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Fighting 4 nectar


Fighting 4 nectar
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Copyright: Stephan Duchesne (iglootrek) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 92 W: 10 N: 459] (1619)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-09
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, CMOS ISO 200
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-06 20:06
Viewed: 1088
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

Class: Insecta (insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies)
Family: Danaidae (Milkweed butterfly family)
Genus: Danaus
Species: Plexippus

The Monarch butterfly is an insect that goes on a special adventure called a migration.

Scientists from the United States, Canada and Mexico study the Monarch butterfly's migration each year

Scientists track the Monarch butterflies that are born in the late summer or early fall by putting tags on them. Later when the butterflies are found, the tag tells where to report the information.

This is how scientists track the butterflies during the migration adventure.

Each tag has a number and an address. The tag doesn't hurt the butterfly at all.

Monarch butterflies drink the nectar from flowering plants. They "taste" with their feet but drink with a special feeding tube called a proboscis.

Only the Monarch butterflies born in the fall migrate. They can't stay in the cold weather and must go south or die.

Scientist don't know everything about the Monarch butterfly migration yet.

Source

This picture was taken at the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago.

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  • mbasil Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 336 W: 149 N: 745] (3304)
  • [2006-08-06 20:12]

Wonderful, Stephan. Great color on these 'flies. The lighting is great, too. And an excellent composition. Well done all around.
Mike

Hi Stephan,
Superb close up shot of these two butterflies, both of them making a relatively symmetry compo with flower at center. Sharp, neat, and great details. Nice blurry BG. Greatly composed.

Ben Lakitan

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3067 W: 231 N: 6166] (21070)
  • [2006-08-06 20:29]

Great cpature of this duo, Stephan.
Excellent composition with the two butterflies balancing each other with the flower as the fulcrum. The symmetry is very pleasing.
The details and colors are outstanding. Perfect light and exposure.
TFS. ; )

Hi Stephan,
A great shot with the two Monarchs on the same flower. Beautiful color saturation and sharp detail from the spot on exposure. Nice soft OOF backround really compliments them well.
Scott

  • Great 
  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2006-08-06 20:46]

Hi Stephan,
Very nice capture! Great contrasting colours, sharp and clear details, excellent OOF background.
Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful. It almost looks like a reflection.
The colours are so nice.

Hello Stephan,

Awesome double play on these beautiful Monarchs, vertical capture was the perfect choice. Very nice colors. :)

Wow. Very impressive capture. Excellent color and detail. Well done!

  • Great 
  • shal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 259 W: 65 N: 476] (2124)
  • [2006-08-06 23:50]

Hey Stephan,
brilliant composition, POV, DOF and framing,
well spottes and caught,
one butterfly is diff. is capture leave alone 2 together,
good work :)
Cheers TFS,
Vishal Sabharwal

Magnifique symétrie dans cette belle photo. La lumière, la composition et les couleurs sont splendides
Amicalement
JJ

  • Great 
  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2173 W: 220 N: 4384] (14904)
  • [2006-08-07 3:46]

What an amazing capture, Stephan.
"Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the fareest of them all" :)))

They look smashing! Excelent details, great lighting, superb colors, very well composed and framed.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hi Stephan

Great work. All the techo stuff looks spot on. Good colours and nice to view. :-)

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-08-07 15:06]

Bonita composición Stephan por este par de bellezas tan bien retratadas.
Excelente color, enfoque y agradable composición.
TFS... Ricardo

Beautiful composition Stephan for this couple of beauties so well depicted.
Excellent color, focus and pleasant composition.
TFS... Ricardo

Salut Stephane,

Back to life? Belle performance avec cette marco de papillons. L'image est bien équilibrée, l'exposition et la netteté sont impécables. La profondeur de champs créé un beau flou à l'arrière.

Bref, une excellent macro. TFS.

Alain

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