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Millet Skipper


Millet Skipper
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5097 W: 178 N: 12453] (34003)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-19
Categories: Insects
Camera: Olympus C-5060WZ
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Turkish Butterflies [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-01-21 22:17
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Favorites: 2 [view]
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Pelopidas thrax (=Parnara thrax) (Millet Skipper) [in Turk. Beyaz Çilli Kara Zıpzıp]

Dear Friends, today another beautiful butterfly-skipper- shot from our campus which i captured in last September.
Hoping you can like this!

TFL!
Cheers,


Bayram

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A medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of 35-45 mm. The upperside ground colour of the male is brown with shiny white discal and postdiscal marks. The underside ground colour is light brown, The markings are similar to those on the upperside. The female is larger than the male and has a lighter-coloured underside. The markings are similar to those of the male but larger.

It is a species of the eastern Mediterranean, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and the Far East. The adult butterflies begin to emerge at the end of April and are on the wing until November with two or three generations. Overwinters as a larva in a hibernaculum formed by joining together the two edges of a host-plant leaf. The larval host-plants are various species of the Poaceae family.

References:

1. Makris, C. (2003). Butterflies of Cyprus. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. 329 pp.
2. Baytaş, A. (2008). Türkiye’nin Kelebekleri Doğa Rehberi. NTV yayınları, Doğuş Grubu İletişim Yayıncılık ve Ticaret A.Ş., Istanbul, 222 s.
3. Tolman, T.(2008).Collins Butterfly Guide of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., London,. 384 pp.

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A Wonderful shot of this pretty skipper.
Congratulations uncle Bayram on receiving your full Proffesor status two days ago.
You have deserved this long time ago..
Lots of love and happiness.
x Merih

Canim kardesim. seni kocaman kucakliyor ve opuyorum. Hem bu guzel cekimin hem de daha onemlisi uzun zamandan beridir hakkettigin Profesorlugunu aldıgın icin... seninle gurur duyuyorum... Hepimizden kocaman opucukler...
Leyla

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1063 W: 0 N: 162] (868)
  • [2009-01-21 22:52]

Yan bakış açısından muhteşem bir makro Bayram hocam. Elinize sağlık. Tekrar tebrikler ve saygılar,
Mehmet

Fotoğraf her zamanki gibi mükemmel ama haberler daha müthiş Bayram hocam:) Her zaman örnek aldığım alacağım değerli hocamsınız. Sizin adınıza çok sevindim. Tebrik ediyor saygılarımı sunuyorum.
Kıbrıs'tan selamlar,
Nazım

Günaydın günaydın Bayram Bey,yorumları okuyunca Profesörlüğü aldığınızı öğrendim.Sizin adınıza çok sevindim.Sizi gönülden kutluyorum,başarılar diliyorum,selamlar :))

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1378 W: 56 N: 4747] (16330)
  • [2009-01-21 23:12]

Hello Bayram,
A lovely capture of the beautiful little skipper butterfly over the yellow flower. A very nice composition. The details are excellent with a very good POV. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Best regards Siggi

Hello Bayram !
Wow, what a fantastic close-up ! The picture is super sharp, there are so many details - look at all this fur, he's really haiy ! :-) It's wonderful ! I also like the light and the vivid colors, and the composition, and the POV, and you have also capured the butterfly at the best moment, with the tongue out in the flower. Very well done, my friend !
Valerie.

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1147 W: 32 N: 1170] (3600)
  • [2009-01-22 0:32]
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Merhaba Bayram Bey,
Hakikaten gördüğüm en güzel makro çalışmalarından biri.Detaylar,keskinlik,renkler ve kadraj mükemmel.Çiçeğin nektarı çok lezzetli olmalı ki sizin farkınıza varmamış,yaklaşmanıza izin vermiş.Yoksa çiçeğe alkollü içecek mi döktünüz:)İlk yorumda profesörlük unvanını aldığınızı okudum,sizi gönülden kutluyor,bu güze çalışmayı da favorilerime ekliyorum.
Selamlar Dostum,ellerine sağlık!

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2264 W: 10 N: 2632] (15573)
  • [2009-01-22 0:40]

Hola Bay,
excellent macro
beautiful lighting, colors and textures,
sensational shot
greetings

Hi Bayram,

I just heard - and congratulations!!! Full prof now and well done indeed. Awesome work with your research and such a resourceful person here in TN and TL (I just posted another butterfly that you help ID in TL).

This image is just flawless and how I love the matted eye of this skipper. Excellent perch with tact sharp focus.

Well done and best regards.
Jusni

Hello Bayram,
beautiful photomodel, great shot!

Best regards, Leonid

A perfect macro-capture Bayram, showing this fine skipper individual while feeding in great detail. The illumination was perfect for photography there, and the BG very suitable.
Cheers,
Mehmet

Merhaba Bayram,
what a very beautiful picture of this Millet Skipper taken froma an excellent POV with outstanding sharpness in a very nice composition; the colours are fantastic.
TFS. Ciao dall'Italia.
Maurizio

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 162 N: 968] (2839)
  • [2009-01-22 3:49]

Hello Bayram,
This is an excellent and very sharp capture of this little Skipper from a nice POV. Beautiful light and colours too and a fine composition.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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  • Alutka Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 132 W: 42 N: 377] (1590)
  • [2009-01-22 5:18]

Witaj,
bardzo dobre makro!
Tego gatunku Powszelatkowatych nie widziałam w Polsce.
Motyl ma skromne brązowawe ubarwienie, a tobie udało się wyeksponować wszystkie jego odcienie. Podoba mi się też POV , no i miałeś dobre światło, bo przy f/5.6 uzyskałeś dobrą głębię (DOF) - gratuluję!
TFS and cheers.
Alina

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2009-01-22 5:42]
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Dear Professor Göcmen,
I congratulate you not only on attaining your new status in life, which I am sure you deserve, but on taking this fine macro image of P. thrax!
This has superb technical qualities that show the details with fine sharpness and lighting against a fine OOF natural BG and set in a pleasing composition.
I wish you every success and I am sure many students will benefit from your skills and knowledge.
Best wishes to you my friend,
Sincerely,
Ivan

Dear Bayram,
Excellent details, sharpness & POV of this Pelopidas thrax. I appreciate every facet of this macro photograph. TFS.
Regards-Subhash

Hello Bayram,
Another superb capture of this beautiful Pelopidas thrax, very well composed!!
TFS and best regards. Ferran.

hello Bayram

with your last 10 photographys with this one of butterflies,
this one it is your best shot, superb focus on the subject
with great sharpness and details, very fine POV, DOF
and framing, superb luminosity and density of the colour tones,
i love it, excellent contrast, great eye-contact,
i would say this one is your best photography, TFS

Asbed

Hi Jusni,

Excellent sharpness and detail, you've caught the light at just the right angle to really bring out the texture on the butterfly's wings. Beautiful!

And belated congratulations, Professor! You have a right to be proud, you are truly a teacher.

John

Kanka muhteşem çekmişsin. Küçücük hayvanı devasa birşeymiş gibi görebiliyoruz. Detaylarıyl ve diğer açılardan muhteşem bir çekim.
En nihayet öğretim üyleliğinin doruğuna ulaştın Profesör kardeşim benim. Tebrik ediyorum. Sen bunu zaten hakediyordun.
Kocaman mkucaklıyorum.
Gökhan

Her açısan süper bir makro çalışması Bayram hocam. Elinize sağlık.
Bahadır

Selam hocam, her zmanki gibi uygun bir aydınlatma tekniği ile 4/4 lük bir makro. Tüm detaylar belirgin. Elinize sağlık.
Deniz

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-01-22 11:32]

Hi L'il Bro,

A most impressive capture of this beautiful Millet Skipper. I don't think I have ever seen a better close-up of a butterfly than this. The details and textures are outstanding. The colors and shadings are magnificent. The eye is marvelous. The setting and composition add to make this picture perfect.

Jane

Hi Friend Bayram,
CONGRATULATIONS on receiving the full professor status. A nice capture to celebrate it. A very good shot of this beautiful millet skipper. Superb sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hi little bro Bayram,

I read it, congratulations of your full Professor status.
Good macro shot of this skipper with nice pov and good dof.

beautiful colours.

Gert

Ciao Bayram, fantastic skipper with superb details and excellent sharpness, wonderful light and colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

what a beautiful capture !perfect sharp and contrast , good exposure , wonderful colours and great details ,
TFS,
septimiu

hello Bayram
a fantastic shot of this skipper taken with crisp clear details on the hairy body and the texture of the wings
superb pose, colors and DOF
have a good night, my friend
Jacqueline

Unbelievably sharp image of this Skipper, Pro Bayram.
Superb details and colours in this well handled macro.
I find the plant/flower adding great aesthetic value to the composition.
Well done and thanks.
Ram

Merhaba Hocam,
Ev toplama işleriyle uğraştığımdan gelemedim bölüme. Her zamanki gibi üst seviye bir çekim olmuş, elinize sağlık. Bu arada tekrar hayırlı olsun. Saygılar,
Naşit

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2009-01-25 7:39]

Hello Bayram, What a shot. We are all lucky to see such a superb note and a great person like you. We learn a lot from you. Superb shot and lovely presentation. Ganesh

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2575] (9085)
  • [2009-01-29 5:51]

Merhaba Bayram,
another lovely capture of this skipper.
Excellent clarity and beautiful bulging eye.
the hairy body looks very stunning.

Regards,
Foozi

WOOOOOOOOWWW!I love this shot, my dearest brother!I wish I could shoot like this!But you're the big bro, so you'll always be better!
Very well done!
Cheers!
Goldy
P.S. Thanks for your kind words

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