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Julia Butterfly


Julia Butterfly
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Copyright: Angelina Deans (angybone) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1191 W: 14 N: 2371] (7672)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-19
Categories: Insects
Camera: OLYMPUS E-500, Olympus Zuiko 40-150 f3.5-5.6
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: The Butterfly Farm
Theme(s): Butterflies on Lantana Flowers [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-07-23 3:59
Viewed: 774
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Meet Julia Butterfly...not to be confused with Julia Butterfly Hill, the activist who lived in a redwood for about two years. While both beautiful creatures, today we'll focus on the winged creature.

Yes, there is a leaf in front of this little beauty's face - unfortunately - but this butterfly is very flittery and was difficult to catch sitting still. I have some other shots but this is the clearest.

Julia Heliconian
Dryas iulia (Fabricius, 1775)

Identification: Forewings elongate. Male bright orange above and below; upperside of hindwing with narrow black border on outer margin. Female duller orange, with more black markings above.

Life history: Males patrol all day for receptive females. Eggs are laid singly on new growth; caterpillars feed on leaves. Adults forage along a set route of nectar sources each day in a behavior known as "trap-lining".

Flight: Throughout the year in southern Florida and South Texas, strays to the north in summer.
(once again my source was www.butterfliesandmoths.org)

ridvan, kjpweb, mayuresh, Kathleen, go2stones, eqshannon, haraprasan, jaycee, gracious, mikou, Luis52, jmirah, XOTAELE, pablominto, oscarromulus has marked this note useful
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hi angelina,
beautiful butterfly shot, well composed with nice pov, liked the colours and the contrast very much,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2007-07-23 4:29]

Hi Angy,
a great shot of this butterfly.
It has quite large eyes for a butterfly!
Sharp with beautiful colours.
The leaf obstructs it a bit though.
Well done,
Joe

selam angelina , an excellent shot and very good composition of this lovely b.fly nice pov and bg with splendid colours. Well done ! Regards ridvan

Good catch! Though I know that we have them in Florida, too - never managed to catch one yet. The more I'm happy to see one here! Well done! Cheers, Klaus

Hi angelina,
Beautiful butterfly shot with marvellous colours,great pov with details,well done

Hi Angelina.
Beautiful colours throughout. The orange really stands out from the green BG which is nicely out of focus.
I agree about the leaf obstructing slightly, the eye keeps going to it, all attention should be on the butterfly.
Wonderful

Kathleen
New Zealand

Very nice, almost matching colors between the butterfly and the flower. The leaf directs our eyes right to them. Nice background. Well done. Reid

I know the lady in the tree and coincidentally she just wrote an email this am. Pretty strange it all is. And a wide awake color in this shot as well. Glad to see you have camera in hand now that your vacation is over...hope all your future pics come out as well as this one

Luna
Bob

Hi Angelina,
Very nice colors. Excellent composition of this orange butterfly with a nice green BG. Thanks a lot for sharing.

This is a beautiful specie and I love this greast pose you captured! Details, POV, colors and composition are superb. I also like this natural exposure. They are wonderful insects! Thanks,
Claudine

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-07-23 7:22]

Hi Angy,

This is really an elegant butterfly with gorgeous colors. The eye stands out so well. Nice of it to choose a matching flower! Lovely details and the oranges and greens are a knockout.

Jane

Hello Angy,
What a lovely captured with great pov!
very sharp, vivid colour and much details here
well composed and well seen
cheers
Tony

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2007-07-23 9:14]

Hi Angelina,
Beautiful butterfly and you have captured it in a lovely pose. Fantastic colour tones and superb contrasts here. The smooth green BG highlights the bright red flowers and the butterfly well. Looks like a small fire in that garden, Angelina. Immaculate sharpness and neat focus. Excellent POV and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
  • [2007-07-23 11:00]

Hi Angelina.
Beautiful butterfly and great your capture.I like lovely details on his eye.Very nice POV,superb soft blurred BG and like always amazing colour palette with pretty contrast of butterfly color against BG color.Well composed,I like it.
TFS,with greeting Milos.

Hello Angelina,
Oh yes well worth posting this for sure...beautiful colors! You've got a great shot here, I don't mind the grass in front , not distracting at all, the butterfly is sharp and beautiful..TFS
Donna:o)

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2007-07-23 13:49]

Hola Angelina. Otra gran foto de Mariposas. Veo que te agradan mucho. Todas ellas son de gran calidad y con muy buena nota escrita. Te felicito Angelina por tu trabajo y gracias por compartir. Luis52.

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 98 N: 1241] (4189)
  • [2007-07-23 20:08]

Hi Angy,
It is a very sharp image and the perfect shades of orange and green. Excellent clean background and good POV. It is always nice to see the eye so well as you show it here.
Ken

Bright vivid colors against the green BG really looks fantastic...Outstanding POV...TFS
Jim

Excelente esta imagen como todas las tuyas que espero poder seguir visitando en estos días previos a las vacaciones.
Perfecto encuadre y una nota bastante buena.
Hasta luego, JL.

Hello Angelina,
I like this composition, elegant lines!
Good detaqils are captured in the insect, wonderful colour contrast to the green surrounbdings...
Well composed presentation!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Angelina,
Your images have "CLASS".
No need of further comments.
GREAT NOTES.
Best of the best to you & yours,
Mario.

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