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Aricia artaxerxes


Aricia artaxerxes
Photo Information
Copyright: Anne Gattlen (anel) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1725 W: 0 N: 3924] (15760)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-11
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies of Switzerland [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-08-03 4:02
Viewed: 396
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
ARICIA ARTAXERXES ALLOUS (Geyer, 1837)

Mountain Argus
Grosser Sonnenröschen-Bläuling
Argus de l'Hélianthème

Family: Lycaenidae
Distibution: Pyrénées, Alps, Sicily (over 2000m)SGermany ,East of Europe,Baltic countries

Habitat: Protected areas with flowers and not very high grasses.

Foodplants: Helianthemum species, Geranium species


This is a quite rare species, which likes to live rather on higher altitudes.

Thanks to Ivan (Argus) to have given me the ID of this butterfly.

The butterfly is posed on a Campanula flower.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2009-08-03 4:19]
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Bonjour Anne,
The shape of the black spot on the forewing suggests that this is a male Aricia artaxerxes, well taken from an excellent POV with fine sharpness and DOF against a pleasing neutral BG. This specimen shows small red markings on the forewing like agestis, but the wings of agestis are not so dark brown.
Thanks for posting a fine macro of a species not often seen on TN!
Bonne journée,
Amitiés,
Ivan

Hi Anne

Great macro of this apparently uncommon species.
Great sharpness and DOF
Good composition and OOF background.

Chris

Slav Anne,
This is very nice macro shot with butterfly and blue flower.Excellent sharp details and great light and colors.Well composed.Thanks for sharing.Have a nice day
Dûrzan

Hi Anne,

Lovely Butterfly. What a nice PoV for taking this snap. superb velvet like texture nicely capture. Also the blue flower is nice and sharp. Great work!

TFS,
Kedar

Anne,
wonderful...wonderful capture.
It so sharp, the colors is lovely.
Congratulation!
Horia

Salut Anne,

Impressive and splendid macro capture of Aricia artaxerxes!
The sharpness, POV and DOF are well controlled with nice contrast between the colors of the butterfly and the BG colors. Amazing composition!

Thanks for posting.

best regards,
Paras Bhalla

Hello Anne
Another member of Lycaenidae family in your gallery. Nice sharp image with good blured background and natural colors Nothing to critique
TFS
Krzysztof

An amazing composition, Anne...
Very well presented and beautifully framed!
Bravo!
Goldy

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 411 W: 0 N: 1022] (5516)
  • [2009-08-03 9:52]

Great photo, congratulations!

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  • rdfoto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 372 W: 0 N: 719] (3295)
  • [2009-08-03 10:34]

Bonjour Anne
Ils très nombreux dans ta belle région...
Très belle prise, excellentes couleurs et netteté
Amicalement Robi

Excelente trabajo Anne, y con el añadido de la flor. Limpieza en los colores y se aprecia claramente la textura de sus alas. Buenos contrastes de color.
Un abrazo: Josep Ignasi.

Hello Anne,

A great shot with lovely colors, sharpness & details. Well done & TFS.

Regards

Umar

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2912 W: 34 N: 8640] (32202)
  • [2009-08-03 11:41]

Hi Anne. Once again Ivan has come up trumps with helping with the ID. It is a beautiful looking butterfly which you have taken from a good POV . You sharp focusing andfine detail. All with natural looking colours. I like the OOF BG. well done TFS.
Nick..

Ciao Anne, beautiful composition with lovely little butterfly and splendid flower, great sharpness and fine details, wonderful natural colors and nice blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 162 N: 968] (2839)
  • [2009-08-03 12:10]

Hello Anne,
A very beautiful composition showing this rarely seen Blue on a Bluebell! Excellent focus and sharp details of the butterfly against the natural background.
Many thanks and cheers, Ulla

bonsoir Anne!
congratulations for the capture of this rare species of Mountain Argus , and i think could be regarded as subspecies Aricia allous (Geyer, 1837) that you see here

amitiés sERGIO

hello Anne
great composition with good sharpness and nice details
beautiful colours
greeting lou

Bonsoir Anne,
Bravo pour nous montrer cette espère de montagne, avec ses détails. Un bel effet 3D avec le fond flou. Amicalement,
Catherine

Hello Anne,
Lovely picture, colours, details, background are all excellent. I think I would have cropped some off the top and, especially, the bottom to make this a wider shot that could be seen all at once on the screen. Thanks.
Alan

Bonjour Anne,
Superbe papillon bien rendu par une excellente photo, très belles couleurs et bon piqué
Bravo
Albert

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2009-08-04 6:54]

Bonjour Anne
Excellente macro.L'image est bien détaillé avec un fond superbe.L'iamge est également bien en focus avec une excellente maitrise de la lumiere
Merci Michel

shot 4 days before my B'Day and it already looks like summer had peaked...I wonder if it is just my anticipation of what is ahead...may you be blessed...for you certainly are most talented.
Bob

bonjour Anne
très belle photo de cet Argus de l'Hélianthème posé sur une jolie campanule
j'adore la composition et les couleurs douces de cette photo baignée de lumière
Le papilon est d'une très grande netteté
Passe une bonne nuit
Jacqueline

Hello Anne
an excellent macro capture of this Aricia artaxerxes from nice POV with wonderful details, nice sharpness and fine composition. The soft colors well contrast with vivid colors flower. Great hand of light with an excellent focusing.
Livio

Liebe Anne,
präzise abgebildet und mit Glockenblume in eine elegante Komposition gestellt, schimmern die dunklen Flügel dieses Artaxerxes in samtig dunkelblauen Reflexen.
Ein nicht alltäglicher Bläuling, dem ich in den Tiroler Bergen heuer auch für mich zum ersten Mal begegnet bin.
Mit Dank und herzlichen Grüssen,
Peter

Liebe Anne,
noch im Salzkammergut kämpfe ich immer noch mit der Compact für Nahaufnahmen. Zum Vergleich habe ich bei Dir reingeschaut: es gibt für mich noch viel zu tun, um die Qualität Deines gut präsentierten und seltenen Bläulings zu erreichen. Toll, Anne!
Herzlich grüsst Dieter

Ciao Anne,
ho letto che che sei stata malata, spero che ti sia ristabilita completamente, come immagino dal fatto che hai ripreso con le immagini su TN, io riprendo dopo alcuni giorni di vacanza con il commento di questa splendida immagine molto bella e curata nella composizione, dall'ottima definizione e dai bellissimi colori nel tuo stile "personale".
Grazie e complimenti.
Buona settimana
Con amicizia
Maurizio

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