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Butterfly
Photo Information
Copyright: Paulo Sousa (Paulosousa) (6838)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-03-17
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XT, Canon EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 II
Exposure: f/11, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): South American butterflies, 40 - 49 Points (Chapter 8) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-05-15 22:00
Viewed: 1860
Points: 47
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae [Johannson])

Wing span: 2 - 2 3/4 inches (5.1 - 7 cm).

Identification: Upperside is white with light brown markings and a double row of light crescents at the margins. Forewing has one round, black spot; hindwing has two. Dry season (winter) form is larger and paler; wet season (summer form) is smaller and darker.

Life history: Males patrol and occasionally perch to find females. Eggs are laid singly near the host plant or under its leaves.

Flight: Throughout the year in South Texas and the Deep South.

Caterpillar hosts: Water hyssop (Bacopa), Ruellia, and Lippia.

Adult food: Shepherd's needle (Bidens pilosa) in Florida; Cordia, Casearia, and composites in Central America.

Habitat: Open, moist areas such as edges of ponds and streams, along shallow ditches, weedy fields, parks.

glazzaro, coasties, TAZ, wallhalla15, fiyo, phlr, marhowie, hekcik, SkyF, scottevers7, pilonm, thistle, jeanpaul, firelord, RII, extramundi has marked this note useful
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Hi Paulo:

Good capture of the butterfly, but the blurred pink flower in the background is irritating.

Imam

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3067 W: 231 N: 6167] (21074)
  • [2006-05-15 23:33]

A beautiful shot of this butterfly, Paulo.
The details are very sharp, and the exposure is just right.
A great POV showing the rather unusual shape of the bottom wings.
Subtle colors interesting markings. TFS. : )

Excellent detail, well exposed too, nice work.

Greg

very nice one Paulo,
a well taken shot, the pov is great and the dof is nice, the details are good, very nice job.
gr. jaap

Hi Paulo

This is a beautiful shot. Excellent POV showing the lovely pattern on the wing. Good saturated colours, crisp, clear and sharp. Very nice work. Thanks.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-05-16 1:53]

Wow ! What a lovely butterfly that you have very well captured ! Because of the good quality of your we are able to admire this superb species. I also appreciate the complementary note... Congratulations Paulo and thanks for sharing.

Hello Paulo,
this is a very nice butterfly shot. Great sharpness, colours and POV. Great note too! Thank you for this great composition.
Gr.
Heinz

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2762] (10618)
  • [2006-05-16 4:37]

Hello Paulo,
very nice capture with a superb composition. TFS

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1241 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
  • [2006-05-16 4:40]

Very good photo Paulo!
Beautiful on colours!
Very good POV with wings open!
Very good DOF and details!
5* and TFS!

Hi Paulo,
Excellent color, light, and sharp detail here..
Well composed open wing POV also.
Beautiful b-fly!
Very well done and Thank You!

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-05-16 7:52]

Hi Paulo,
excellent shot, I love the POV and DOF, it sets the butterfly free from the background and gives it a wonderful lightness. Lovely colors and fine details. Wonderful composition.
TFS..Sky

Hi Paulo,
This looks excellent! Beautiful colors from the spot onexposure. Nice sharp detail! Excellent work!
Scott

Olá Paulo,
Foto muito bem feita, com cores e detalhes muito bons.
Debi.

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  • pilonm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 548 W: 90 N: 871] (2919)
  • [2006-05-16 12:39]

Hola Paulo,

Remarkable picture of this buttefly! Colors, sharpnening, dof and pov cannot be better! I like the way the antennas superseeds the bg! Well done and TFS,
Michel

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-05-16 15:37]

Hi Paulo
Good shot. Great colours, sharpnes, details, DOF, BG and POV.
Well done Paulo

osse

Hi Paulo,
The pic is really good.
Nice colors and great details.
TSF, Andrea

Bonjour Paulo
Félicitation pour cette très jolie prise de vue . C'est vraiment un beau papillon et les couleurs sont justes.Le fond vert et rose fait bien ressortir les couleurs du papillon.
Félicitations pour la netteté et les détails.

Merci pour l'envoie et Bravo....JP

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12252)
  • [2006-05-16 21:46]

Bonjour Paulo!

Bravo pour cette composition,le papillon est très joli et les couleurs sont bien exposée.

Merci.


joseph

Hello Paulo,
Very nice shot! It's a classic picture of butterfly with great colours and good details. a little noise reduction postprocessing could've improved it a little, but still it's a very good shot!
WELL DONE!

Hi Paulo,
This is very nice macro! Beautiful colours, very good details and well composed.
Thanks for sharing!

Hello
wonderful shot,congrats for your fantastic gallery.
G.Paolo

Beautiful capture of this white peacock butterfly, both details and colors are excellent. :)

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 485 W: 0 N: 884] (2812)
  • [2006-06-10 16:52]

Hi Paulo.
Excellent capture of this clasic american butterfly, very nice composition, goods colors and details,great photo.

Thanks and I wait more photos , comments , tips and critiques.

Saludos...RICARDO.

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  • OzBY Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 2 N: 312] (1085)
  • [2006-06-22 12:34]

Grerat picture of this butterfly. Great position, color and BG

Oz

Another great shot from Brasil ;-D
I've always wanted to be there and make a pictures of objects like that ;-)

Chris

Simplemente un placer. Unha ledicia de volvoreta e unha captura magnifica. Para que digan que o lente kit de canon non fai bo macros...
O fundo marron semella un pouquiño ruidoso, sentarialle ben unha pasada polo Neat Image. Fai a proba!
Saudos amigo.

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