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Red Admiral (Bassaris gonerilla)


Red Admiral (Bassaris gonerilla)
Photo Information
Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 505 N: 8098] (27718)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-10-30
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 100, Hoya UV 77mm
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-01 5:04
Viewed: 1255
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Revised information. Thanks Nigel (Merlin)

Red Admiral (Bassaris gonerilla)

New Zealand Red Admiral, Bassaris gonerilla, is a butterfly that is endemic to New Zealand. The Māori name is Kahukura which means red cloak. The Red Admiral is a member of the family Nymphalidae and is in the sub-family Nymphalinae.

Ongaonga, Urtica ferox is the main food plant for Red Admiral larvae. The larvae can also eat other Urtica species.

Red Admirals occur most frequently during summer and may live for several months. The adults feed on nectar from various plant species.

There are two sub-species of Bassaris gonerilla, B. g. gonerilla which occurs on the mainland of New Zealand and B. g. ida which occurs on the Chatham Islands.

Red Admirals are relatively common throughout New Zealand where their food plants occur.

The above obtained from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Red_Admiral

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 10D
Time of day: 3:15 p.m.
Date: 30th October 2005
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/350
F-Stop: F/8
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO: 100
Original file type: Digital Raw
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Interesting upsidedown perspective. Great shot as usual.

Hi, Pam - it's the New Zealand Red Admiral Vanessa/Bassanis gonerilla again. Atalanta doesn't have the blue eyespot on the underside of the forewing. Another nice shot, though I would possibly have cropped a little more top and left side - but such things are a personal choice.
Regards, Nigel.

Nice vanessa.
Maurizio

Hi Pam, very nice capture. Love the vertical composition on this, good details and presentation. Nice work.

i like the composition. Sharp detail and very nice colours and textures.

Great work on the framing

TFS

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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 451 W: 0 N: 975] (8383)
  • [2006-04-01 5:57]

Hi Pam,

I like this one. Interesting perspective and the background is wonderful and has natural colours.

regards,
Zeno.

Hi Pam,
Marvelous macro.Perfect focus, clear details, nice colors, POV, sharpness, composition and framing are magnificent. Congratulations...
Ali Rıza

Hi Pam, great photo. The colors are great the BG, POV, DOV, Just perfect. TFS

Hi Pam,
Very natural looking colors, and great detail in an interesting composition..Exposure is perfect, nice POV..Well done!

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2006-04-01 11:25]

I like the way you shot it, the pov is very good, it's sharp, it has a good background and the exposition is fine. Thanks Pam.

Mario

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1241 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
  • [2006-04-01 12:42]

Wonderful Nimphalidae!
Wonderful colours!
Excellent POV, details and DOF!
5* and TFS!
But it's not a Vanessa atalanta. Like Merlin writed V. atalanta doesn't have the blue "eye" and the yellow strip!

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2006-04-01 13:40]

Hi Pam!
My favourite butterfly! Probably one and only which live in both our countries. Yours looks slightly different - I think wings are brighter. Very good POV and composition in my opinion!

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2006-04-01 15:30]

Excellente prise Pam,

Félicitations pour la netteté et la belles compositio.

Merci pour l'envoie.


joseph

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2006-04-02 21:06]

Pam, a beautiful butterfly.

Unusual composition, and that's great.

Excellent colors and very nice bg.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2006-04-11 5:06]

Excellent Photo.
Complete note as usual.
Thank you Pam.
I am just paying my debts.

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