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Gatekeeper Underside


Gatekeeper Underside
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Copyright: Alan Cassidy (accassidy) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 154 W: 117 N: 514] (1954)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-12
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D80, Sigma 180mm f/3.5 Macro EX DG HSM, Digital ISO 200, 72mm UV
Exposure: f/8, 1/45 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-23 16:59
Viewed: 307
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus

These butterflies mostly flit about and occasionally settle low down in fairly long grass. This makes a clear shot of the underside with a plain background rather difficult to achieve. As in this image, the grass and leaves behind the butterfly cannot but distract somewhat from the insect.

Nevertheless, this picture shows the underside markings fairly clearly, with some of the scaling visible. Fill-in flash was used to add to the pale natural sunlight. The picture has been cropped, resized and sharpened using PS Elements.

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 414 W: 0 N: 1030] (5550)
  • [2009-07-24 3:56]

Very nice colors!

Ciao Alan, beautiful Pyronia with lovely details, wonderful blurry BG and splendid sharpness, good natural colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

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