Holly Blue female

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• jaycee (14987)
• [2007-05-09 11:36]

Hi Ivan,

Lovely close-up of this pretty blue butterfly. Amazing that for once the female is prettier than the male! Wonderful colors and sharp details. I love the composition and bg.

Jane

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• GLEM (5739)
• [2007-05-09 11:38]

hi Ivan,
ce petit papillon bleu est vraiment photogénique !
Très bonne composition avec la feuille courbée, bel ensemble.

gl

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• batu (11038)
• [2007-05-09 11:45]

Hello Ivan,
in this spring, argiolus was rather common here, but I failed to take a picture. Not necessary ... because you did it. You selected just the right point of view to achieve good sharpness on the wing upperside, the legs and both antennae. You met just the original colour of the butterfly.
Best wishes, Peter

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• ridvan (5140)
• [2007-05-09 12:01]

selam ıvan; excellent close up shot of this pretty butterfly,good details presented ,nice BG and POV well captured with nice colours TFS
regards
ridvan

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• jmp (8400)
• [2007-05-09 12:31]

Hi Ivan,
Lovely butterfly captured from a good pov and against a perfect background.
Regards, José M.

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2007-05-09 13:25]

Hola Ivan.
Tu imagen de hoy es una delicia.
Bellos colores e iluminación genial.
Fantástico disparo. Saludos, JL

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• Silvio2006 (23934)
• [2007-05-09 14:33]

Hi Ivan, splendid buttefly, lovely blurry BG, wonderful light and colors, excellent details and great sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• demeve (4072)
• [2007-05-09 14:44]

Hello Ivan, what a beauty fantastic photo, you managed to capture this butterfly perfectly. the collors and composition are amazing, great POV and sharpness, wonderful BG..well done..

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• ralfsworld (6056)
• [2007-05-09 15:22]

Hej Ivan
Cool butterfly shot with nice details on the legs and both antennas :) Usually people get only one antennas sharp but you get both of them ;)
TFS
Ralf

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• Adanac (13964)
• [2007-05-09 16:36]

Hello Ivan,
Beautiful colors in this nice macro shot with great details, thanks for sharing Ivan.
Rick

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• livios (16856)
• [2007-05-10 0:09]

Ivan, a clean and beautiful shot.

Besides, great contrast and composition.

I do enjoy the blurred bg too.

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• gannu (10776)
• [2007-05-10 4:17]

Ivan nice closeup shot of this blue butterfly.The composition and POV is very good
Ganesh

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• Bufo (4241)
• [2007-05-10 4:20]

Hello Ivan,
oh ...these littkle feloows are so fast. However they occus daily in my garden I have never taken a proper picture of them. This may be because of my shortcomings ofcoarse.
Rather strong crop, but I still can see all details. A nice image.
Regards, Jacob

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• marmottelolo (14467)
• [2007-05-10 5:37]

bonjour ivan
c'est vrai qu'avec plus de profondeur l'ailes gauches aurait surement été egalement au foyer,mais pour une photo prise a main levée le resultat est plutot satisfaisant.
bravo;
laurent

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• ramthakur (25076)
• [2007-05-10 8:14]

I had posted two picture of Holly Blue shot in India many months ago, so my interest in this species is rather very special, Ivan, mainly because someone had to lead me to its true ID as usual :-)!
It is good to see it with the wings partially open, and it is a pretty colourful female, as you rightly mention in your note.
The focus is not at its best in this image; nevertheless, it has immense educative value for me.
Best regards.

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• angybone (7204)
• [2007-05-10 10:21]

The DOF is still great even with f8.
The detail on the antenna is fascinating. Nice to see a lovely female - the guys get all the attention usually.

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• Hil (4839)
• [2007-05-10 19:30]

Hi Ivan

Great shot of the Holly Blue, very nicely composed with a great pose and POV, the details are excllent with fabulous colours and a beautiful blurred BG. I really wish I could see a Blue one of any species.

TFS Hilary :o)

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• glazzaro (4497)
• [2007-05-10 20:59]

Well caught, good detail and well positioned, nice shot.

Greg

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• loot (9137)
• [2007-05-10 23:05]
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Hi Ivan

A lovely shot you have captured of this female Holy Blue. It was interesting to read about the female being the more beautiful of this species. I suppose it is true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but apart from humans, we don't often see this in nature.

I really like your composition and POV. Showing the full right wing while the left wing is slightly obscured gives an interesting dimension to the shot. The details are nice and sharp (especially on the right wing, head, and antennae) and the colours are great. The BG is remarkable and the contrasting evenly green colour does well to enhance the insect. The exposure was well managed ensuring perfect lighting on the subject.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• mikou (5265)
• [2007-05-11 12:44]

Hi Ivan.
I'm sorry,but yet I'll be back to this your last post.I know Polyommatus bellargus,but this kind I am yet haven't seen.
Your composition is beautiful with good POV on pretty half open wings hereof small beauty.DOF is shallow(S2 me gives deeper with f/8 :- ))) ),but details on head and right wing are very good.I like also amazing colors and very nice green blurry BG.Well done,thanks for sharing.
Best greetings Milos.

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• captainsgirl (4078)
• [2007-05-11 19:19]

Hello Ivan,
Oh I love these blue butterlfies, I was at a conservatory and couldn't find one of them who would sit still long enough to photograph. Wonderful color and I really like the Dof..great shot. TFS
Donna:o)


Thanks so very much for your comments on my photo " Spring Wildflowers (32) " :o)

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-05-11 22:00]

Hello Ivan

A wonderful shot of this Holly Blue.Good job to get the wings open like that,we have similar blues over here and you can spend an afternoon trying to get that pose.lol.Excellent focus and sharp details.The DOF and POV are well done.I really like the deep ,rich colours of the photo.TFS

Rob

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• JORAPAVI (10077)
• [2007-05-12 4:28]

Hola Ivan,
Excelente toma, con buena nitidez y mucho detalle. Saludos
José Ramón

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• nainnain (6249)
• [2007-05-12 5:18]

bonjour ivan
je crois que ce papillon est le jumeau de celui que je viens de diffuser
belle photo nette, de tres bons détails
amitiès et merci
edith

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• Alex99 (14629)
• [2007-05-17 10:57]

Hi Ivan.
Pictured scene and its beautifulness are amazing at high range. Bravo. Only it is a pity a bit that left wing is perpendicular to monitor. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.