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Tiger Longwing


Tiger Longwing
Photo Information
Copyright: Joe Kellard (joey) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1696 W: 242 N: 5596] (19883)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-21
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon Powershot S3 IS, Digital ISO-80, Kenko 58mm UV filter
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/320 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-11-03 3:28
Viewed: 470
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a Tiger Longwing from the butterfly house in London.
I hope you like it!

Tiger longwing
(Heliconius hecale)

The longwing butterflies have unusually long lifespans and high fecundity rates, which largely result from their augmented diet. Instead of surviving on food stores from the larval stage or solely sipping flower nectar, adult longwing butterflies are avid pollen eaters. These trait make them eminently suitable for butterfly farming and butterfly gardening. Also, Adult Longwings may live for several months, much longer than most butterflies.

The longwing butterflies are also known as Heliconians. They are brightly colored butterflies with long forewings. Once placed in their own family, they are now considered closely related to the fritillaries. Larvae of most longwings feed on passion vines, and this host plant imparts noxious chemicals to the larvae which are carried over to the adult butterflies. This relationship is identical to the monarch butterflies' reliance on its host plant, milkweed, for defense. Predators find these chemicals distasteful and avoid eating the butterflies.

They live in South America.

Thanks for viewing :D

jrobertop, Alex99, nglen, jaycee, fartash, eqshannon, jcoowanitwong, angybone, horia, pierrefonds, Jamesp, PaulH, Ena has marked this note useful
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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1003 W: 6 N: 2707] (10057)
  • [2007-11-03 5:59]

i haven't words,the pic is perfect and the butterfly is wonderfull,thanks for share.Luciano

Nice exposure, colors and DOF are good.
TFS
Best regards,
Kean

Hi Joe.
Splendid shot! Wonderful butterfly!
Excellent definition, pretty composition.
Very good colors, sharpness and contrast.
Impressive the wealth of details.
Well done!
My best regards,
José Roberto

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3043 W: 148 N: 4547] (14679)
  • [2007-11-03 10:31]

Hi Joe.
What a perfect shot of this fine specimen. You have reflected it greatly. Its details, colours, your POV are very impressive. I like the image of the leaf and perfectly blurred BG. Shot is composed superbly. Bravo . Once more great job.
Alexei.

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1993 W: 5 N: 5571] (21050)
  • [2007-11-03 10:41]

Hi Joe. A good tiger Longwing from you. great detail in the eyes and body. you have sharp focusing and rich colours. with a nice pOV. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1788 W: 8 N: 4639] (15001)
  • [2007-11-03 11:31]
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Hi Joe,

Beautiful shot of a beautiful butterfly. Colors are deep and rich. Details are outstanding. Looks lovely on the leaf and with the dark background. I can't help but wonder how many photos you shot at the Butterfly House!

Jane

Hello Joe
Wonderful shot of this Tiger Longwing
Perfect details,use of flash and composition,
Superb shot,Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

A powerful colour this image contains...like a fiery orange or a red orange...Stick out like a police light!!! Such beautiful parts of the body. Wonderfully clear...
Bob

Splendid details!!! The proboscis and eye are so clear and well defined. Great shot!!!!!!

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2084 W: 216 N: 3766] (12498)
  • [2007-11-04 6:15]

Hi Joe

This is another terrific mecro from you of these wonderful butterfly species from the London Butterfly House.
I picked this one, not your last post, because of the better DOF and POV choice between the two. A shallow one works a lot better here, where your position alomst parallel with the subject keeps it is great focus.
That aside, some very sharp details again and beautiful colors given by the good flash work.
The photo here is also very well composed, with some very well thought of distances between the edges of the wings ot antennae and teh broder of the frame.
Overall: great job!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hi Joe,

A nice image of the Tiger Longwing butterfly, the photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 0 N: 4842] (14380)
  • [2007-11-04 23:47]

Hi Joe

Excellent posting with superb exposure - love the eye!!

James

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1033 W: 26 N: 2998] (10820)
  • [2007-11-05 0:40]

Great shot Joe, the ends of his antennae look like they're glowing! Very well placed within the frame with some beautiful colour and perfect DOF. Very well done mate!
Paul

Superbes couleurs mangifiques détails et très belle composition respectant la règle des tiers.
bravo
Marie

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2007-11-05 7:18]

Hi Joe,
Wonderful shot of this beautiful Longwing with amazing wings and lovely colours. Great use of flash lighting and I like the details on its eyes. The darkish BG looks nice and highlights the subjects well. Excellent POV and DOF. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 61 N: 570] (2341)
  • [2008-01-13 9:56]

Hi Joe,
Beautiful capture!
Nice colors!
Good POV!
Regards
Ena

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