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Hackberry Emperor


Hackberry Emperor
Photo Information
Copyright: Ron Warner (tuslaw) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 236 W: 8 N: 600] (1905)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-03
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-07-13 19:27
Viewed: 305
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I've searched my guide books and I believe this is a Hackberry Emperor. I took this photo at Radnor Lake while visiting my daughter in Nashville Tennessee.

The butterfly was an extremely fast and erratic flier. When it did finally land it settled on the beam of an old wooden foot bridge. I never got it to open it's wings for a shot, so I settled for this closed wing image which I believe shows some beautiful patterns.

Hackberry Emperor
Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
Subfamily: Emperors

These butterflies are very fast fliers and usually rest upside down on the trunks of trees. The males perch on tall objects in order to keep a watchful eye out for females.

The adult butterflies deposit their eggs in clusters and the caterpillars remain in groups, overwintering in dead rolled leaves.

They range over most of the eastern United States, central Plains states, and southwest moutains of Mexico.

They feed on sap, rotting fruit, dung and carrion while getting ther moisture from puddles along roadsides as well as streams.
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To cataclysta: Hackberry Emperortuslaw 1 07-15 19:52
To siggi: Hackberry Emperortuslaw 1 07-15 19:50
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To Janice: Hackberry Emperortuslaw 1 07-15 19:48
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Hi Ron
These photo has a great potential. It is nicely composed with good OOF background. Unfortunately it is a little bit to dark. I did a WS I hope you like it
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 277 W: 3 N: 738] (2646)
  • [2008-07-14 1:51]
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Great shot Ron,
Well composed, good detail, colours and sharpness.
Nicely captured and well exposed, good POV and DOF.
Regards Siggi

Hi Ron
This chap looks beaut sitting on the bridge. A different POV than being on a flower and he is wonderfully sharp. His antennas look enormous! The colours are nice on his wings too. TFS
Cheers
Sue

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  • GaryT Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 82 W: 4 N: 161] (858)
  • [2008-07-14 7:42]
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I don't think it looks too dark, especially since it is slightly backlit. Something about the blurred background doesn't look quite right. If the blurring was enhanced in post-processing, it looks like it was brought too far forward. Still, it's a neat photo. Gary

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3446 W: 144 N: 5883] (17434)
  • [2008-07-17 18:45]
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Very good capture of the butterfly. The sunlight brings out his colours and patterns. Very good sharpness and clarity too, Ron.
Well done
Janice

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