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Five-spotted Burnet


Five-spotted Burnet
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Copyright: Andy Brook (AndyB) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1592 W: 32 N: 1361] (3978)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-05
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM, Hoya 52mm HMC Skylight 1B
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/40 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Beautiful Moths, Bellas Polillas, Belles Mites... [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-07-07 4:34
Viewed: 1440
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Points: 66
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Five-spotted Burnet (Zygaena trifolii)

Wingspan 30-46 mm

Flight Period: End of May to late July.
This colourful day-flying moth was captured whilst feeding on Ragwort which has almost all been devoured by Cinnabar moth caterpillars.
The caterpillars of the Burnet moth feed on trefoil and vetch which contain traces of cyanide. These toxins are carried through to the adult moth.
The bright red is a warning to predators that it is poisonous to eat.

The black pupa can be found enclosed in an opaque cocoon, which is attached to grass stems and other vegetation.

Due to family commitments I’m finding it difficult getting the time for TN just now but I’m still going out with the camera as much as possible.

Thank you for looking and have a great weekend.

phlr, dew77, valy67, ddg, aido, Alex99, TAZ, scottevers7, wallhalla15, jmp, marhowie, Aramok, eruyanik, aktolga, sgo, firelord, ramthakur, Oz1, graz, RII, Paulosousa, Christopher_PL has marked this note useful
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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1277 W: 133 N: 862] (2772)
  • [2006-07-07 4:38]

Great Andy!
Perfect on colours!
Excellent POV!
Very good BG!
Excellent DOF and details!
5* photo!
Keep on going and TFS!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-07-07 4:42]

Hello Andy,
Excellent close up.POV,sharpness,colors,clear details,use of light,simple BG,3D effect,framing and composition are wonderful.Very well caught!
TFS...:-)

Hi Andy ! What a wonderful shot ! This moth is so beautiful ! Details are amazing, colors are bright and vivid, excellent composition and POV, excellent exposure, and fantastic DOF. Very well done !
valérie.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2044 W: 212 N: 3655] (12162)
  • [2006-07-07 4:52]

Excellent macro, Andy! The details in this picture are spectacular. I also love the colors, the POV and the BG. Very well done. Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1128 W: 254 N: 2441] (11099)
  • [2006-07-07 4:53]

Hi Andy,

Great macro,with excellent sharpness details and colors,well done and TFS,

Paul

Ciao Andy,
foto molto bella, molto dettagliata e colori stupendi, bravo!

Franco

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 880 W: 23 N: 926] (4989)
  • [2006-07-07 5:31]

Andy bonjour, excellent macro-shot with colors that blend well and a lot of details on the body of Zygaena. Great framing and composition too, very well done, best regards, Didier.

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1097 W: 168 N: 1221] (4048)
  • [2006-07-07 5:50]

Hi Andy,
Beautiful clear shot of this Burnet. Excellent detail, DOF is perfect with no fall-off, great colours. Interesting note too, a nice capture and post.
Cheers,
Adrian

Just perfect:
- brilliant sharpness
- brilliant composition
- brilliant colors
TFS

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2991 W: 148 N: 4435] (14369)
  • [2006-07-07 6:59]

Hi Andy.
Outstanding insect and perfectly done picture. Colours, DOF and BG are excellent. TFS and best regards.
Alexei.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 50 N: 3190] (10896)
  • [2006-07-07 7:15]

What a beatiful and interesting "Zygène" that you have very well captured ! Composition, colors, exposure, DOF and sharpness are very good.
Congratulations Andy and thanks for sharing.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1676 W: 5 N: 2144] (11868)
  • [2006-07-07 7:24]

Bonjour Andy!

Félicitation tout est parfaits.
Merci.
joseph

Hi Andy,
An excellent macro on this Five-spotted Burnet. Very beautiful color saturation and tack sharp detail. The frame filling composition brings out all the intricate detail. Very well done!
Scott

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2805 W: 75 N: 7845] (26275)
  • [2006-07-07 7:37]

Hi Andy!
Good to hear that you've got time for photography! Very nice macro of this poisonous insect. Excellent details, colours and composition. I hope you'll post something from time to time!

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

Andy,

Great Composition, POV, Sharpness, DOF, BG and detail of the subject shown. TFS,
Sheriff

Good macro Andy.
Great sharp details and POV.
I like the contrst on the flower head.

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2338] (8400)
  • [2006-07-07 8:17]

Hi Andy,
Perfect light, color, focus, composition, pov, fore/background,... A great job!
TFS, José M.

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  • nimou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 153 W: 1 N: 678] (3153)
  • [2006-07-07 9:15]

Dof and color exeptional. Great macro andy

Hi Andy, very nice shot!
Perfect exposure and color, excellent DOF and sharpness..Very well composed, lovely POV as well.
Very well done.

excellent shot Andy

No real need to repeat everything everyone else has said... other than thanks for sharing, and its excellent.

I think quite a few of us are finding it difficult at the moment, myself included, so just do as I do, pop by as and when...

Emma

Hello Andy!
Very cloose indeed! Sharp and big :-) details with great pov! colours, bg, framing all are wonderful too! Very interesting shutter speed with 1/40, did you use tripod on this one? Congratulations and thank you!
Ersin

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  • sgo Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 136 W: 35 N: 239] (716)
  • [2006-07-07 10:49]

Hi Andy,
This is one of those awesome macros that just takes the breath out of you! So uncannily good! Thank you very much for this super contribution and for the note,
Goran

Hi Andy,
all I have to say is: That's perfect!!!
Excellent in sharpness and colours, realy a joy to look at, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1549 W: 0 N: 1158] (6414)
  • [2006-07-07 22:11]

Hi Andy,
Excellent macro! Very good details and great colours, nice bokeh and well framed.
Thanks for sharing!

beautiful capture andy, very sharp and very good composition

Hello Andy,
Lovely shot! They started to emerge here last week. By now flowers should be full of them. These fellows are one of my favourites and I often photograph them. I usually find it difficult to expose the dark parts properly. You did it very well. I like POV and framing. The picture nicely shows all the important details. I like colour too.
VERY WELL DONE!

Nice shot Andy,
A late one again, very quick visit.
Another good quality post from you, worthy of a nice big :).
Thanks for posting, have a great weekend.

Amazingly beautiful capture, Andy.
Great POV, DOF and shapness of details. I can literally count the rings on one of its antennae!
Thanks for sharing this lovely image.

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  • Oz1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 84 W: 2 N: 170] (956)
  • [2006-07-08 13:30]

Hi Andy,
Great shot you have here. natural colors and great details. just lovely!
keep going and TFS!!

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  • graz Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 21 W: 0 N: 26] (216)
  • [2006-07-09 9:54]

the colours on this are amazing.what a fantastic shot.
beautiful insect. well done tfs.

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 475 W: 0 N: 854] (2692)
  • [2006-07-10 1:54]

Hi Andy.
Fantastic capture, wonderful colors and details, the composition and point of view is very nice, I like the details.Good note.

Saludos...RICARDO.

Hello Andy
It's really great shot!
All the details are perfect: composition, sharpness and colours. Thanks

Chris

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