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Copyright: Robert Brown (Robbrown) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1211 W: 90 N: 2159] (6062)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-05
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D200, Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG macro (SOLD), Digital ISO 400
Exposure: f/18.0, 1/8 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-05-08 10:00
Viewed: 1141
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
1st Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) of the year, this one a male, you can tell by the pale orange showing through the rear of the wings. This male is asleep on the tip of a hawthorn shoot, in the middle of his staked out patch. I 1st saw him patroling his patch when I went to look over the nature reserve at Willwell railway cutting, to see if the Green winged orchids were up yet.He would not settle so I left him to it, when I finished getting some pictures of the orchids I spotted him resting in a final spot of sunshine and did not seem to want to move.so I set the tripod up again and got several shots before the light got too dark.
The orange tip is one of the earliest of our native butterflies the male is hightly recoginsable when flying because of the bright orange areas on the top wing surfaces, the female on the other hand often gets mistaken for a small white the biggest differance is that the Small white has 2 black spots but the female orange tip has only one and is slightly smaller. when the wings are closed at rest the differance is obvious the oranges both have a mottled green over laying the white, which makes them very difficult to find them when they perch up to rest and close the wings.
They are around only for a short while about 18 days , the males emerge 1st and stake out a patch of suitable ground with some suitable food plants for its prospective young, Cuckoo Flower Wild Turnip , Creeping Yellow Cress and Garlic Mustard in fact more than 30 members of the cabbage family are listed being used as food plants.
The eggs are laid just behind the flower heads the young caterpillars produce a sort of honey dew which ants collect from them as a food source. They over winter as chysalises on the stems of the food plants looking very much like a seed pod.
thanks for looking and hope you enjoyed
jcoowanitwong, red45, wallhalla15, firelord, anabala, phlr, pablominto, peter_stoeckl has marked this note useful
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Hello Robert

Lovely pic, it is realy nice, specialy the green lines, it is sharp, good dof. and finaly amazing result.
thanx for sharing.

Regards
Timone

Hello Robert,
Sharpness all over. Good POV and DOF. Very well seen and informative note. TFS
JC

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2010 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-05-08 12:30]

ah Robert,
My favourite butterfly, I love that little insect, well taken shot, pov can be done better I think, but the details and the light is super, well done Robert

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2703 W: 74 N: 8857] (30219)
  • [2006-05-08 13:18]

Hi Robert!
I enjoyed your picture very much. Firstly - because it is really good. I like POV, soft BG, delicate light and colours. Subject is very well taken, detailed and this time closed wings are better for composition. Secondly - because few days ago I chased Orange-tip and I know well that it isn't easy to capture one of these, especially in good pose like this one. Also - I like your notes - as always interesting story and many facts about subject. Really good work!

Great butterfly shot Robert. Great sharpness, details, clarity and nice DOF. Great colours and composition too. Thanks for sharing.
Gr.
Heinz

Hi Brown,

The sharpness of this picture is simply outstanding.Good details captured.

Thanx

Ana

Hello Robert,
Baeutiful details, and I like the strong diagonal in the composition!
Pleasant, even lighting gives a good result all over...
Regards,
Pablo -

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1241 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
  • [2006-05-09 3:39]

Very good photo of this Pieridae Robert!
One of the most beautiful.
Very good DOF and details!
Very good POV and BG!
5* and TFS!

Hi Robert,
wonderful close up with very realistic soft colours of this beautiful little Orange Tip at rest.
Good details, but seemingly just a little bit out of focus.
Very good notes, highly educating and a pleasure to read.
Thank you! Best regards,
Peter

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