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European Peacock butterfly (Påfågelöga)


European Peacock butterfly (Påfågelöga)
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3645 W: 350 N: 8890] (28681)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-23
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon EF 70-200mm/4.0 L IS USM, Digital RAW 200
Exposure: f/8, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-23 7:32
Viewed: 991
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Todays post is a very common butterfly up here, the European Peacock butterfly (Påfågelöga) it’s one of the earliest In the spring and in the late summer the second generation show up in big numbers.
They are everywhere just now. It’s a medium sized butterfly with wingspan 55-65mm.
It’s wintering as adult. On wings Mars-June, July-September.
I took this with my new Canon EF 70-200mm/4.0 USM IS hand held and it works well for butterflies.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The European Peacock (Inachis io), more commonly known simply as the Peacock, is a well-known colourful butterfly, found in temperate Europe and Asia. It is the only member of the genus Inachis which is sometimes included in Nymphalis. It should not be confused or classified with the "American peacocks" in the genus Anartia; these are not close relatives of the present species. The peacock butterfly is resident in much of its range, often wintering in buildings or trees. It therefore often appears quite early in spring
The butterfly measures about 5 cm (2 in) from wingtip to wingtip and is easily identified by its striking eye pattern on a ruddy background, although with wings closed the cryptically coloured dark underwings make it look like a dead leaf. The eyespots are reminiscent of those on the feathers of a peacock, hence the name. The eyespots are exposed when the butterfly is disturbed by a potential predator (such as birds) in an antipredator display in which the butterflies flick their wings open and make a hissing noise. The open wings create a startling display (note how a glance at the image can give the impression of a cat staring) and the effect is strong enough to deter the predator from eating it, at least for some time which the butterfly would use to escape.(Stevens 2005)
The butterfly hibernates over winter before laying its eggs in early spring, in batches of up to 500 at a time. The caterpillars, which are shiny black with six rows of barbed spikes and a series of white dots on each segment, hatch after about a week and feed on nettles and hops. The adult butterflies drink nectar from a wide variety of flowering plants, including buddleia, sallows, dandelions, wild marjoram, danewort, hemp agrimony, and clover; they also utilize tree sap and rotten fruit.
The Peacock can be found in woods, fields, meadows, pastures, parks, and gardens, and from lowlands up to 8,200 feet elevation. It is a relatively common butterfly seen in many European parks and gardens.

Canon 70-200 mm /4-0 L IS USM
ISO 250, Raw-format, AV-mode. Hand held
Levels, Contrast, Crop, S/H-filter. resized to 800 pixels, Smart Sharpen PP in PS CS3
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Hi Gert!
Excellent shot! Great colors and light, perfect POV and DOF. Well done!
regards
Dorota

Hi Gert
Beautiful perfectly sharp image with good DOF. Unusual POV, nice composition, great colors
I like it very much
Best wishes
Krzysztof

Hi Gert,
Colors of theis great macro image are splashing from my screen.
Perfect vertical composition, sharpness and exposure due to with the details and clarity are awsome.
Most wonderful light, saturated colors and soft perfectly matching background color tones.
Excellent work.
Thanks for sharing and the great note.
Best wishes,
Harry

Hi Gert,
Another excellent sharp, nicely composed butterfly image.
I appreciate the focused detail of the plant also. Great DOF and POV. Lovely BG.
TFS
Richard

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1993 W: 5 N: 5571] (21050)
  • [2007-08-23 8:55]

Hi Gert.You Have captured an Excellent well detail, clear shot of the Peacock.Rich colours with sharp focusing. I like the pose on this one. A very nice POV/DOF. very good all round. Well done TFS. good notes to read as well.
Nick..

Hallo Gert,

This is top macro work. I don't think it could have been better. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1010 W: 285 N: 3341] (11046)
  • [2007-08-23 9:29]

Hello Gert,
a brilliant picture without any disturbing noise. In spite great depth of field the most suitable point of view isolates the butterfly very well from the background and even the flower. Excellent sharpness, beautiful natural colours and professional light management. Superb!!
Best wishes, Peter

Hello Gert
Very intersting shot of this colorful Peacock,
Great focusing,BG and sharpness,
Perfect lighting, Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

Hi Gert,
Too much yellow, where is the blue, man? :-)
No kidding..
Very beautiful image through its colours, compo, sharpness, background, etc.
Well done
TFS
Annick

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1696 W: 242 N: 5596] (19883)
  • [2007-08-23 12:31]

Hey Gert,
a great shot of this common yet stunning butterfly.
Sharp with good detail.
Perfect composition.
Well done,
Joe

How beautiful this butterfly, colored in almost autumn shades! So clear and sharp I can feel the jab from it's clarity. You are so good at what you do and your love for this shows....

Kindly
Bob

Interesting composition with great detail and good colours.
This looks as though it could also look quite good rotated 90 degrees so that the butterfly is at the bottom.
Its fine as it is though.
Beautiful capture Gert.
TFS
Steve

hi gert,
very nice shot, the butterfly looks beautiful with such vibrant colours, sharp image with good details, nice pov, well composed shot, excellent dof,
very well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Hello Gert, superb shot of this peacock, outstanding depth of field, wonderfull colors very well satured, good pose and great backround,
excellent composition,
cheer,
friendly,
Pat

bonjour gert
je repasserais demain avec les points mais je tenais a vous feliciter pour cette excellente photo,j'aime comme le papillon se detache du reste de l'image.
laurent

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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 582 W: 0 N: 866] (3283)
  • [2007-08-24 1:24]

Hi Gert, this is a lovely and very interesting shot of the Peacock butterfly. Markings and colours are vivid and sharp. I love the pov and the composition on the right of the frame. Your dof is perfect. Very charming.
tfs
debz

Hola Gert,
Preciosa imagen de bella composición, gran nitidez y fantasticos colores con luz y fondo muy agradables, saludos
José Ramón

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 927 W: 4 N: 2317] (10792)
  • [2007-08-24 5:11]

Gert, Lovely details and excellent colors. Very sharp details. Ganesh

Hi Gert,
A beautiful capture of this peacock butterfly. Very nice pOV and and excellent details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Cheerful photo with amazing textures and details due to strong but pleasnt lighting. DOF is perfect.
Great work, as always.
Have a nice WE, Felipe.

bonjour Gert

superbe piqué et surtout excellent cadrage de l'image

TFS

Asbed

I like this composition all on the right. Good sharp image with loads of color. Well done.

TFS!
Reid

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  • bobair Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 376 W: 77 N: 1150] (4268)
  • [2007-08-31 19:00]

Hi Gert,
it may be a common butterfly but you capture is anything but common as you have good colour,detail and focus going for you.Butterflies are sure eye pleasing creatures and I'm glad most people here on TN show one or two of them in their uploads.Tfs.

Bob

Hi Gert
I see you too have a new toy now. I'm not getting the time I'd like to play on TN these days.
Excellent sharpness and well composed. I like the pattern detail on this specimen.

Chris

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1148 W: 254 N: 2555] (11565)
  • [2007-09-01 14:02]

Hi Gert,

An excellent capture with good colors and sharpness,I see that you have returned to canon again,well done and tfs

Paul

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