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Romantic corner


Romantic corner
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Copyright: Anne Gattlen (anel) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1725 W: 0 N: 3924] (15760)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-29
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-09-30 7:08
Viewed: 248
Points: 52
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
POLYOMMATUS ICARUS

Again! There are so many around on TN and in my neigbourhood.
No need to come back on the description, but I was delighted to see these two Common Blue balancing in the wind on this blue flower, a kind of Lavender I suppose. They were very occupied together, changing from one side to the other of the flower, that it was easy to catch them. The only problem this time was the wind.

Argus, roges, horias, marianas, goldyrs, goatman04, rousettus, parasbhalla, nglen, meyerd, boreocypriensis, ferranjlloret, maurydv, Jamesp, goutham_ramesh has marked this note useful
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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2009-09-30 7:17]

Bonjour Anne,
This fine macro shows that you in Switzerland have a longer season than we in S. Sweden. We still have the odd Painted Lady but our butterfly season is over and we certainly don't have any blues left now.
Both these P. icarus are fresh-looking and sharply taken in copulo on the lavender flowers in fine lighting and with a pleasing neutral BG.
Thanks and best regards,
Ivan

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 609 W: 0 N: 541] (3164)
  • [2009-09-30 7:23]

Hallo Anne,
Super Makro. Was für ein Glück hattest du. Zwei Schmetterlinge super fotografiert . Das nennt man viel Glück.
Eine schöne Woche,
Adrian

hello Anne
o other great shot with great sharpness and very good light with beautiful colours
the bleu flowers are very good with the butterfly's
greeting lou

Anne
What a great capture, lovely colors, wonderful details.
Horia

Anne
Wonderful capture, beautiful colored details, lovely shot!
Mariana

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 411 W: 0 N: 1022] (5516)
  • [2009-09-30 8:48]

Very nice action, colors and details!

Salut Anne,encore une fois tu as eu de la chance!Excellent moment de la capture avec une nettete' extraordinaire,encore une fois les couleurs sont selon moi un peu faibles,tres belle composition aussi.Mes compliments et bonne soiree',LUCIANO. (LE 4 OCTOBRE A 22H00 IL Y AURA BRANDUARDI A LA RADIO SUISSE ALLEMANDE SWR1 ! )

One of the best compositions I've seen in a macro, Anne!
And then there's the timing, the colours.....it goes on and on!
Bravo!
Goldy

Hello Anne,

A beautiful capture with lovely colors & fine details. Great POV, pose & details.

Well done & TFS.

Regards

Umar

hello Anne
this is great macro-shot for not only beautiful couple of romantic Blue, but also for beautiful flowers. superb colors and exposure, great sharp details, POV and composition. thanks for sharing this beauty, have a nice evening
Ahmet

Hallo Anne,

Wow, what a superb macro capture of the Common Blue(s)!

Wonderful clarity and a great POV, make this an eye-catching capture. The colors are perfectly shown and they are very natural. I like the textures on the wings of the butterflies. The blurry BG is simply nice. Great work!

best regards,
Paras

Ciao Anne. Nice love compo in good detauils and DOF. Faboulouse colour of flower and amazing light. Best compliments.

Roberto

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 94 N: 5542] (17634)
  • [2009-09-30 10:39]

Hello Anne,
Yes, Common Blue day today. This one is very beautiful with two in one. Splendid colours, also in the flower and OOF BG. Excellent sharp details. Very nice POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2912 W: 34 N: 8640] (32202)
  • [2009-09-30 11:16]

Hi Anne. Awonderful picture of the pair od Common Blues together, Taken with such detail and warm colours. They stand out so well from the BG. well done TFS.
Nick..

Liebe Anne,
Du hast zugeschlagen! Alles ist perfekt hier. Obwohl P. icarus oft gezeigt wird (von mir auch schon 2x) lohnt es sich wirklich, ein solches Bild in den TN-Äther zu schicken, hab Dank dafür!
Gute Nacht!
Dieter

Ciao Anne, elegant composition with lovely couple of maiting little butterflies on a beautiful flower, wonderful natural colors, splendid sharpness and fine details, very well done, ciao Silvio

Ehehehe:) Realy romantic corner and scene shot Anne.
Perfectly composed and focused shot..
TFS and cheers,

Bayram

Bonsoir Anne,
C'est effectivement une photo bien romantique surtout par les tonalités de la couleur. Travail très bon.
Salut. Ferran.

Bonsoir Anne,
Superbe composition avec de très jolies teintes. L'arrière plan semble être une peinture impressionniste, avec des coups de pinceau de différentes teintes. Il y a beaucoup de relief, une netteté impeccable. Amicalement,
Catherine

Ciao Anne,
una bellissima immagine di una bellissima specie anche se molto comune, hai risolto perfettamente il problema del vento rinunciando ad un po' di profondità di campo, che è l'unica scelta possibile, ma che hai utilizzato al meglio con la leggera sfumatura verso le punte delle ali; mi piace molto anche il punto di ripresa basso e la leggera inclinazione del fiore che si traducono in una composizione elengante e ben bilanciata, molto belli anche i colori che contraddistinguono il tuo stile.
Grazie e complimenti
Buona serata
Con amicizia
Maurizio

Hi,
I see many images of mating pair of butterflies. Beautiful capture in good lighting. However the exposure on the butterfly (top one) bit washed away its colors may be because of the angle. Other wise cute image. Here one WS to improve the image, hope you don't mind. tfs.
nagraj.v

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16522)
  • [2009-10-01 13:20]

Hi Anne

A lovely composition and pose. Great detail and colour too.

James

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2575] (9085)
  • [2009-10-02 2:49]

Hi Anne,
indeed verey romantic and the sharpness is superbs. the purple flowers really make the environment so beautiful and exciting.
well composed presentation.

regards,
Foozi

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2173 W: 219 N: 4384] (14904)
  • [2009-10-07 5:38]

Hi Anne

I had a look at your gallery and i see i've missed quite a few nice posting being more gone than home lately...and this one stood out of the bunch :)
What a lovely macro of this common blue pair on a lavender flower! The association of the two "blues" is terrific here and has a very strong chromatic impact.
Further more, the natural light works very well here and brings out the best details especially i the butterflies. The sharpness is impeccable, the exposure spot on and the composition good (although i might have been tempted to cut a bit from the sides).
Anyway, a lovely post from you.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Looks like i have missed many of your gems during my absence and this one is one of them, love the colors and the even lighting here, the sharpness is good as usual. The colors of the butterfly and the flower compliment each other very well
TFS
Goutham R
www.gouthamramesh.com

hello Anne
from best coexist of the last days,very good the composition as always, exceptional details and colours something more from beautifully!
TFS
Nasos

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