A rare sight

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• siggi (1472)
• [2008-07-20 9:49]

Hello Ulla,
What beautiful colors of the insect and flower. That red pattern on the wings is amazing. Wonderful details.
Regards Siggi

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• nglen (19088)
• [2008-07-20 10:10]

Hi Ulla. It seems as if you wre lucky to have seen and got this fine close of the moth. You say beautiful and so it is. Your use of the light has made its wings shine showing the blue on the black. fine detail and bright colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• ellis49 (28661)
• [2008-07-20 10:10]

Hi Ulla,
it's always nice to find rare species and it's also nice to
take a nice picture as you did here.
Lovley colours, fine details and good DOF, the insect standout well.
Well done.

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• jaycee (13683)
• [2008-07-20 10:14]

Hi Ulla,

Before TN I never knew there were beautiful moths. The colors of this Zigaena are wonderful - what color combination is better than black and red? Details are excellent. Beautiful flower and the blue showing up in the blurred background is very attractive.

Jane

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• bahadir (274)
• [2008-07-20 10:24]

Hello Ulla, perfect close-up this beautiful Five-spot Burnet.
TFS and Kind regards,
Bahadır

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• Royaldevon (3076)
• [2008-07-20 10:30]

Hello Ulla,

It must be quite exciting to capture an insect which is considered a rarity!
This is quite distinctive with its glossy black wings and big red spots.
The dof and composition are perfect.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• maurydv (3818)
• [2008-07-20 10:37]

Ciao Ulla,
meravigliosa cattura, eccellenti POV e composizione per la bellissima punteggiatura di macchie rosse della falena e di quelle bleu dello stupendo OOF BG, ottima definizione, molto belli i colori saturi e luminosi.
Grazie e complimenti.
Maurizio

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• Gert-Paassen (3989)
• [2008-07-20 10:46]

Hi Ulla,

Good composition.
Beautiful moth, I think that i've seen these specie never before in the wild.

Gert

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• Hil (4761)
• [2008-07-20 10:58]

Hi Ulla

Lovely capture of the Burnet Moth, its was actually one of these that led me to TN, I seen one of them in my Garden and a search on Google led me to a pic on TN, never seen another in my Garden though :o(
Very nice details and a fine DOF leaving a lovely OOF BG of greens and lilacs.
I like the light too with the black wings giving off the blue sheen.

Hil

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• PeterZ (7181)
• [2008-07-20 11:02]

Hello Ulla,
The colours in the BG are almost as beautiful as in the rest of this splendid photo. Excellent sharpness, details and DOF.
Perfect composition.
Regards,
Peter

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• xTauruSx (259)
• [2008-07-20 11:40]

Hello Ulla, another perfect macro shot of a Burnet. TFS.
Regards,
Deniz

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• gerbilratz (3052)
• [2008-07-20 11:48]

Hello Ulla, great, just a very good image, the colouration is bright, sharp and well defined. You have captured the iridescence well. A very good composition. tfs, regards h

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• Jamesp (13384)
• [2008-07-20 14:38]

Hi Ulla

A great shot of this moth. Great detail and isolation. Well seen and captured.

James

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• CatherineD (2018)
• [2008-07-20 14:59]

Hello Ulla,
Very nice presentation of this zigaena, with beautiful reflection of its dark blue wings. I like the background too with the blured blue spots. TFS,
Catherine

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• Art_R (1742)
• [2008-07-20 15:54]

Hi Ulla , beautiful photo of this rare moth , great detail , color , composition and exposure , and a great job finding one seldom seen :-)

thanks for sharing it
regards
Art

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• EOSF1 (20047)
• [2008-07-20 16:14]

Hello Ulla! Fine macro, a beautiful image well composed and a great technique too, thanks!

Mario

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• lise (2585)
• [2008-07-20 16:25]

Hi Ulla,
This is a very interesting moth,I've never seen one like that!
Wonderful capture of this rare insect, great sharpness and nice vivid colours.
Great work
Lise

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• Evelynn (12040)
• [2008-07-20 17:31]

I am always impressed by the number of different species you are able to find and photograph...even this threatened rare one.

It's a nie sharp capture against a nice, soft variegated background.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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• eqshannon (17813)
• [2008-07-20 19:58]

A stunning and most colourful image Ulla. This is one which might for me, go right to the print shop! Really...it is very diverse to say it maybe perversely...the colours are divine! And they are as well saturated without being too much so. It is a slight of hand trick you play from time to time. You, as do I, switch techniques...perhaps you do not know it...but your uniqueness is very elusive...and in a round about way...that is what makes photography a "fine art"!
Bob

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• boreocypriensis (10192)
• [2008-07-21 0:26]

Good Morning Ulla,
Perfect shot of this Zygaena with nice POV/DOF and composition. TFS.
Have a nice new week!
Cheers,

Bayram

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• haraprasan (11731)
• [2008-07-21 0:42]

Hi Ulla,
A nice capture of this beautiful moth. Very well composed with sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• red45 (25933)
• [2008-07-21 0:59]

Hi Ulla!

Wow, I've never seen this moth in my life. You're really lucky. Nice composition and pose with opened wings and blurred BG. Looks like these kind of moths like blue flowers very much.

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• Silvio2006 (21936)
• [2008-07-21 4:26]

Hi Ulla, splendid Zygaena with fantastic colors, great details, and splendid sharpness, superb composition, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• PaulH (9718)
• [2008-07-21 6:20]

Wonderful Ulla, i love the irridescence on the wings here1 Very well framed too, excellent work.
tfs
Paul

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• loot (8839)
• [2008-07-21 9:41]

Hi Ulla

Although there are plenty beautiful moths, this one must surely count as one of the best looking moths. The brilliant red spots look striking on the shimmering black wings.

You have captured good details of the insect and have isolated it perfectly from the BG to make it stand out nicely in full view.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• zulfu (482)
• [2008-07-21 10:38]

Hello Ulla, wonderful shot of a Burnet. TFS. Regards,
Mehmet

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• marhowie (34307)
• [2008-07-21 13:34]

Hi Ulla,
This is wonderful Ulla..really :)
The iridescent turquoise looks great on the black combined with the orange spots of his rare and beautiful moth..
And the OOF purple spots of the BG make it "spot-on" :)
Howard

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• efsus (810)
• [2008-07-22 1:03]

Merhaba Ulla,
Kırmızı ve siyah renklerin kombinasyonu her zaman güzel sonuçlanır. Nitekim siz de mavi noktalı yeşil bir zeminde enfes bir kelebek makrosuna imza atmışsınız. Kompozisyonda güzel olmuş. Eline sağlık. Hüseyin

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• ramthakur (23647)
• [2008-07-22 22:23]

I can assume it is not a common experience to come face to face with this kind of a beautiful moth, Ulla.
So every time some TN member posts a picture of it, I'm thrilled to look at it.
As I am seeing this image on my office machine, I just can't describe how beautiful it looks to me.
Thanks and regards.
Ram