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Southern White Admiral for *Seyfi*


Southern White Admiral for *Seyfi*
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5091 W: 178 N: 12433] (33947)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-21
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D-80, AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, @ ISO 400, SIGMA 62MM EX DG MC UV Filter
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Cypriot Butterflies, Bayram's Dedications-II, Turkish Butterflies [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-08-27 0:25
Viewed: 498
Favorites: 3 [view]
Points: 80
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Limenitis reducta (Southern White Admiral) [in Turk. Akdeniz Hanımeli Kelebeği]

Today a butterfly which I encountered between Göynük-Mudurnu (Bolu) during my Black Sea trip and I would like dedicate this beauty to our friend, Seyfi Karaman (KOMSIS) who is an admirer of Turkish butterflies and expert on photographing them. Hope you can like this Seyfi Bey!

TFL and Have a nice day!!
Cheers,

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

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The Southern White Admiral is a large butterfly with a wingspan of 45-62 mm. The upperside ground colour is black with blue highlights. There is a series of black and white marks in the submarginal line and large white marks in the postdiscal area. On the forewing there are also two white apical marks and one at the end of the cell. The underside ground colour is dark brown in the forewing and ceramic red with a white basal area in the hindwing. In the submarginal line there is a series of black marks. On the forewing there are white and red marks, and on the hindwing a wide, white postdiscal band. This white band is edged with a black line and is intersected by brown veins. The female is similar to the male, but is usually larger.

It is a species of central and southem Europe, Cyprus, Turkey, the Middle East and western Asia to the Caucasus.

The adult butterflies begin to emerge in April and are on the wing until October depending on the location in three broods. Overwinters as a smail larva in a hibernaculum, which it makes by rolling up a leaf on the host-plant and securing to the stem with silk.

It is recorded in maquis, agricultural land, forests and river valleys from the sea level to 1650 m, usually close to the larval host-plant (in Cyprus it is Etruscan Honeysuekle, Lonieera etrusca). In eaeh locality it is usually present only in very small numbers (one to three butterflies). Colonies with four to ten butterflies are rare. It is more common in shady locations, near springs and running water. Perches high, on tree foliage or on bushes, sunning itself with open wings. It is fond of nectar from Rubus sanctus (Blackberry) flowers, and often visits mud at springs and streams.

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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Hello Bayram, neigbours today and in TN,
excellent shot, very sharp and clear, nice natural colors and well blured BG,
TFS and have a nice day,
Nikos.

Merhaba Bayram!

Indeed, a great gift to Seyfi! He is a lucky person.

Lovely capture of the White Admiral!
Simply a gorgeous shot with superb sharpness and wonderfully chosen POV. The shallow DOF works very well here. The eyes are the best part of the show! the contrast between the bright colors of the buterfly and the dull BG is superb.
Very well seen!

thanks and regards,
Paras Bhalla

Çok güzel makro hocam. Süper. Elinize sağlık.
Nazım

Hi Bayram

A new species for me. Well captured, good pose and composition. Great background. Excellent sharpness and details.

Chris

Ohhh..ohh... sanki canli yayindayiz dayi:) capcanli duruyor. Renkler super. Hanimeli yerine Turk Kelebegi adi daha cok yakisirmis. Eline saglik. Selamlar.
Cypturk

Bayram bey selamlar,
Çok Mutlu Olduğumu Söylemeliyim ...
Güzel ve estetik kelebek fotografları çekebilirsem; ...
Uzman olmak ne haddimize.İlgi ve Fotografa, candan teşekkürler hocam.
Ülkemizin en gözde estetik ve utangaç kelebeklerinden.Siz de çok güzel görüntülemişsiniz.
Canlı renk ve keskin detaylar, mükemmel güzellikte.
Emeklerinize sağlık,
Seyfi

Gunaydin Bayram. Ne guzel bir kelebek. Bayragimizin renklerini tasiyor... cok guzel ve diri bir fotograf olmus... Seyfi bey bu dedikasyonu sevecektir... hepimizden selamlar...
Leyla.

Günaydın Bayram Hocam, muhteşem, detaylı bir makro çalışma olmuş. Renkler ve kompozisyon da mükemmel.
Elinize sağlık.
Deniz

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  • Ishi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 162 W: 0 N: 973] (3718)
  • [2009-08-27 1:44]

Outstanding capture of a truly lovely specimen.

Well done, Bayram!

Thanks, for the detailed note, too.

Best regards,

Ishi

Hi,
You got very beautiful species, well captured. tfs.
nagraj.v

Ciao MF Bayram,
a wonderful picture of the Southern White Admiral taken from the ideal POV showing perfectly the underside markings of this splendid butterfly, superb sharpness and very beautiful natural colours.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

really a beautiful butterfly

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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 387 W: 59 N: 854] (3948)
  • [2009-08-27 2:24]
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Bairam
Today you are the master of the butterfly.
Congratulation!
Horia

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-08-27 4:06]

Just for Seyfi? eheheh...this is a great gift for all the butterlflies fans of TN,a fantastic close-up of a fantastic specie.And what a impressive macro,the sharpness and the colors are of very high level.Thanks a lot for this turkish surprise,have a nice day,LUCIANO

Merhabalar Bayram hocam... Fotoğrafiniz harika gerçekten.. tebrikler hocam süpersiniz.. Saygılarımla
Özgür

Merhaba Bayram,


A truly outstanding macro shot with such brilliant coloration, sharpness & fine, fine details. The patterns are strikingly attractive & the details of the wings, body...etc... are superb. Extra-nicely done with great care!

TFS & Mabrouk!

Best Regards

Umar

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 648 W: 15 N: 1602] (6243)
  • [2009-08-27 4:31]

Hello Bayram
Excellent details and wonderful colors
Regards
Razvan

Ciao Bayram, lovely dedication to our friend Seyfi, superb macro with fantastic butterfly, fine details, wonderful colors and splendid sharpness, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

Hi Bayram. Spectacular natural colours and nice light. Stunning details and interesting white BG.

Roberto

Preciso acercamiento Bayram ! Tampoco era necesario acercarla tanto :-) ya sabemos lo bien que trabajas.

Poco que decir y mucho a admirar.

Saludos: Josep Ignasi.

Hocam, gene harikalar yaratıyorsunuz maşallah diyelim de nazar değmesin. kompozisyona bayıldım harika bir kare olmus hocam ellerinize emeğinize sağlık.

Bahadır

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1376 W: 56 N: 4736] (16296)
  • [2009-08-27 6:20]

Hello MF Bayram,
Excellent presentation of this wonderful butterfly.Perfect focus and sharpness, very well composed with a very nice background,
Best regards Siggi

Dostum merhaba,
Bu ne güzel bir hakiki "dilber"dir:) böyle.Çekim açısı,renkler netlik,kadraj içi yerleşim hepsi çok çok güzel.Eline emeğine sağlık.
Pîroz û spas dikim ji bo parvekirina vê dîlberê...
Dûrzan

hello Bayram
super composition with beautiful colours and good sharpness
great shot
greeting lou

Superb capture, Bayram! Your shot excels in all fields - colors, lighting, point of view, composition, details and depth of field. Whatever is said, would be less for this lovely shot of this beautiful butterfly.

Congratulation for getting such a nice picture!

Selamlar,

Çok güzel bir çekim, elinize sağlık hocam.
Gökhan

Hy Bayram,

In the limit!.. you're a photographer full of resources!... this butterfly has been portrayed in a masterly way, impressive light, beautiful composition and some simply spectacular colors!... a master job MF!

TFS!

Jesús

Hello Bayram,
Excellent shot of this beautiful butterfly, unknown for me. Very well taken, with nice colors and sharpness. Cheers,
Catherine

Oooo... kanka. birinci sınıf kalite çekim. Süper olmuş süpperrr.. Eline sağlık. Selamlar.
Gökhan

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1059 W: 0 N: 162] (868)
  • [2009-08-27 11:25]

Bayram hocam sıradışı mükemmellikte bir makro çalışma olmuş.
Her açıdan nefis olmuş. Emeğinize sağlık.
Mehmet

Hello littlo bro,

this time you surpised me, no snake and no bird but an beauty of an butterfly.
Good dof, pov and bg.
An real jewel.

Gert

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2392 W: 94 N: 5536] (17620)
  • [2009-08-27 11:42]

Hello Bayram,
What a beauty. Everything in this photo is fantastic.... sharpness, details, colours, POV, DOF, composition, BG..... Nothing to critize. Just great!
Regards,
Peter

ciao MF Bayram!
an excellent close up of this beauty
butterfly...good pov and details very sharp

have a nice w.end sERGIO

hello Bayram

an excellent and beautiful macro photo of this butterfly,
shot with fine POV and framing, fine focus excellent
sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

Gem of a picture, Prof Bayram.
It is great pleasure to see a work like this in some free moments in my otherwise hectic life.
Thanks and regards.
Ram

Hi Bayram,

What a beauty! You got it in a nice pose, excellent detail, and your expoosure setting is exactly right, the white parts are exposed perfectly. All in all a very attractive image.

John

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2993 W: 162 N: 961] (2823)
  • [2009-08-28 8:11]

Hello Bayram,
What a lovely close view of this gorgeous butterfly! Excellent sharpness and stunning colours. Well framed too!
TFS and have a nice weekend, Ulla

merhaba Bayram
this is a very beautiful butterfly and you have captured it with very sharp details and great focus on his head, his wings have beautiful colors
I like pose and BG too
Have a great WE
Jacqueline

Merhaba Hocam,
Mükemmel bir yakın plan çekim.Netlik, ışık ve detaylar muhteşem Üstad..Eline sağlık.
Selamlarımla..

hAyAti

Merhaba Hocam,
Söylenecek fazla bir şey yok, tek kelime ile mükemmel. Elinize sağlık.
Saygılarımla, Naşit

Bu ne güzellik; Allahım ne büyük ne kudretlisin.
Bunu nasıl görmemişim şimdiye kadar :((
Hocam bu enfes kare için ne kadar teşekkür etsek azdır.
Saygılarımla...

Merhaba Bayram hocam,

Çok güzel renklere sahip bu kelebeği bütün detayları ile çok güzel görüntülemişsiniz. Emek ve paylaşım için teşekkürler üstadım.

Saygılarımla.
Mehmet

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