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B/W Beauty


B/W Beauty
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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: 2007-06-22
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Alfa dSLR A100, Minolta AF 70-210/F4.0 "Beercan", Digital RAW 200, 1.4 X converter
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): European Butterflies 6, My Purple Obsession 1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-07-16 9:44
Viewed: 819
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today’s post is a quite rare butterfly in Sweden, the Black-veined White, Hagtornsfjäril, Aporia crataegi. I have post this butterfly once before this summer but I thinks it’s so lovely so I want to share I one more time with you. It’s taken in Grinduga, fjärilsvägen (butterfly road).
This is Gävleborgs province insect.

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 locall..
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. Tripod
Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels, Smart Sharpen PP in PS CS3

uleko, PaulH, mogens-j, GLEM, gracious, deblink, Luis52, coasties, Jamesp, claudine, thiv56, marhowie, Miss_Piggy has marked this note useful
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Gorgeous image Gert.
Great color, focus,and BG.
TFS
Richard

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1033 W: 26 N: 2998] (10820)
  • [2007-07-16 10:20]

Hi Gert,
about as close to perfect as you can get...excellent.
tfs
Paul

Hello Gert

excellent capture of this Black-veuned White.It is common in the Eastern part of Jutland and I have seen it often on Molslaboratoriet where I spend a day walking in the area and taking pictures. I have not seen any in my local area around Aarhus.

Very good composition and the colours work great with the white butterfly on the blue flower. Well blurred background to set the subject off nicely. Excellent sharpness all over the main subject.

well done
Mogens

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 87 N: 693] (5739)
  • [2007-07-16 12:50]

salut Gert,
magnifique image à la grande clareté et à la couleur exceptionnelle. Composition dynamique.

tfs

gl

Hello Gert,
A good photo with perfect sharpness, beautiful natural colour and details!
thanks for sharing
Tony

Perfect again, Gert, this butterfly is sitting on the pretty flower that looks right into your camera ;-) A very noble butterfly, wonderful stripes, thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Well I love the image Gert. Superb quality with wonderful sharpness and detail. The Butterfly and the flower look glorious in this wonderful composition. Great POV and DOF.
Cheers,
Debbie

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1022 W: 5 N: 2802] (10144)
  • [2007-07-16 18:23]

Hola Gert. Bello Macro. Colores muy hermosos de la Mariposa y la Flor. Gran nitidez lograda y muy buen trabajo. Saludos Luis52.

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1148 W: 254 N: 2555] (11565)
  • [2007-07-16 23:22]

Hi Gert,

A nice and colorfull capture ,the picture is razorsharp as usual and well composed,tfs

Paul

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3451 W: 144 N: 5892] (17458)
  • [2007-07-17 0:42]

Gert, your photos are getting better and better. This is exquisitely taken. Very nice sharp and clean image, your focus is spot on. The colours are wonderful, details amazing, and you show off the wing structure perfectly.
BRAVO!
Janice

Nice day today - sunny, 16C. . .

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2465 W: 168 N: 7448] (23526)
  • [2007-07-17 0:56]

Hej Gert,
This is really one of my favourite butterflies, it is so beautiful and your capture of it is stunning. Excellent sharpness and fine wing colours - it looks very fresh! The beautiful greens in the background set it off very nicely.
Many thanks and best wishes, Ulla

- Åska och ösregn här har säkert tagit kål på många fjärilar. Men vi har också sett massor av trollsländor som ju också gillar fjärilar!!
Tydligen ett trollsländeår här i Skåne.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 4 N: 2302] (10736)
  • [2007-07-17 2:14]

Hi Gert, What a beauty. White and black. WOW excellent. TFS Ganesh

Hi Gert

What a stunning shot. The quality, colours and composition are all magnificent. Beautiful to view my friend.... thank you!

This is a beauty Gert! You managed very well with exposure and this white which is well calibrated. You caught excellent details in a beautiful composition and nice BG. Well done and TFS,
Claudine

Hello Gert!

A great photo of a rare butterfly! Very good composition, POV, DOF and colour! TFS.

Hi Gert,

WoW what a BEAUTY
SUPERB compo, sharpness, colours, POV, DOF and BG
the details you show us here are AMAZING

TFS Thijs

Hi Gert,
Always a great pleasure to check your outstanding macro work.
Perfect DOF with flower & b-fly in nicely..Excellent color, exposure, sharpness, details, and POV.
Very pleasing color combo too :)
Howard

Hallo Gert

Thanks for welcoming me to Trek Nature. I appreciate your visit and the critique you left me. I am sure I’ll enjoy every moment and that my knowledge about nature and everything involved will grow daily. Although this “B/W Beauty” is one of your older postings, my eyes became aware of it immediately. Reason being that I just love the colour purple, and this purple flower stood out like a sore thumb. I could not miss it. The detail on both the flower and the butterfly is outstanding. I like the fine hairs as well as the black outlines on the butterfly. The combination of black, white and purple colours fit well together, and the blurred green background completes this special photo.

Kind regards
Anna

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