100 great shots of you

this is a beautiful picture with beautiful colours and sharpness
greeting lou

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  • briGG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 2 N: 272] (1383)
  • [2009-07-07 4:08]

Hello Razvan,

Congratulations on your 100th post!
Excellent close-up of this coloured caterpillar!
Thanks for the WS, I like this!

TFS and "long life on TN!"

briGitte

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3067 W: 231 N: 6165] (21068)
  • [2009-07-17 12:24]

Hello Razvan,
I am doing a bit of catch-up here. Just found your 100th post.
What a beauty this caterpillar is. Love the colors and interesting dot patterns.
It took me a while to figure out which way is front and which is back. : )
Excellent sharpness and exposure on this magnificent specimen.
Thank you for sharing all your beautiful images with us.
TFS. : )

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