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The Blue is brown


The Blue is brown
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Copyright: Dietrich Meyer (meyerd) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 405 W: 64 N: 1221] (3825)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-27
Categories: Insects
Camera: Konika Minolta Dynax 7D, Minolta AF 100 Macro
Exposure: f/18.0, 1/125 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-08 12:54
Viewed: 308
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Showy visitors in the backyard:
I found three species of Blue in my yard so far. This is the female of the Idas blue (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae; Lycaeides idas; Idas-Bläuling). It is a complicated fellow, its larvae live on leguminoses in the neighbourhood of nests of Lasius niger ants. They live in symbiosis with the ants.

ID: similar to Plebejus argus, but the foretibia without a thorn.
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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3157 W: 148 N: 4782] (15437)
  • [2008-08-08 20:19]

Hi Dietrich.
Wonderful picture of so natural scene. I like very impressive a bit back POV and great framing/composition of the image. DOF is great as usual and all details of the butterfly and flowers are shown perfectly. Well detailed and at the same time well blurred BG is fie too. Flash lighting is brilliant as always. Bravo. Well done.
Alexei.

Hallo Dietrich
This is really lovely. You have presented us with an image jam packed with wonderful and clear details to appreciate on both the flower and the butterfly. The colours and patterns on butterfly’s wings are really special as we see part of the inside and outside of the wing and in different colours as well. You can fact tap yourself on the shoulder and say well done, because this is a great close-up with great clarity of the especially the eye and the lower wing. Kind regards and thanks for sharing.
Anna

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2816 W: 75 N: 7976] (26969)
  • [2008-08-09 2:37]

Hello Dietrich!

For first look it looks like Plebejus argus which is rather common on TN. But as you wrote this is totally different specie, so congratulations for this catch! Good POV with well visible both sides of wings. Also well composed with pink flowers.

Hello Dietrich. Excellent framing exposing lower and upper wings. Nicely perched with very good sharpness and detail. Very good perch and thanks for sharing. Best regards. Jusni

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  • Heaven Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 527 W: 85 N: 1004] (3705)
  • [2008-08-10 10:24]

Hallo Dieter!

Ein wunderschöner (brauner) Bläuling! Davon gibt's auch welche in meinem Garten, aber ich habe bei keinem die Tiefenschärfe hingebracht wie du. Das ist beeindruckend! Zudem gefällt mir der natürliche und nicht zu unscharfe Hintergrund sehr.

Grüessli

Markus

Naturalidad en los colores y en el conjunto: como a mí me gusta !. Buena disposición de la mariposa al verse las dos caras, por otra parte muy práctico para la id en Lycaenidae. Buena luz.
Un abrazo Dietrich y buen fin de semana:
Josep Ignasi

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