Cyprus Grayling

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• loot (9137)
• [2007-05-01 10:58]
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Hi Ulla

An excellent macro capture of this endemic Cyprus citizen. The earthy colours of the butterfly mix so well with the surrounding environment of the rocks speckled with the algae blotches.

A lovely composition with the insect enjoying sufficient space on the left to peer into. The colours are very natural and well balanced, the details are great, and the slight coloured rocks worked well as a BG while it made the butterfly stand out perfectly from the scene. The lighting was perfectly controlled since you had to cope with the diverse and varying contrasts between the bright rocks and the dark subject.

Very well done MF and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• jcoowanitwong (11461)
• [2007-05-01 11:17]

Hi Ulla,
Beautiful Cyprus Grayling. Markings and colors on wing are fabulous. Great composition and pov. Regards,
JC

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• anel (8325)
• [2007-05-01 11:21]

Hello Ulla,
Interesting to see some endemic species to Cyprus. Despite the strong light you succeeded well with sharpness and show clearly the patterns of the wings. Thank's and best regards
Anne

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• wishnugaruda (13860)
• [2007-05-01 12:00]

Hi Ulla,
it's a beautiful butterfly, I like the orange spot on the wing, thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• batu (10980)
• [2007-05-01 12:26]
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Hello Ulla,
thank you for this nice gift. You know, I like the Satyrinae. Here, you present an endemic probably shown for the first time at TN. Hipparchia in bright sunlight are mostly very shy - sometimes they open their wings sun-basking on the ground. Unfortunately, my THEME on Satyrinae is complete (max. 100 pictures). But I think to create a new one in the near future.
Best wishes

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• jaycee (14907)
• [2007-05-01 12:30]

Hi Ulla,

Wonderful macro! The different shades and the wing patterns are fantastic. Wonderful colors and details.

Jane

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• ridvan (5140)
• [2007-05-01 13:35]

selam Ulla; very close up shot of this lovely butterfly. nice colours, sharpness and details are wonderful! Excellent POV and pose despite high sunlight Thank you for sharing,
All the best
ridvan

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• Silvio2006 (23830)
• [2007-05-01 14:37]

Hi Ulla, splendid butterfly with wonderful details, brava, ciao Silvio

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• goutham_ramesh (8731)
• [2007-05-01 14:51]

Nice pattren on the wings well captured. The DOF and sharpness are excellent even with this kind non parallel POV which amazes me.
TFS
Goutham

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• pilonm (2667)
• [2007-05-01 21:17]

Hello Ulla,

Nice macro of this endemic species... We can see how easy for him to use its camouflage amongst those rocks! You managed very well on the exposition in order to let us see all the fine details of the wings! You also got an excellent pov!!!

Great job and TFS,

Michel

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• horia (12468)
• [2007-05-02 5:01]

Hi Ulla

It's always terrific when one has the chance to see an endemic species...it will most propably enrich his/her knoledge of biodiversity :)
This too is a lovely post with this beautiful species well captured.
The pattern on this butterfly's wings really looks a bit similar to the rocks behind it, making it fit the scenary well.
The colors are also charming and the POV is excellent, as well.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• ramthakur (24926)
• [2007-05-02 6:41]

Excellent capture of this butterfly native to Cyprus, Ulla.
Your well chosen point of view gives a glimpse of the colours and designs on its upper wings too with that sharp dark eye-spot on the yellowish background.
TFS.

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• ellis49 (28681)
• [2007-05-02 8:00]

Hi Ulla,
a very nice close-up of this beautiful endemic butterfly.
Well composed wiht nice light and good details.
Well done.

Hoppas att fjärilar kommer igång snart men det är nog lite
tidigt än, det är bara de allra tidigaste som syns.

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2007-05-02 12:06]

Fantástica mariposa con un color genial apta para camuflarse entre las piedras.
Una nota estupenda.
Saludos, JL.

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• jeanpaul (13845)
• [2007-05-02 12:12]

HI Ulla
C'est une très bonne prise de ce beau papillon ,
les couleurs sont belles et nettes
félicitations et merci du partage
Amitié...Jeanpaul

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• Debz (3283)
• [2007-05-02 13:55]

HI Ulla, great sharp close up of this Butterfly, well exposed under strong light and great colours.
tfs
debz

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• blakitan (5449)
• [2007-05-03 2:37]

Hi Ulla,
The light seems to be very harsh, but you had managed it very nicely. Nice shot. Greatly executed.

BL

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• mikou (5265)
• [2007-05-03 8:53]

Hi Ulla.
This is excellent close-up.Very nice composition with good POV.I like beautiful details on drawing on wing with pretty colors.Well done!Thanks for sharing this very interesting capture of this endemic kind.
Best greetings Milos.

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-05-03 22:30]

Hello Ulla

A lovely shot of this beautiful butterfly.The focus and details are well done.Very good detail in the markings.Nicely placed in the frame.The colour saturation looks natural.TFS

Rob

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• fiyo (8370)
• [2007-05-04 3:16]

Hello Ulla,
Very nice butterfly close up.I liked POV,sharpness,details and framing a lot.TFS

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• claudine (9805)
• [2007-05-04 6:34]

This is a beautiful specie Ulla with excellent details, exposure and composition. Those little ones seem to know how to camouflage themselves. This is a very nice picture and I love its shadow :) Thanks,
Claudine

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• Juyona (13261)
• [2007-05-06 19:35]

Hola Ulla,
preciosa macro.
perfecto camufleje...
detalles y pov.
buena texturas,
saludos

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• Maite (4888)
• [2007-05-07 9:29]
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Hello Ulla
I've been out and too busy for too many days.
How many pictures I'd missed!
This is a really interesting capture for I didn't even know about this kind of Grayling.
You did a great shot which let us see the pattern of its wings perfectly. Though I am so fool... which is exactly the difference with Hipparchia semele? They are so similar!
Thank you very much for this wonderful contribution and beautiful picture.
Greetings
Maite

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• zulfu (583)
• [2008-06-27 11:05]
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Hello Ulla perfect macro shot of this Cypriotic butterfly. TFS. Regards,
Mehmet