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Niobe Frit for *CatherineD*


Niobe Frit for *CatherineD*
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5100 W: 178 N: 12477] (34071)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-05
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D-80, AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, @ ISO 800, SIGMA 62MM EX DG MC UV Filter
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Bayram's Dedications-III, Turkish Butterflies [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-09-28 0:33
Viewed: 262
Points: 66
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Argynnis niobe (Niobe Fritillary) [in Turk. Niyobe]

A very widespread and beautiful fritillary which I photographed our first trip in 2009 from the vicinity of İncesu (Kayseri province).

I would like to dedicate today’s posting to one of my heartfelt friends on TN, Catherine Dijon (CatherinD) who reached her 300th post -a great milestone- yesterday, for her valuable contributions to TN and us. I wish you all the best my friend! Thanks for all!

TFL and Have a nice new Week!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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The Niobe Fritillary is a relatively large butterfly with a wingspan of 46 - 60 mm. This species has a brown-orange background with black dots and stripes. It flies together,with the superficially similar Dark-green fritillary, Argynnis aglaja and High brown fritillary, Argynnis adippe. The latter is particularly close in underside markings but a couple of features help. The forewing is concave, the row of underside silver markings (postdiscal) is continuous and the silver centered brown spots are smaller.

They, like many other species, are rather keen to take moisture, especially sweat ones from sea level to 2400 m. It flies in open flowery places usually with woodland in the vicinity which presumably provides some habitat for the larval foodplant Violet, Viola ssp. It is common throughout Europe and Turkey, but absent from Northern Europe, and is also found in Siberia, Russia, Iran, China and Korea.

The adult butterflies emerge in May and are on the wing until the end of August in a single brood. Eggslaid on dead vegetations near the larval-host plants. Hibernates as a fully-formed larva within its ovum-case. Large larvae (i.e., caterpillars) often rest in full sun on pieces of fallen tree-bark or dead wood.

References:
1. Baytaş, A. (2008). Türkiye’nin Kelebekleri Doğa Rehberi. NTV yayınları, Doğuş Grubu İletişim Yayıncılık ve Ticaret A.Ş., Istanbul, 222 s.
2. Tolman, T.(2008).Collins Butterfly Guide of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., London,. 384 pp.
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Hello Bayram,
a spectacular butterfly from far-away Kayseri and a nice dedication to Catherine!
My best regards from Switzerland
Dietrich

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1380 W: 56 N: 4759] (16364)
  • [2009-09-28 1:02]

Hello MF Bayram.
A most impressive capture of this beautiful butterfly. Excellent sharpness and lovely bright colour against the , stone background. I like the composition very much!
Best regards Siggi

Bayram hocam muhteşem makro.. Harika renkler ve detaylar.
Elinize sağlık..
Saygılarımla..
Özgür

Muhteşem güzellikte bir kelebek ve harika bir fotoğraf Bayram hocam. Emeğinize sağlık.
Nazım

Dayi rengarenk ve cok guzel bir kelebek. Eline saglik.
Selamlar.
Mel

hello Bayram
very beautiful pose,the effervescent colours and the good details create a very beautiful scene and photo!
TFS MF thanks for sharing
Nasos

Bayram.. ne guzel renkli bir kelebek...herzamanki gibi mukemmel cekmissin.. eline saglik..
hepimizden selamlar.. Leyla.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2398 W: 94 N: 5543] (17640)
  • [2009-09-28 1:47]

Hello Bayram,
Very beautiful coloured photo. The contrast of the butterfly against the BG is nice. Good sharpness and details, although the wingtips are not sharp. Excellent POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 411 W: 0 N: 1023] (5522)
  • [2009-09-28 1:54]

Hi,
Very good colors, sharpness and details!

Hello MF Bayram,
a great dedication to our friend Catherine; a splendid picture of the Niobe Fritillary, very good sharpness and saturated colours, a very pleasing composition
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • bedri Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 53 W: 0 N: 73] (500)
  • [2009-09-28 2:54]

Bayram hocam harika olmuş, renkler ve çekim olağanüstü. Emeğinize elinize sağlık..
Selamlar sagılar..
Bedri..

Bayram merhaba,
Renkleri ve netliği ile etkileyici bir güzellik.Emeğine sağlık.
Bi slavên germ.

Dûrzan

Merhaba Bayram MF,

Lovely capture of the butterfly with vivid colors! A great gift to Catherine!
The sharpness and POV are perfect with great use of the shallow DOF.
The blurred BG is perfect and gives great contrast to the bright colored butterfly.
Very well done!

best regards,
Paras

Hi Bayram

A very beautiful butterfly, a new species for me. Excellent POV and sharpness, though I think another f stop would have improved the DOF.

Chris

Ciao Bayram. With low ligh you've exalted colours and obtained great details. Nice dedication to Catherina.

Roberto

Bayram
Wonderful capture, lovely colors, great details!
Horia

Hi,
Beautiful colors and design, well captured portrait. tfs.
nagraj.v

Ciao Bayram, superb macro of wonderful butterfly, fantastic colors, splendid sharpness and fine details, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

hello Bayram

very beautiful butterfly photo with very fine POV, DOF
and the way it is framed on the image, superb focus
on it with great sharpness and details, i love the colour tones
of the butterfly, and also the warm luminosity of the image,

TFS

Asbed

An awesome shot, Big Bro!
But that's usual, right?!
Cheers!
Goldy

hello Bayram
great sharpness butterfly with beautiful colours and supper details
great composition
super shot
greeting lou

Thank you my friend for this nice dedication!
You are more clever than me for celebrations, even on my own gallery. Thanks a lot for your attention and encouragement. This beautiful Frittilary is the cousin of the frittilary posted yesterday! I like its bright colors. The composition is perfect too. I wish you a very good week,
Catherine

Merhaba Hocam. Çok güzel rtenkli bir kelebek ve harika detaylar.
Emeğinize sağlık.
Deniz

Çook güzelmiş gerçekten kanka. Türkyede tür sayısı çok mu fazla?
Eline sağlık.
Gökhan

Hello Bayram friend!

It's a impressive "orange miracle"... impressive color, archieved whith masterful optics adjusts!... I Like a lot the rock backgroundm, in perfect constrast whith the butterfly.

Congratulations,

Regards & TFS

Jesús

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 613 W: 0 N: 546] (3180)
  • [2009-09-28 12:14]

Merhaba Bayram,

Splendid capture. A great dedication. I am convinced that everyone would be proud with such dedication.
Best regards,
Adrian

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1065 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2009-09-28 15:21]

Hocam harika bir bakış açısı ve detaylar.
Elinize sağlık.
İyi geceler.
Mehmet

detayları, renkleri ve komposizyonuyla her açıdan çok güzel bir çekim Bayram hocam.
Emeğinize sağlık.
Bahadır

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-09-28 16:48]

Hi LBB,

If it hadn't been for TN I would only have seen a handful of butterflies this summer. They are too smart to hang around here. We are in the midst of what I hope is our last triple digit heat wave. Hopefully next month I will be out taking pictures again. This Fritillary is beautiful and a lovely dedication to Catherine. Vivid colors, excellent details and a lovely pose against the rocky setting.

Jane

Merhaba Bayram,

A really beautiful capture with such brilliant coloration patterns, sharpness & fine details. Great POV, pose & BG.

Very nicely done & TFS.

Salam & Regards

Umar

Merhaba Bayram
excellent capture of this Niobe Fritillary, great contrast of his vivid orange color against the stony BG, the details are pin sharp and his pose and POV are perfect
Have a good night
Jacqueline

Merhaba Bayram hocam,

Güzel bir bakış açısı ile bu güzel kelebeği çok başarılı çekmişsiniz. Renkler çok güzel kompozisyon oluşturmuş. Alan derinliği, netlik, keskinlik, ışık ve bakış açısı olarak da çok başarılı bir çekim. Elinize sağlık

Selam ve saygılarımla
Mehmet

Merhaba Hocam,
Güzel bir kare, elinize sağlık.
Saygılarımla

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