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Black-veined White (Hagtornsfjäril)


Black-veined White  (Hagtornsfjäril)
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3387 W: 343 N: 9480] (30807)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-06
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Alfa dSLR A100, Minolta AF 70-210/F4.0 "Beercan", Digital RAW 200, 1.4 X converter
Exposure: f/8, 1/400 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-06-06 8:36
Viewed: 1063
Favorites: 4 [view]
Points: 70
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today’s post is also a quite rare butterfly in Sweden, the Black-veined White, Hagtornsfjäril, Aporia crataegi. It’s taken this morning in Grinduga, fjärilsvägen (butterfly road).
And this is Gävleborgs province insect. And I also think it’s a beautiful butterfly to post today as it’s the Swedish National Day.

It’s a big butterfly with wing span 58-77 mm and sexes are equal but the female are bigger.
It’s quite rare but can show up in quite big numbers very locally, we saw more the 25 of them today.
I hope you like it.

More info in different language here



Minolta 70-210/4.0 called ”Beercan” 1,4X converter
ISO 200, RAW-format, AV-mode. Hand held camera.
Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels, Smart Sharpen PP in PS CS3

uleko, keanhoon, Kathleen, Proframe, spalaxtr, dew77, vanderschelden, angybone, jaycee, Altair, Kaszek, thor68, Maite, Luis52, TAZ, SkyF, phlr, JORAPAVI, volkan, horia, Debz, Alex99, coasties has marked this note useful
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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2991 W: 162 N: 949] (2787)
  • [2007-06-06 8:42]
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Hej Gert,
Here we go again! A butterfly a day keeps the doctor away!! :-) You know, we were out looking for this one this morning but couldn't find one! So you beat us to it!
Brilliant capture of this fresh specimen on a beautiful Geranium flower. Well done!!
TFS and all the best, Ulla

Kul när man hittar "fjärilsvägar"! Vi hade en nära Gränna!

Stunning photography Gert. Composition and DOF really makes him stand out. Perfect exposure and detail.
Stunning

Kathleen
New Zealand

Wow, amazing black and white match. Great DOF and POV. Exposure is just nice.
TFS

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5578] (18516)
  • [2007-06-06 8:52]

Hi Gert,
Outstanding shot of this black-veined balck. Immaculate sharpness and lovely colours. Perfect lighting and a wonderful pose captured. Excellent POV, DFOF and BG. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Wonderful clear macro image Gert.
Great sharpness and lovely green color tones in the background against wich the buttefly and flower do stand out perfectly.
Very well done. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards, Harry

Hi Gert,
Very nice sharpness and very good details. Very well done. Composition and BG super. TFS. Mustafa

Wonderful shot od this Maco photo..
Can say More then Excellent photo!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2007-06-06 9:35]

Hello Gert,
Beautiful capture.DOF,framing,simple BG,clear details and composition are excellent.
TFS..:-)

Hi Gert,
Nice photograph.
Good sharpness; for example the edges.
Good blurred background.
TFS
Annick

Perfect sharpness and great white color! White is always a hard color to deal with.
Absolutely lovely!!!!

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  • Aramok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 885 W: 101 N: 1425] (4931)
  • [2007-06-06 10:11]

Hi Gert

What a wonderful photo of this buuterfly. The detail is amazing and I love the colours. Great composition and superb DOF...

TFS
Emma

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  • Bufo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 422 W: 73 N: 984] (4241)
  • [2007-06-06 10:12]
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Gert, your image is nearly too perfect.
Incredible fine details which I think one can only get with a very stable hand or a tripod (by the way: how are your hands doing?)
Nice blurred green background.
Cheers, Jacob

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-06-06 11:00]

Hi Gert,

Beautiful capture of this rare butterfly. Your colors are amazing - the white with the black really stands out and the purple on the leaf is wonderful. Beautiful details, composition and bg.

Jane

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3813 W: 190 N: 11346] (34981)
  • [2007-06-06 11:29]

Hej Gert,
Superb capture of hagtornsfjärilen on a midsommarblomster!
Excellent sharpness and detail, lighting and pleasing green neutral BG.
Your heatwave in Gävle brought out your butterflies before ours in Scania!
TFS,
Hälsningar, Ivan

Hallå Gert,
Mycket välkomponerad och välexponerad bild på fjärilen! Fina färger och en vacker bakgrund.

A very nice macroshot with high quality!

Mvh Peter

hej gert!
you have handle the exposure
perfect here on this fine
white butterfly,sharp with
good composition and fine
pov and dof!
great shot!

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16522)
  • [2007-06-06 13:14]

Hi Gert

Lovely strong composition with bold blocks of colour. The POV is excellent as is the detail/focus. Great shot.

James

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  • Kaszek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 246 W: 58 N: 390] (1451)
  • [2007-06-06 13:59]

Hello Gert,
Brilliant light.
I know how hard is to make photo of so white butterfly ;)
Great details and superb POV. Very nice smooth BG.
TFS

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
  • [2007-06-06 14:59]

Bonjour Gert, great sharpness and perfect framing . It's a top macro!! congratulations, Didier.

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2007-06-06 16:00]

WOW! What a fantastic shot, Gert!
It's so beautiful!
Great sharpness, colors, DOF, POV and composition.
Superb job
Greetings
Maite

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 705 W: 13 N: 1405] (5027)
  • [2007-06-06 17:22]

Hi Gert

What a stunning macro shot of the beautiful Black-veined white, the composition is simply lovely with a great pose and POV, the detail is excellent and the colours with the perfectly exposed whites, lovely purple flower and green blurred BG are just wonderful.

TFS Hilary :o)

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2007-06-06 23:25]

Hola Gert. Bella foto. Gran nitidez, hermosos los colores y la textura de las alas de esta bella Mariposa lucen de sobremanera. Luis52.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2007-06-07 1:31]

Bonjour Gert,
Here, in my french Alps, it is the opposite, this butterfly is quite common...
The "+++" : Composition, nice subject, pose on flower, POV, colors, sharpness, details, DOF, good blurred BG, exposure, useful note...
The "-" : nothing...
Congratulations my friend and thanks for sharing.
Christian

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 98 N: 1241] (4189)
  • [2007-06-07 1:33]

A beautiful, very professional butterfly photo. Everything in frame (flower and butterfly) in perfect focus! Great colors and exceptional detail. The DOF and background are excellent! Exposure on the white butterfly is perfect.

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2007-06-07 6:29]

Gert, you're getting as good with your butterflies as you are with your birds.
This is beautiful, and the butterfly and the flower both tone in so well together. Excellent clarity, well done
Janice

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2007-06-07 7:21]

Hi Gert,
beautiful capture, the wings of the butterfly and the flowers pedals are so detailed, With the excellent DOF those details are crisp and sharp and perfectly in focus.
Love the colors on this composition.
Sky

bonjour gert
une serie de papillon vraiment impressionnante,il sont tous tres beau et a chaque fois la photo est extra.
felicitations une fois de plus.
laurent

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  • Perro Silver Star Critiquer [C: 41 W: 0 N: 59] (553)
  • [2007-06-07 21:37]

Hello Gert,
Superb capture of this beautiful butterfly!
A superb point of view with excellent sharpness and details.
Colors are magnificient on a soft green background.
Congradulations Gert, and thank you for sharing!
My best regards,
Janette

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  • volkan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 463 W: 10 N: 2] (1076)
  • [2007-06-08 13:47]

Hi Gert,
This is a beautiful presentation of this butterfly.
I like the BG,POV and details a lot.
My compliments.
TFS

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2171 W: 218 N: 4383] (14900)
  • [2007-06-09 4:27]

Hi Gert

A simply falwless macro shot from you...as we all have come to expect :)
The side POV here is terrific and the amount of details here is outstanding! All of them are very clear and sharp and present this lovely species in the best way possible.
The colors and exposure and spot-on and the DOF is impeccable, giving you that perfect isolation between the subject and the BG.
Brilliant work!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hola Gert,
Una imagen de bonita composición y extraordinaria belleza y calidad fotográfica, gracias por compartirla. Que disfrutes de un buen fin de semana. Saludos
José Ramón

Hi Gert,

Incredible macro work. The image is technically perfect in all aspects. It is also beautiful. Super work.

Jan-Hendrik

Hello Gert.

Excellent picture, very good details and colors.

Regards.
Jose Luis.

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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 516 W: 0 N: 846] (3307)
  • [2007-06-09 18:51]

This is a stunning shot of a stunnng Buterfly Gert. A lovely compositon and well framed. Colours, sharpness, focus, pov and dof are perfect. Great compositon.
tfs
debz

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3584 W: 143 N: 5669] (18531)
  • [2007-06-12 13:11]

Hi, dear Gert.
Your butterfly series is simple great. I get a lot of pleasure watching them. I am impressed with brilliance of reproduction of white colour tones and all wonderful scene. Terrific beautifulness of subject and skillfulness of execution. Bravo and TFS.
Alexei.

Hi Gert

I have been away for awhile and have missed some of your recent posts. This is a beautiful image with excellent composition, exposure and sharp details. Lovely work my friend. :-)

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