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Zerynthia polyxena


Zerynthia polyxena
Photo Information
Copyright: Anne Gattlen (anel) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1723 W: 0 N: 3903] (15686)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-21
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-24 8:43
Viewed: 309
Points: 62
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
ZERYNTHIA POLYXENA

Southern Festoon
Osterluzeifalter
Diane

Looking through my archives I found some more pictures of this beautiful butterfly. It has a wingspan of ca 52-56mm and belongs to the Papilonidae family. It likes dry places and is living in the Southern parts of Europe. Actually some Southern species are coming up north and we hope that this species will also return in greater numbers to our regions. The problem is that their foodplants (Aristolochia-species) are not so common in our regions. This butterfly might have been a specimen of an reintroduction-programm.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2386 W: 94 N: 5517] (17564)
  • [2009-09-24 8:50]

Hello Anne,
What a beauty! Excellent photo in very beautiful colours and great sharp details. Very good POV, DOF and OOF BG. Pleasant composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 645 W: 15 N: 1580] (6173)
  • [2009-09-24 8:54]

Hello Anne
Another beauty capture with sharp details, natural colors and perfect focus. Well done
Regards
Razvan

Hello Anne,

An excellent capture of beautiful butterfly with lovely coloration, sharpness & fine details. Great POV, pose & BG.

Very nicely done & TFS.

Regards

Umar

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 597 W: 0 N: 515] (3068)
  • [2009-09-24 8:58]

Guten Abend Anne,
ein neues super Bild über Schmetterlinge. Schöne Farben, super Darstellung.
Eine schöne Abend,
Adrian

P.S. und ich hab` meine Folge über Seascape gefolgt.
Hoffentlich gefallt dir auch.

Hi Anne..
Perfect photo and good background... nice shot..
Tfs
Best Regards
Özgür

Bonjour Anne,
Special butterfly ...!
Fine colors and detail are good.Cross-docking and blurred background is beautiful.
Best wishes,
Seyfi

ciao Anne!
deliziosa composizione con questa stupenda Papilionidae(che purtroppo non ho ancora incontrato.....)dalle ali finemente disegnate,ripresa con ottimo focus e trattamento della luce....
buona serata sERGIO

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1373 W: 56 N: 4716] (16222)
  • [2009-09-24 10:24]

Hallo Anne.
Die Bildkomposition ist wunderbar und mir gefallen vor allem die Farben und die perfekte Fokussierung. Die Farbkombination ist sehr harmonisch und die sehr gute Schärfe zeigt alle Details.Liebe Grüße Siggi

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8623] (32138)
  • [2009-09-24 10:29]

Hi Anne. What a beauty from the spring. Your POV shows this Southern Festoon of to its best. You have taken it with your sharp focusing and fine detail. With natural looking colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

hello Anne
beautiful composition and very good, impressive luminous colours, photo with very good output!
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

Fantastic capture showing the intricate patterns really well.
Angi

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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 387 W: 59 N: 854] (3948)
  • [2009-09-24 11:36]

Anne,
Crystal clear details, lovely colors, great capture!!!
*****
horia

Hy Anne
For me this butterfly is strange, probably to the fact that is common in southern parts of Europe. Is very beautiful and you captured it very well.
Regards, Oana

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3813 W: 190 N: 11346] (34981)
  • [2009-09-24 12:44]

Bonsoir Anne!
Yes, not often we are neighbours!
Wonderful macro of a wonderful butterfly.
Nice that you took this fine capture of Z. polyxena from your archives, as the sharpness, colours, BG and composution are great and show it with its almost fully open wings at its best.
Thanks and my best wishes to you,
Bonne nuit,
Amitiés,
Ivan

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 654 W: 0 N: 228] (4916)
  • [2009-09-24 15:20]

Slav Anne,
An excellent sharpness picture from a great POV with nice colors and details.TFS.
Dûrzan

hello Anne
Good shot. Beautiful composition and POV.
TFS. Ferrran.

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-09-24 15:42]

Salut Anne,j'ai jamais eu la chance de rencontrer ce magnifique papillon..une composition magnifique ,une photo de grande classe,avec la meilleure lumiere,nettete' et couleurs.Mes compliments et bonne journee',Luciano

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  • nagraj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 566 W: 94 N: 1194] (4870)
  • [2009-09-24 23:38]

Hi,
Very beautiful butterfly, fine details and colors. tfs.
nagraj.v

Excelente luz y delicadeza en los colores. Amplia profundidad y buenos detalles. Un excelente trabajo.
Saludos Anne: J. Ignasi.

Cia Anne. Non l'ho mai vista ma in questa tua macro sembra dipoterla toccare. Ottimo dettaglio e gestione della luce. Gran POV.

Roberto

Liebe Anne,
Du verwöhnst uns mit dem Wunderfalter und dessen sehr gelungener Präsentation. So etwas von exotisch! Kommt eigentlich Aristolochia im Garten vor? Im CSCF Neuchâtel habe ich gefunden, dass die Art vor 1990 einmal im Südtessin nachgewiesen wurde, seither nirgends mehr in der Schweiz. Dein Fund verdient also, mit Bild und e-mail an CSCF mitgeteilt zu werden!
Herzlich grüsst
Dieter

hello Anne
this is a beauty
there are not so many on TN of this butterfly
so you have lucky!
great sharpness and beautiful colours
greeting lou

bonjour Anne
j'adore ce papillon qui porte le si joli nom de Diane, mais qui malheureusement, n'existe pas dans ma région, c'est pourquoi j'apprecie de le voir en photo surtout quand elle est aussi réussie que celle-ci,
les couleurs;, la luminosité, la netteté et la composition sont excellents
Passe une bonne nuit
Jacqueline

Hello Anne!
Comparising with my last picture - this insect is much more beautiful :> I like natural like and POV (even if typical, butterfly looks really nice). I am not sure about rarity of this species in your region, but I must say that I saw it only one time. So thank you for bringing me nice memories from the past :>
Greetings,
Radomir

Hi Anne

Beautiful shot of this gorgeoous butterfly. Perfectly exposed with excellent sharpness, details and DOF. Great OOF background too.

Chris

Ciao Anne,
un'altra meravigliosa immagine di questa splendida e piuttosto rara farfalla, anche in questo caso una magnifica composizione ricca di colori e di luce, come ti ho detto mi devo accontentare di aver fotografato le larve.
Grazie e complimenti
Buona giornata
Con amicizia
Maurizio

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2573] (9077)
  • [2009-09-26 6:37]

Hi Anne,
very beautiful capture in great details. the hairy body and the blurry background is the elements of excitement here.
The light is well exploited resulting in a very attractive presentation.

Regards,
Foozi

Ciao Anne, great capture pf fantastic rare butterfly, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Bonsoir Anne,
Superbe capture, belle lumière, très joli papillon que je n'ai jamais eu la chance de rencontrer. J'espère qu'il poursuivra sa recolonisation avec succès dans ta région... Amicalement,
Catherine

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2991 W: 162 N: 949] (2787)
  • [2009-09-27 10:20]

Hello Anne,
This butterfly is a real beauty and I'd love to see it!! A lovely capture showing it from a nice POV and against a very fine green background. Great sharpness and lovely colours too.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

Hello Anne !
Wow, what a gorgeous species of butterfly ! I really like the colors and the markings on his wings, they are amazing ! And the quality of the picture is just as amazing - sharpness, details, colors, composition, POV, pose of the butterfly, everything is excellent. It's a real pleasure for the eye. Very well done !
Valérie.

Hi anne

I was looking through your pictures and came across this one. It is not a butterfly I know and I could not help but comment on it becuase it is so beautiful. Great sharpness and colours.

TFS
Emma

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