The Spring Form

Critiques [Translate]

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• nglen (18250)
• [2008-05-05 10:34]

Hi Ivan. Summer looks as if it may have started for you. This is a first class close up of the beautiful butterfly. The detail from your sharp focusing is spot on. good natural coloura . all with a nice POV/OD. well done TFS.
Nick..
Lets hope this is the start of many to come this year from you.

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• Mana (15476)
• [2008-05-05 10:40]

Hi Ivan,
Outstanding shot of this beautiful Map Butterfly with such amazing colours and markings on its wings. Immaculate sharpness and a fine DOF isolates it from the BG perfectly. The bright sunshine provides superb illumination and you have captured a fabulous open-winged pose here. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• mariki (6903)
• [2008-05-05 10:51]

Hello Ivan,

Superb capture of this butterfly. Excellent composition and sharpness. Beautiful reproduction of the patterns on the wings. Great colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• lawbert (0)
• [2008-05-05 11:04]

Hello Ivan
This is superb..Your focus here is perfect showing amazingly sharp details...superb bg highlighting the subject perfectly..great use of light with just a slight shadow showing on the left wing..Perfect notes as always.....Perhaps you would do me the honour of having a look at the post I have just made and confirm or deny the ID for me?
My Best Regards
Paul

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• pvb (1791)
• [2008-05-05 11:13]

Hi Ivan,
This is a beautiful captured spring form of this butterfly.
Very good focus and sharpness.
Good pov and angle.
TFS Paula

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• vanderschelden (24753)
• [2008-05-05 11:24]

Well done, Ivan.
Good compo and background.
TFS
Annick

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• eqshannon (17144)
• [2008-05-05 11:38]
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Making a cake are we? I saw the words spring form and immediately thought of a cake...ask Ulla but maybe you already know:-0
A fine specimen..I like when we can call them specimens and they are still live..as a child I had a friend who caught these and put them in a jar with chloroform...then he mounted them in glass cabinets...something struck a bad chord with me about that...ah well...very nice image Ivan!
Bob

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• CatherineD (1686)
• [2008-05-05 11:45]

Hello Ivan,
Very good sharpness and colours. Excellent shot. TFS,
Catherine

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• pvs (10803)
• [2008-05-05 11:55]

Hi Ivan,

Again an unknown butterfly for me,very sharp and detailed agains a nice oof BG,

Regards,
Paul

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• jmp (8394)
• [2008-05-05 12:00]

Hi Ivan,
A perfect capture from an excellent pov. Great details, pose, colours and background.
TFS, José M.

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• Juyona (12716)
• [2008-05-05 12:22]

WOOW,
hermoso trabajo Ivan,
color y diagonal excelente...
bellos detalles,
saludos amigo.

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• GLEM (5480)
• [2008-05-05 12:47]

hi Ivan
très belle image, la clareté est saisissante. Judicieux cadrage et gestion de l'espace.

tfs
gl

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• Hil (4759)
• [2008-05-05 12:51]

Hi Ivan

Wonderful shot of the beautiful Map Butterfly
Nicely composed with a great POV and a lgreat pose with the btterfly resting on a single blade of grass.
Excellent details and a superb DOF.
The colours are just beautiful and a lovely blurred BG.

Hil

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• jaycee (13255)
• [2008-05-05 13:06]

Hi Ivan,

A beautiful butterfly and a magnificent composition. It almost seems to be floating. Wonderful colors and details of the pretty markings.

Jane

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• Patleboss (5870)
• [2008-05-05 13:12]

Hello Ivan,
excellent macro shot, Lovely colours very sharp, excellent focus and ideal deeph of field,
perfect diagonal composition,
cheer,
friendly,
Pat

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• Maite (4856)
• [2008-05-05 13:23]

Hello Ivan
What a stunning and perfect capture of this lovely Map!! Really amazing in sharpness and beautiful colors, DOF and composition!
I love it!!
Thank you very much for sharing.
My best regards
Maite

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• gerbilratz (2938)
• [2008-05-05 13:33]

god dag Ivan , den här er en utmärkt bild , perfekt emot den neutral bakgrunden. God POV. bäst hänsynen h

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• maurydv (3312)
• [2008-05-05 13:35]

Bellissima telemacro, ottima composizione, molto buona la nitidezza, belli i colori e spèlendido BG. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• joey (17959)
• [2008-05-05 13:58]

What a beautiful butterfly!
Ulla was saying about the Map butterfly but I've never seen one before so thanks very much for posting this!
Really sharp and extremely detailed.
Brilliant colours and light.
Well composed with a great parallel POV.
Superb DOF and BG.
Very fine work, Ivan!
TFS!!!

Joe

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• writerscrawlz (2037)
• [2008-05-05 14:12]

Spectacular photo that even shows the fuzzies of this butterfly! The details are superb as is the composition.

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• boreocypriensis (9906)
• [2008-05-05 15:05]

Hi Ivan, My dear friend,
An another amazing shot of a beautiful butterfly with a high technical quality as always. The pastel colours of BG are also splendid. Great compositon my friend.
Many thanks and cheers,

Bayram

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• CeltickRanger (6223)
• [2008-05-05 17:38]

hello Ivan

great shot of this butterfly with a fine POV from above,
very beautiful smooth luminosity of the image
with great sharpness and details of the butterfly, TFS

Asbed

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• Miss_Piggy (2801)
• [2008-05-05 21:46]

Hallo Ivan
Time is rather limited at the moment, but I could not pass without leaving a few words of appreciation for your posting. This "Map Butterfly's" markings and patterns are very prominent and well seen. Although you mention it is the colours of spring it rather reminds me of autumn. The browns, orange and beige create a warm feeling. Pity of the tiny torned out part on the left side of the wing. I like the powdery effect on the wings. Lovely presentation.
Kind regards.
Anna

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• Jamesp (13290)
• [2008-05-05 23:12]

Hi Ivan

A great close-up shot - good composition and POV with good colour and superb detail. Well observed and captured.

Just back from Ireland - sorry missed some postings.

James

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• SelenE (13345)
• [2008-05-05 23:41]

Hi Ivan,
Very nice photo of this butterfly. Focus, sharpness, lighting, POV, background, composition and details look so good.TFS
Greetings,
Selen

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• smitha (3409)
• [2008-05-05 23:43]

Hello Ivan,
Beautiful capture of the Map Butterfly.Excellent sharpness and details. Well saturated colours and the smooth blurred background helps the butterfly to stand out in the frame.
TFS,
Smitha.

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• JPlumb (2827)
• [2008-05-06 0:00]

This is good. I've learned something here today Ivan. I didn't know these butterflys could have different colouring based on the season. There is good colour and excellent detail seen on this butterfly, with very good depth of field to show off his full antennae, along with the wings and body. The crop is good, and he's placed perfectly in the frame.

Thanks, John

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• sandpiper2 (10820)
• [2008-05-06 0:49]

Hi Ivan

That lens of yours is cetainly a good all-rounder, producing great shots from mammal, through birds to butterflies.
Excellent sharpness and composition on a great OOF background.

Chris

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• haraprasan (11593)
• [2008-05-06 1:25]

Hi Ivan,
A lovely capture of this beautiful map butterfly. Excellent composition and sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• matatur (2386)
• [2008-05-06 2:08]

An expertly capture from a good dorsal POV in a fine diagonal composition Ivan, the sharply focused image provides great pattern and colouration details of this beautiful butterfly. A pity the left hind wing was slightly damaged... Thanks for sharing this fine macro scene with us.
Greetings from Izmir
Mehmet

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• horia (11790)
• [2008-05-06 5:27]

Hi Ivan

Sorry, but just a very short comment today :(
Very beautiful and educational presentation from you here!
Impeccable sharpness on the butterfly and a superb even BG given by the spot-on DOF.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• Silvio2006 (21519)
• [2008-05-06 6:20]

Hi Ivan, splendid butterfly with fantastic colors, great details and excellent sharpness, perfect focus and lovely blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• Amadeo (2154)
• [2008-05-06 9:23]

Hola Ivan, excelente composición, nitida y buen color. El fondo ayuda a destacar el motivo, muy bueno. Un saludo

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• marhowie (34121)
• [2008-05-06 9:51]

Hello Ivan,
I like this comp and the soft BG most of all..
Excellent DOF, detail, color, and use of the light also.
Very well done,
Howard

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• anel (7208)
• [2008-05-06 10:24]

hello ivan,
Wonderful picture of this special butterfly I never had the chance to see until now. Je ne désespère pas! Just excellent, framing, subject, background.
Thanks and best regards
Anne

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• flashpoint (2102)
• [2008-05-06 10:45]

hello Ivan,
nice compo with great sharpness and details
well blur BG

best sERGIO

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• PeterZ (7179)
• [2008-05-06 12:04]

Hello Ivan,
Superb quality! Everything in this photo is so good! Even the BG is amazing.
Regards,
Peter

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• meyerd (3009)
• [2008-05-06 13:54]

Hi Ivan,
there are surprisingly elusive, the Map butterflies. You caught this one well. Thanks also for the knowledgable text on the subject of polymorphism.
Best regards
Dietrich

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• extramundi (12676)
• [2008-05-06 14:05]

Hi Ivan.
Outstanding clearness shown in this photo, I can "feel" those datails. Colours, exposure, compositon, everuthing is on the spot.
A pleasure to the eyes, congratulations.
Felipe.

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• rousettus (6933)
• [2008-05-06 15:40]

merhaba Ivan,
I think I have not seen Araschnia levana upto now, even if from photograph. many thanks for showing and introduction this beautiful species. Its dorsum looks like a map as called on its vernacular name.Your macro excellent with sharp details, POV, colors and composition. best wishes my friend
Ahmet

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• darwin (1688)
• [2008-05-06 18:11]

Hi Ivan
Wonderful presentation with lovely color
Special background brings out the butterfly in all her glory. tfs jon

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• Janice (16725)
• [2008-05-06 21:11]

It's a clear and sharp presentation of this butterfly Ivan. Good colours and sharp details You show all parts of the butterfly 'in focus' - well done
Janice

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• ramthakur (23125)
• [2008-05-07 20:25]
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Excellent capture of this Map Butterfly, Ivan. Do I assume rightly that this is your first butterfly picture of the season?
I am happy to know that you are finally rid of the cold weather.
The image is very sharp, crisp and colourful.
With hands as firm as yours, who needs a tripod?
Well done and TFS.
Ram

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• Christopher_PL (2381)
• [2008-05-09 3:07]

Hello Ivan,
Just perfect macro-shot! Very good sharpness and colours.
Bravo!

Chris

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• Alex99 (13775)
• [2008-05-12 10:48]

Hi Ivan.
Amazing in every respect image of the fine butterfly at simple and so wonderful scenery. I like this simply composition – alone charming butterfly on an alone leaf at absolutely smooth and nice BG. Details and sharpness of the insect are great as well as the brilliant composition. Bravo. Perfect work.
Alexei.

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• lorendubois (3181)
• [2008-05-14 10:32]

Merci Ivan de me montrer ce papillon que je n'ai pas encore rencontré.
Il est superbe. à bientôt
Laurent

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• peter_stoeckl (9245)
• [2008-05-16 5:40]

Dear Ivan,
brilliantly clear image, perfectly composed, a wonderful presentation of this quick and alert, small pretty butterfly. I love the elegant curve of the blade of grass, and the exquisite colour contrast of bright orange and pale green. Thank you!
With best regards,
Peter

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• Berno (0)
• [2008-07-04 18:20]

Superb picture,sharp focusing,good natural colour.
Best regards
Berno.