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Brown Hairstreak (Eldsnabbvinge)


Brown Hairstreak (Eldsnabbvinge)
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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: 2007-09-02
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon EF 70-200mm/4.0 L IS USM, Digital RAW 200, 1.4 X converter
Exposure: f/16, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-09-02 2:52
Viewed: 663
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a Brown Hairstreak, Eldsnabbvinge, Thecla betulae.
This is the first time I ever seen one and I’m very happy got a shot of it.
I Have been looking for this the whole summer but they are not common up here I had giving up e see one, But Today when I was walking in our city park, Bolounger Park. I found one siting in a yellow bush. This is a female and maybe not in the best shape but I’m happy for it. September is not the best time for butterflies but I found a lot of others also.

From Wikipedia.
A pretty little butterfly is found along hedges, scrub, and wood edges but is often overlooked since it spends much of its time high in the tree canopy. Like the Purple Emperor this butterfly uses 'master trees', usually European Ash Fraxinus excelsior. Males and unmated females congregate at the tops of isolated trees. Once mated the female decsends to lower levels to begin laying her eggs. males rarely decsend and both feed mainly on honey dew. Both sexes are dark brown on the upperside with orange tails. The female also has a bright orange band across both forwings. The undersides are similar in both sexes and are bright orange with two white streaks.
The female lays her eggs on Blackthorn Prunus spinosa in late August which overwinter, hatching the following spring when the buds are breaking. It has been found that the best way to find breeding sites for this species is to look for the conspicuous white eggs in the winter. The larvae are extremely well camouflaged and feed only at night, remaining motionless during the day. Pupation takes place in leaf litter on the ground in late june or early July and are attractive to ants who will bury them in shallow cells.
Source and more info in different language here

Canon 70-200 mm /4-0 L IS USM, 1,4x Converter
ISO 200, Raw-format, AV-mode. Hand held
Levels, Contrast, Crop, S/H-filter. resized to 800 pixels, Smart Sharpen PP in PS CS3

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Hello Gert,

Beautiful yellow composition with great details and colors, very well done
TFS
Jean-Michel

Hi Gert
Great photo of the one the most beautiful european butterflies. Good composition nice light and pretty good sharpnes. Interesting effect with yellow flower labirynth
Congratulations on your first Brown Hairstreak
Best wishes
Krzysztof

Hola Gert, al igual que Haraprasan, tu fuente de inspiración es inagotable jajaja y nos sorprendes cada dia con bellas imágenes llenas de técnica y belleza como la de hoy. Preciosos y cálidos colores en una excelente composición.

Saliudos.

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1010 W: 285 N: 3341] (11046)
  • [2007-09-02 4:30]

Hello Gerd,
you captured one of my favourite European butterflies and present it with all its beautiful details due to excellent focus, sharpness and light balance. A very attractive picture.
Best wishes, Peter

Hi Gert,
what a wonderful composition - this butterfly is beautiful and the colours so warm, I also love the blurred BG, excellent work, thanks.
Now I'm realy sure, all our butterflies have gone to Sweden this year ;-( I'm happy for you!
Bye and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1174 W: 0 N: 1980] (8393)
  • [2007-09-02 4:31]

Hello Ellis,
I just see your wonderful shot of the Brown Hairstreak. Gorgeous the colours! This gives to the picture a great harmony. Excellent sharpness on the subject, like always. Perfect
Anne

Hi Gert,
Very good compo and colours; I like the overall yellowness; foreground as well as background.
A beautiful butterfly indeed and you captured it very well..
TFS
Annick

Hello Gert
Very nice shot of this Brown Hairstreak,
Great details,composition and DOF,
Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2613 W: 133 N: 7504] (23403)
  • [2007-09-02 7:41]
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Hej Gert,
You have taken a fine photo of Eldsnabbvingen at what must be its northern limit of occurence in Europe! This shot is of course well up to your high standard and if the butterfly itself were fresh this would have been fantastic.
I think that this looks like a male as it looks a little too pale to be a female, but that may be because it is worn. You may like to compare it with my TN shot of a female.
Well done and TFS,
Hälsningar,
Ivan

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2468 W: 168 N: 7464] (23588)
  • [2007-09-02 7:48]

Hello Gert,
That's really great that you've managed to catch a Brown Hairstreak as late as this and such a fine specimen! I'm really jeallous! We've been looking for them here but I haven't seen a single one this year. Often we see them here but high up in oak trees and impossible to capture. It is so beautiful and one that I'd really like to catch!
Your shot is excellent, very sharp and the colours are beautiful although they drown a bit amongst the yellow flowers. At the same time it is a very sunny shot and a fine composition.
Many thanks, Ulla

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1993 W: 5 N: 5571] (21050)
  • [2007-09-02 8:18]

Hi Gert. A very colourful shot of the Hairstreak. with fine detail and sharp focusing. A nice pose amoungst the yellow flowers. with a good POV/DOF. well done TFS.
Nick..

Hello Gert,
Splendid shot! Exuberant butterfly!
Alive colors, very good sharpness and POV.
Excellent details!
Well done!
Congratulations!
José Roberto

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 299 W: 3 N: 735] (3444)
  • [2007-09-02 11:00]

hi gert,
lovely picture with great compo,pov and details....fantastic sharpness.
congrats
tfs

Hi Gert,
This is a wonderful image. The yellow and gold colors are spectacular. Fine sharp Bf. Great DOF and POV. Pleasing comp.
TFS
Richard

hello Gert,
Great texture in the wing, and then of course the details are great too!
The subject is pin sharp and stands out well, even if the background is of similar colours...
Well framed and an attractive presentation!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Gert,
A lovely capture of this hairstreak. Nice details with excellent coloration and a very good POV. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3452 W: 144 N: 5902] (17486)
  • [2007-09-03 0:50]

Hello Gert, pretty Brown Hairstreak - but he's got grey streaks in his wings!! You were very lucky to see one. BRAVO
Janice

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 927 W: 4 N: 2317] (10792)
  • [2007-09-03 2:59]

Gert this is such a lovely and fantastic shot. The image is superb with lovely BG. Wonderful ganesh

Wonderful capture with vivid colors and detail! And these yellow bushes (Goldenrod) are what I'm waiting for over here to get into to bloom - they are like magnets for Butterflies. Congratulations on this beauty! Kudos! Cheers, Klaus

Hello Gert very fine detail and spot on focus great dof lovely colours and light tfs rgds Necip.

Hi Gert,

What a beauty
Excellent sharpness, details, colours, compo, POV and DOF

TFS Thijs

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-09-03 20:46]

Hello Gert

A beautiful shot of this Hairstreak,The focus is spot on with excellent detail and textures visible.The colour palette is lovely with rich ,well saturated colours.The bfly is nicely placed in the frame.The wing patterns show well.TFS

Rob

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 500 W: 2 N: 466] (2121)
  • [2007-09-03 22:51]

well done, commander! very good focus, light, colors. excellent shot. tfs

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2084 W: 216 N: 3766] (12498)
  • [2007-09-19 11:13]

Hello my dear friend

Oh boy...i had so many photos to choose from i could hardly make a decision :) (i know i've missed a lot).

I chose this one because it's a species that i didn't see so many photos of and it was very interesting to catch up on some "biology" :)
This macro shot is impeccable and i really love all the vivid and very beautiful colors everywhere - both on the b-fly and the BG.
The side POV is excellent and the details that you present your little subject with are amazing!
A true beauty in every way!

BRAVO, thake care and TFS
Horia

PS: i see you've given away your camera...what are you shooting now with?

Hi Gert,
glorious colours of late summer in this well detailed, perfectly approached capture of Thecla betulae visiting Goldenrod blossoms. A species that is rarely seen because of its habit to stay high up in the treetops. I never managed to approach one close enough for a picture.
Thank you! With best regards,
Peter

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