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Brimstone butterfly


Brimstone butterfly
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3645 W: 349 N: 8888] (28673)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-08
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 180 Macro Ex H, Digital RAW 200, 1.4 X converter
Exposure: f/22, 1/125 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-06-11 10:16
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Brimstone butterfly, Swe Citronfjäril.
I thought the suck up with the trunk but this collect pollen with it ;-)))
This is a very common butterfly in Sweden and one of the earliest in spring,
It’s wintering as an adult.

From www.butterfly-conservation.org
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The sulphur-yellow uppersides of the wings of the male Brimstone make this species easy to identify in flight. There is a view that the word 'butterfly' originates from the yellow colour of male Brimstones. By contrast, the wings of the female are very pale green, almost white. When the butterflies roost among foliage, the angular shape and the strong veining of their wings closely resemble leaves.
Widespread through Europe as far as 64ºN in Scandinavia, extending to Mongolia and North Africa. The European range is stable.
The Brimstone occurs in scrubby grassland, woodland (especially damp carr woodland), hedgerows, and open ground wherever foodplants are available in sunny positions. The butterfly ranges widely and can often be seen flying along roadside verges and tracks with hedgerows, well away from foodplants
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Technique:
Sigma 180 mm Macro EX HSM, Sigma 500 DG Spuer for fill-in.
ISO 200, Raw-format.-1/3 ev, Flash -2/3 ev
Converted , contrast and levels ,crop, resized to 800 pixels , USM save as JPG for the site.
I used Adobe Photoshop CS2 for pp
sAner, hummingbird24, kokonike, scottevers7, PDP, correp01, rodosranger, Janice, TAZ, gerhardt, red45, dew77, coasties, marhowie, momos, Luc has marked this note useful
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Hi Gert!
This is amazing shot!!! I love this spiral! superb, sunny photo!

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  • momos Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 57 W: 58 N: 172] (705)
  • [2005-06-11 10:47]

Great.Very good macro and beautiful colours.Congratulations!!!

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1654 W: 79 N: 1456] (4742)
  • [2005-06-11 11:35]

Wonderful picture Gert and so very close! I really like the way his tongue is rolled up. Sharp details, great colors, exellent POV & DOF and well composed. Really well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Fantastic macro Gert!!!!!
And that eye... is incredible.
Wonderful shot all around. TFS.

Superb close-up Gert!
This is lovely portrait of this fellow. The details are excellent and so the trunk is incredibly well seen. Pollen on it is nice bonus.
I like it very much.
WELL DONE!

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  • naki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 421 W: 27 N: 783] (2688)
  • [2005-06-11 13:28]

Hi Gert, very close... :)
Details on the spiral tonque is very good. Nice colours and composition.
Well done.

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-06-11 14:22]

Ya mon!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Right in there, excellent shot and well done on the composition. You are setting a standard, hmmm, did we start this? LOL

Excellent work.

Mike

Hi Gert,

That is an extreme closeup. WOW! The detail and color is eye poping.
Excellent Work!

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11751)
  • [2005-06-11 17:27]

Hello Gert, lovely shot. It's a fantastic macro. Loads of details and the focus and DOF are perfect. Very well done.

Hello Gert

Great ! How can you do allways better than the so greate previous.

The details and sharpness are incredible.

awesome! You couldn't really get much closer than this! The detail is great, a real pleasure to view this picture, well done indeed!

Matt

hello:) again exellent work:)amaizing how beauty it is:) great shot:) great colours:)well done

rgs

Malgosia

Great photo, superior colors, clarity and POV.
Thank you for sharing.

Very nice macro capture Gert. Love these extreme closeups you are giving us with that superb macro lens, I'm very tempted to get it. The kit lens may be upgraded.

Regards Steve.

Fantastic picture Gert!
Very good sharp details and Pov. You did an excellent work with this shot.

Well done!

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3414 W: 144 N: 5803] (17197)
  • [2005-06-12 6:59]

Very close Gert! And look at the tiny pieces of pollen on her. Very good portrait of her. Well done, thank you.

This is very nice, Gert. You have managed to capture the details so close up and so detailed. Exceptional macro shot. Wish it was mine. :) FABULOUS!

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2806 W: 75 N: 7857] (26309)
  • [2005-06-12 18:59]

Gert, this is microscopic picture ;-) All is great, especially details but I like most pollen on its spiral-like siphonet.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2005-06-13 1:51]

Hello Gert!
Magnificent close up.It's so close and sharp.The tongue ist very interresting.Excellent work.TFS...:-)

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 50 N: 3190] (10896)
  • [2005-06-13 4:03]

Beau portrait de papillon. Jolies couleurs, bon point de vue et bonne netteté.
Wow ! Incredible super-macro !!!

Brilliant shot Gert. Looks at all that pollen. This is outstanding! Congrats.

What a great POV Gert! You are doing some really fantastic close work with that combo...
I like it very much, Very well done!

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 316 N: 4403] (14711)
  • [2005-06-14 10:03]

Hello Gert MF.
Personal assessment of the photo: excellent.
Very strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you very much for sharing. On my wishing list.

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