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Giant Swallowtails


Giant Swallowtails
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Copyright: Jose Augusto L Hauer (zeca) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 383 W: 14 N: 537] (2847)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-11
Categories: Insects
Camera: Cannon EOS Rebel XTi, 18-55 Canon EFS
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Nice Insects, Beautiful Moths, Bellas Polillas, Belles Mites..., Beautiful Butterflies [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-03-15 11:22
Viewed: 553
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Adult giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes), probably an female. Thanks to Miles Herbert (captive light) I have a name to this butterfly.

The giant swallowtail is widely distributed throughout the American continent. Its range extends from southern New England across the northern Great Lakes states, into Ontario, through the southern portions of the Central Plains to the Rocky Mountains. The species ranges southward to Florida and the Caribbean, into the southwestern United States, and on through Mexico to Central and South America, where I found this one.

I took this picture in a very shadowed place inside the bush and at late afternoon, so I used the flash. I also pp it to brake a little bit of the flash lights and I´ve cropped.

Since it is a large butterfly with around 12 to 13 centimeters, I could capture it without any macro or close up lens, just getting close as possible.

Regards,
Zeca
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  • carmia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 227 W: 2 N: 126] (1927)
  • [2007-03-15 12:01]

Precious photo! the colors and the clearness are very good, excellent work. Greetings.

Hello Zeca
Very nice closeup from this swallowtail,
Great compo and focusing,A little bit
would be better in my opinion,
Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

Olá Zeca,
Maraviloso punto de vista el que lograste. Tal vez un poco sobre expuesta, pero la composición inusual y bella valen la pena.
Saludos
Hernán

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  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 468 W: 126 N: 281] (1562)
  • [2007-03-15 19:42]

Olá Zeca
que angulo inusitado vc usou aqui... e ficou muito bom.
os detalhes estão ótimos assim como o fundo escuro que realça ainda mais o perfil da borboleta..
abraços;
Taba

Hi Jose,
A very nice shot on this Swallowtail. Nice vibrant colors and good detail. Nice frame filling composition.
Scott

Hello Jose,
This is one of the most orgiginal close-up of a swallowtail I have seen so far :-) I like the angle in which you took this picture, those great details and bright colors. It is interesting that the main point here is its body instead of its wings. This is very well done with excellent composition. Thanks!
Claudine

Hi Jose

C'est un beau specimen,la netteté et la presentation sont bonnes,mais je trouve que le cliché a trop de lumiêre au niveau du corps,non?
Merci et au revoir...JP

Hello Jose,
Nice close up and original pov. Details are well shown with vivid colors. Very well done.
JC

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2007-03-17 1:10]

José, essas borboletas são de fato muito bonitas, e sua foto mostra isso muito bem.

Excelentes cores e contraste, sem falar na acertada composição.

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1026 W: 5 N: 2887] (10445)
  • [2007-03-19 18:35]

Hola Primo.- Bella foto, agradables colores naturales y exelente pose de esta hermosa Mariposa. Tu nota es muy buena tambien.
Saludos Luis52.

Excelente ângulo, Zeca, grande resultado.
Gostei muito.
Raimundo

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