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Copyright: Urban Olsson (urban) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 71 W: 4 N: 79] (413)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-08-20
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor 18-70mm
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2004-10-25 16:55
Viewed: 1178
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni).

Often the first Butterfly to be seen after the winter. Its bright yellow colour has given rise that it could have given rise to the word butterfly, i.e. derived from butter(-coloured) fly. Alternatively "u" was "you", anything else like a short u (uh) was oe with umlauts... The word butterfly said in old english would have been byout-erfly, e.g. beaut-er fly, beautiful fly.

In Europe there are two other species, the cleopatra, Gonepteryx cleopatra with its orange colouration and the Powdered brimstone, Gonepteryx farinosa with two colour wings
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Very nice capture Urban. I do like the composition and the the way the butterfly is hanging. Though Ithink there is more in the picture and I think it could help with just a little more contrast so I dared to amke a WS - hope it is OK. Interesting note about the name of butterflies.

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2004-10-26 4:18]

An excellent capture.
Very good composition with excellent detail.
The butterfly stands out nicely against the clear background.
A good note too.
Very well done.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2004-10-26 14:40]

Good work Urban, they are quite hard to capture these Brimstones. Very nice shot and interesting little note. I like Mogens WS too.

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