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Polyommatus icarus


Polyommatus icarus
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: 2009-09-14
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/160 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-28 8:06
Viewed: 252
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
POLYOMMATUS ICARUS

Common Blue
Hauhechel-Bläuling
L'Argus bleu

Size: 25-30mm
Habitat: Open spaces, dry or damp, meadows, wood-edges
Disribution: Europe, N'Africa, Asia (altitude:until 2000m)
Flighttime: April-September, 2-3 generations

This is the most common species of Lycaenidae. On the picture there is a very fresh male specimen, probably of the second or even third generation. This butterfly has many different foodplants (Trifolium species, Lotus species, Ononis species) which makes it very adaptable to the environment.
Even if this buttefly is common I have showed it just once until now.

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Anne
Wonderful capture, lovely colors, light and details.
Horia

Anne
Lovely colors, details is wonderful sharp, good POV,BG!
Mariana

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1059 W: 290 N: 3944] (13334)
  • [2009-09-28 8:51]

Hallo Anne,
blüht und flattert es bei euch immer noch?
Die Schärfe steht dem Bläuling ins Gesicht geschrieben.
Auch die Füßchen bewegen sich genau im Schärfebereich.
Vermutlich hätte ich unten und links etwas weggeschnitten,
um die Aufmerksamkeit ganz auf den 'Flauschi' zu lenken.
Schöne Grüße, Peter

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 597 W: 0 N: 515] (3068)
  • [2009-09-28 9:39]

Hallo Anne,
Magnific dieses Bild, wie alle deine Bilder.
Ich wollte nicht unbedingt Werbung für Kroatia zu machen, aber ich hab`so gedacht, dass ich verschiedene Fotos von verschiedenen Plätze prezentieren soll. Ich bin sehr sehr froh das diseser Kolaj dir gefällt.
Ich wünsche dir gute und schnelle Besserung. Das zählt vor Allem.
Eine schöne und angenehme Woche,
Adrian

hello Anne
super sharpness and nice details
beautiful colours with good light
great composition
i like the soft blue colour
greeting lou

A very sharp shot, Anne. Very beautiful light, almost poetically gloomy..
An excellent composition,overall!
Bravo!
Goldy

Ciao Anne. Soft light but good natural colours. Good details, delicated compo.

Roberto

hello Anne
beautiful output in colours and very good details,the composition is splendid with this curious twig and the surreal background!
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 406 W: 0 N: 1011] (5434)
  • [2009-09-28 10:37]

Very nice colors and details!

Hello Anne,

Great macro capture of the Common Blue with superb details and vivid colors!
The sharpness and POV are perfect with great use of the shallow DOF. The blurred BG is simply wonderful and gives great contrast to the silver colored butterfly. The plant on which the butterfly is perching, is adorable indeed.
Great composition!

best regards,
Paras

Hi Anne,

Very beatifuls colors in this photo!... impressive capitalization of the flower for a suitable composition. The details and the ligth in the butterfly are precises. Very suitable POV with central ubication.

TFS

Jesús

Hello Anne!
What a cute butterfly and lovely composition! And moreover, the colouration of insect perfectly corresponds with colours of flower! Very nice work!
All the best,
Radomir

Bonsoir Anne,
Great picture of this beautiful butterfly, nice colors and details.
TFS. Ferran

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2386 W: 94 N: 5517] (17564)
  • [2009-09-29 0:45]

Hello Anne,
What a beautiful photo! The sharpness and details are excellent and the blue colours are very beautiful contrasting against the dark BG. Great POV, DOF and cmposition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2573] (9077)
  • [2009-09-29 3:49]

Hi Anne,
the common blue is always exciting to shoot. Besides the colours, the poses it give is also very pleasant. this one you have have composed it very well with the flower as it harmonises the view.
This shot gives an outstanding details of the eye.

regards,
Foozi

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8623] (32138)
  • [2009-09-29 11:44]

Hi Anne. I was not about yesterday so i missed this fine picture of the Common Blue. Taken with fine detail and a side POV so we can see all of the wing markings. Which you have taken with natural colours. A nice pose on what looks like lavender. Well done tFS.
Nick..

Ciao Anne, elegant composition with lovely little butterfly, beautiful natural colors, splendid sharpness and fine details, very well done, ciao Silvio

Ciao Anne,
meravigliosa composizione, questo il caso di un'immagine che viene sottovalutata, se ci si limita ad osservare la farfalla molto nitida e con un buon effetto TD, ma per me la parte più bella è in tutto ciò che sta attorno alla farfalla: un quadro dalle pennellate fantastiche.
Grazie e complimenti
Buona notte
Con amicizia
Maurizio

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2991 W: 162 N: 949] (2787)
  • [2009-09-30 7:42]

Hello ANne,
It's ages since I saw the last Blue here, the only odd ones left are Whites and Painted Ladies! We had the first frost this morning so autumn is upon us. This capture of P. icarus is beautiful, very sharp and I like the pastel blues. Great focus on the eye and antenna too.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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