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Mating Skippers


Mating Skippers
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3388 W: 343 N: 9483] (30813)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-21
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 180 Macro Ex H, Digital RAW 200
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/200 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-12-07 1:35
Viewed: 993
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today’s post is from my archive; I took this picture of the breeding skippers 2006.
What I can find out this is a pair of the Essex Skipper, as the differs in colors I think the right one is a male.
It’s a common Skipper in the south part of our country with the north border where I live.
It’s quite small with a wing span of 22-27mm. On wings from late June to end of August.


PLS
No points for this, I have given them up like some others. I have turn of the points, so don’t waste your green ones

Sigma 180 macro , ISO 200, Raw-format, av-mode
Converted in Canons DPP. Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels, Smart Sharpen ,PP work in PS CS4

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  • micica Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 24 W: 0 N: 63] (404)
  • [2008-12-07 1:40]

dear gert,very nice picture of these butterflies. i love the colors, very natural and harmonic. nice composition,too.
tfs.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3596 W: 143 N: 5696] (18621)
  • [2008-12-07 2:10]

Hi Gert.
This species is in my wish list. In our region they are small too. I am impressed with sharpness and details of the image. DOF is selected greatly. All flower (which is so amazing as pair of insects) and butterflies are in focus and perfectly illuminated. You managed to reflect all colour tones amazingly. BG, its colouration and smoothness are ultimate too. My kind regards and thanks for next masterpiece from ellis49's studio.
Alexei.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3002 W: 162 N: 991] (2901)
  • [2008-12-07 2:11]

Hej Gert!
What a lovely summer capture of these Skippers! I like your POV and the beautiful light. Details are very sharp and colours natural. A fine soft green background too.

Jag kan rekommendera dig Lanzarote - mycket natur och kultur att titta på. Mycket sol också men när vi kom hem blev jag förkyld och är inte frisk än! Fy 17! Om vi har tur får vi sol i em så jag kanske vågar mig ut! Hoppas verkligen vi all får bättre väder framåt Jul.
TFS och ha det så bra! Ulla

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 0 N: 735] (3213)
  • [2008-12-07 3:32]

Hi Gert
exellent image
very good sharp and detail.

Hello Gert, an excellent macro capture of this mating pair of a skipper from lateral POV with wonderful details and sharpness and nice composition.
TFS and have anice sunday!
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1061 W: 290 N: 3962] (13384)
  • [2008-12-07 6:04]

Hello Gert,

it's a phantastic picture of the skipper couple. Flower and butterflies are shown with excellent sharpness
which is due to optimal point of view, exact focus and great depth of field.
Colours are natural and the background is really very smooth and nicely contrasting.
This is one of the upper class pictures at TN!

Best wishes and have a nice weekend, Peter

Hello Gert,
Very good image of the flower and Skippers. Well Captured,
Steve

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-12-07 8:27]

Hi Gert,

Only you would be able to find mating Skippers posed perfectly on the top of a pretty flower! This would be a beautiful picture just for the composition. Add to that the excellent razor sharp details, the rich colors, and the wonderful background and you have a masterpiece!

Jane

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2924 W: 34 N: 8671] (32310)
  • [2008-12-07 8:31]

Hi gert. A fine close up of the pair from your archives. First class focusing and fine detail. I like the slightly low POV so you were looking up to the. Good bright colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1385 W: 56 N: 4777] (16434)
  • [2008-12-07 8:57]

Hello Gert
Very nice mating shot of this Skippers,
Perfect details,DOF and BG,
Fantastic colors and POV,Superb shot.

Best regards Siggi

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3831 W: 190 N: 11410] (35161)
  • [2008-12-07 10:05]

Hej Gert,
A very fine macro of a pair of mating Essex Skippers taken from an excellent POV with very fine sharpness against a contrasting neutral natural BG. The composition on the Scabious flower is superb too.
A delightful macro from your archives and thanks for sharing it!
Hälsningar,
Ivan

hell Gert

excellent paparazzi style shot of these pair of lover butterflies,
shot with fine POV, beautiful luminosity, excellent sharpness and details,

TFS

Asbed

Ciao Gert, fantastic macro with maiting kippers, great composition with beautiiful flower, fascinating blurry BG, superb details and splendid sharpness, I like a lot, bravo, ciao Silvio

Excellent work Gert, the skippers are beautiful on the pink flower and green BG.
Technically right on the money I like to say.
I own one shot of mating skippers..and they were on our wooden fence..
You can imagine how sexy that shot was ;-}
Well done!
Howard

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16524)
  • [2008-12-07 15:34]

Hi Ulla

Excellent pose and framing. plus very good detail and colour.

James

Hello Gert,
This is an excellent capture of these Skippers mating.
Wonderful composition and good sharpness on your subjects.
Nice job.
TFS
Steve

bonjour gert
impeccable sur tous les points,netteté et couleurs.
exposition et BG parfait.
les deux papillon sont parfaitement dans le champ grace aux reglagex sudicieusement choisit.
bien vu
laurent

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-12-08 15:25]

A faultless macro of these two Skippers.
Incredible level of detail.
Perfect DOF.
Superb blurry BG.

Very well done Gert!

Joe

Hello Gert,

What an excellent razorsharp macro capture of this mating pair of a skipper. Beautiful. And what a fine contrast with the soft colered BG. Splendid shot.

POV and compo is marvelous. Well done. Regards and TFS BOB

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