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Find The Snail...
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Copyright: Howard Cheek (marhowie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5754 W: 1225 N: 10586] (34593)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-04-07
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 150mm F2.8 APO Macro DG HSM, Hoya skylight (1B)
Exposure: f/11, 1/500 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies of Texas [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-04-08 7:04
Viewed: 765
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This my first butterfly post of 2005. After the shot during post processing I noticed the snail top right corner of the frame..
You won't see many butterflies from me until my planted flowers are up. I really hate this ground-level work..The knees ain't what they used to be! ;-))
This is the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio cresphontes).
WINGSPAN: 4-6 1/4INCHES
IDENTIFICATION: Forewing with diagonal band of yellow spots. The tails are edged with black and filled with yellow.
LIFE HISTORY: Males patrol for receptive females. Females lay eggs on host leaves and twigs. Caterpillars resemble bird droppings ? and eat leaves and young shoots. Chrysalids hibernate.
FLIGHT: Two in the north from May-September; all year in Florida and the Deep South.
CATERPILLAR HOSTS: Tress and shrubs of the citrus family (Rutaceae) including Citrus species, prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum), and hop tree (Ptelea trifoliata).
ADULT FOOD: Nectar from lantana, azelea, bougainvilla, bouncing Bet, dame's rocket, goldenrod, Japanese honeysuckle, and swamp milkweed.
HABITAT: Many locales including rocky and sandy hillsides near streams or gullies in the North; pine flats, towns, and citrus groves in the south.
RANGE: Throughout eastern North America west to the Rocky Mountains, south through the desert Southwest to South America.
Thanx for lookin' and hope you like it!
gerhardt, Fisher, sAner, ellis49, red45, AndyB, TAZ, guychou, hummingbird24, Luc has marked this note useful
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Excellent shot Howard, stunning colours and a good composition.
Beautiful butterfly, great lighting.

Well framed, Tfs!
Superb work.

Your work is flawless now Howard. I admire everything you post. Brilliant!

Excelent cature and well done on this composition. Like the snail. :)

Mike

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1654 W: 79 N: 1456] (4742)
  • [2005-04-08 9:57]

Excellent composition and colors Howard. Really well done. POV is great (do you knees still hurt? ;))I did see the snail. TFS!

Very good macro Howard.
I'm agree with you about the knees, they are not the same as they once was, old men shall not lay down on the ground;-)
Very good colours, composition and details.
Very well done, my Friend

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2830 W: 75 N: 8025] (26863)
  • [2005-04-08 14:47]

Hi Howard!
Last weekend I captured my first butterfly in 2005 but yours is far, far better! So detailed and sharp. Fantastic composition with those violet flowers and... snail ;-)

This is beautiful Howard.
Nicely composed with good detail and contrasting colours.

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1592 W: 32 N: 1361] (3978)
  • [2005-04-08 18:48]

A very nice capture.
I really like the composition,the butterfly is clear and sharp against the colourful background.
Excellent work,very well done indeed.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3184] (10918)
  • [2005-04-09 0:56]

Waouh ! Belle et intéressante composition champêtre pour ce superbe papillon. Jolies couleurs et bonne netteté.
Very well done !

Howard I miss the time when I always had to say focus a wee-bit soft :-)))

This shot is very well composed, and your shots are getting better everyday. COngratulations my friend.
Well done.
TFS.

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 788 W: 31 N: 20] (5002)
  • [2005-04-09 6:35]

Beautiful butterfly. Very nice composition and colours.Excellent wings. Good work. I like it.
Regards,
Aleksander

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2005-04-09 15:46]

Howard, nice debut in 2005. This is colorful and nice. A beautiful butterfly, a great photo.

Isn't it wonderful when you get a bonus like that (snail)?
I very much like this butterfly and beautiful flowers. Lovely composition with good detail lighting and bonus. Well done and thank you Howard.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 315 N: 4404] (14713)
  • [2005-04-10 14:34]

Personal assessment of the photo: great.
Good visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
No butterfly here yet ;-(
Thanks, Howard, you open my appetite for such photos.

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