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Brimstone Butterfly (Citronfjäril)


Brimstone Butterfly (Citronfjäril)
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3649 W: 354 N: 8900] (28939)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-26
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Alfa dSLR A100, Minolta AF 70-210/F4.0 "Beercan", Digital RAW 200, Extension Tube
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/200 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-07-27 7:32
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today’s post is a very common butterfly up here and in Europe.
This brimstone must be of the second generation because it was so fresh.
It’s quite large, wing span 55-60mm and the first generation is one of the earliest
Butterflies in the spring, on wings already in March. The second generation are
On wings from late July. August, the Brimstone wintering as an adult.
The flower is what I think a gråfibbla, Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum).
I took this picture with the ”beer can” at 210mm and a 25mm extension tub.

Found in Europe, Asia, and even north Africa, it is one of the longest lived butterflies, living up to thirteen months, although most of this time is spent in hibernation.
On the upper side the male is sulphur yellow and the female white with a greenish tinge but both have an orange spot in the center of each wing. They never settle with their wings open and from the underside the sexes are more difficult to separate but the female are still paler. Their wing shape is unique among British butterflies (although there are similar, closely related species in southern and eastern Europe) and is designed to act as camouflage while they rest and during hibernation. widely distributed across the southern half of the UK, it has been steadily increasing its range in the north of England but is limited by the distribution of its larval food plants and is quite possibly close to its maximum possible distribution now unless their food plants' range also increases. In Ireland it has a much more localized distribution. It is widespread across Europe, North Africa and eastwards to Mongolia Often the first butterfly to be seen in the spring, sometimes as early as January when hibernating adults are awoken on a sunny day, there is a popular myth that it is this butterfly which gave us the word BUTTERFLY, a corruption of butter-colored fly.

Source and more info in different language here

info about the Mouse ear Hawkweed in different language here

Minolta 70-210/4.0 called”Beer can”, 25mm Extension Tube
ISO 200, RAW-format, AV-mode. Tripod
Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels, Smart Sharpen PP in PS CS3

Have a great weekend.
ridvan, IulianGherghel, Ken52, earthtraveler, jaycee, nglen, marhowie, uleko, kjpweb, Silvio2006, mikou, Proframe, loot, gannu, wallhalla15, ramthakur, dew77 has marked this note useful
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selam gert, an excellent shot and very good composition of this butterfly nice pov and bg with splendid colours. Well done ! Regards ridvan

Hi,
Great shot of this butterfly.
Very nice pov and wonderful clarity of the details.
Regards,
Iulian

Nice sharp focus colorful bfly image GERT.
Well composed and pleasing bacground.
Great POV and DOF.
Well done.
Richard

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 98 N: 1262] (4185)
  • [2007-07-27 9:03]

Hello Gert,
You really did catch a fresh one! Outstanding detail and rich, well saturated colors. I like when you can see the ridges caused by the veins in the wings (much like a leaf). I like your POV and composition also. It also looks 3-D and I am suprised how good the DOF is with aperture of f14.0. I am gussing that is because of extension tube? You have a great weekend also!
Ken

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1909 W: 8 N: 4974] (16081)
  • [2007-07-27 9:06]

Hi Gert,

Another beautiful butterfly, flower and composition. The colors are superb. The details are razor sharp. The background of leaves is wonderful.

Jane

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2130 W: 9 N: 5959] (22526)
  • [2007-07-27 9:29]

Hi Gert. Once again a very fine detail shot of the Brimstone. showing it nice markings and hairy body. good colours with a nive POV/DOF.the yellow flower is very sharp as well. good notes too. very well done TFS,
Nick..

Hello Gert,
Very nice macro work again from you, everything looks fantastic.
Excellent exposure and colors..Sharp & detailed, perfect DOF and POV in a very pleasing composition.
Have a great weekend mf,
Howard

Helo,
This is a fantastic picture of this Butterfly I have ever seen.Nice Sharpness and Well-suited BG.NTL,This Butterfly is a new specie which I saw IN TN.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2582 W: 170 N: 7867] (24879)
  • [2007-07-27 9:54]

Hej Gert,
I love the butterfly and the flower, both are perfectly in focus and the details are impressive. Lovely colours too and I like the natural background. Brilliant!
TFS and have a nice weekend, Ulla

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  • kjpweb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 367 W: 86 N: 1084] (4788)
  • [2007-07-27 10:29]

Perfect! From detail, DOF and POV to color and presentation.
Hat's off to you, Gert. Along with the notes - a great image! Cheers, Klaus

Hi Gert, beautiful butterfly with wings like leaves, splendid details and excellent sharpness, wonderful colors, very well done, have a nice week end, ciao Silvio

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 863 W: 73 N: 1348] (5265)
  • [2007-07-27 11:33]

Hi Gert.
Great capture.Well focused and excellent exposure.Composition with posture on yellow flower looks beautifully and your POV presented his details on wing very well.Amazing colors and superb light.Excellent your macro work.
TFS,with greeting Milos.

Hi Gert,

Excelllent shot of this beautiful Brimstone
Sharpness, details, compo, colours and lighting are PERFECT
great POV and a superb DOF

TFS Thijs

Thanks Gert,
Hopefully they can do something about it and I do wish you all the strenght you need.
Although a very common buttefly it's a very nice one.
We call this a "Citroenvlinder" wich in English does mean "Lemon Butterfly" becouse of it's color.
Wonderful lighting and clarity due to wich the details are beautifully visible.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice weekend,
Harry

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5747 W: 606 N: 3505] (9407)
  • [2007-07-28 0:43]
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Hi Gert

A lovely Mouse-ear Hawkweed you say that plays host to this impressive Brimstone butterfly while it is evident from the insects imbedded proboscis that it's busy sucking the weed dry. Ah, but the flower knows that it's a case of give and take. Give a bit of nectar and receive a bit of pollen in exchange. The way of nature – nothing lives as and island and every species is always interconnected to the existence of another species.

As usual we see a flawless composition from you, with all the technical aspects firmly in place. Beautiful well saturated colours complimented by excellent and fine details on the subject, amazing exposure levels to bring out the superb contrasts, and a wonderful BG to enhance the insect and to show it off in the best possible way.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

Hi gret,
excellent shot of the butterfly, the texture and the details on the wings look wonderfu, nice composition, suitable pov, well saturated colours,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 996 W: 4 N: 2570] (11874)
  • [2007-07-28 8:31]

Gert, Wonderful shot and what a position of the butterfly in the frame. Very nice. Ganesh

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  • jorg (631)
  • [2007-07-28 13:14]

Hi Gert,
In your note does not appear the scientific name of the butterfly, if she interests his name to you is… (gonepteryx rhamni).
Greetings,
Joan

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2765 W: 150 N: 7969] (24819)
  • [2007-07-29 6:43]

Hej Gert,
This fine shot of a male Brimstone couldn't be sharper. the details, colour and POV are excellent, as ithe composition with the Hawksbit flower.
These hawksbits are difficult to ID. I thought that the Mouse-eared (gråfibbla)has paler flowers but I'm no botanist.
TFS,
Bästa hälsningar,
Ivan

Hi Gert,
this is a very nice shot from the Brimstone. Great POV, sharpness and details. Great exposure and colours too. This is great composition. Thank you.
Gr.
Heinz

Brimstones must be having a good time at this time of the year in Sweden, Gert, because I looked at another good picture of this species by Ulla the other day.
Your shot of this butterfly is as perfect as the rest of your outstanding work.
Thanks for sharing and regards.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2007-07-30 2:06]

Hello Gert,
Beautiful close up.Details are amazing.I liked lighting,framing and composition are exclelent.
TFS..:-)

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