Papilio Machaon

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Papilio Machaon
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Copyright: volkan pek (volkan) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 402 W: 16 N: 984] (5432)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-19
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D70s, AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor ED 70-300mm F4.5-5.6
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): jmp *1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-05-25 11:04
Viewed: 946
Favorites: 4 [view]
Points: 62
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Superfamily: Papilionoidea

Family: Papilionidae

Subfamily: Papilioninae

Tribe: Papilionini

Genus: Papilio

Species: P. machaon


Binomial name
Papilio machaon

The Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), is a large butterfly of the Papilionidae family. The butterfly is also known as the Common Yellow Swallowtail and the Old World Swallowtail. It is considered as the representative species of the Swallowtail or Papilionidae family and is spread right across the Palearctic region in Europe and Asia.

This striking butterfly is yellow with black wing and vein markings and a wingspan of 8 to 10 cm. The hind wings of both sexes have a pair of protruding tails which give the butterfly its common name. Just below each tail is a red eye spot.

The Swallowtail is present throughout the entire Palearctic region through Russia to China and Japan (including the Himalayas and Taiwan) and across into Alaska and Canada. In Asia it is reported as far South as certain oases in Saudi Arabia and Oman and the high mountains of Yemen.

In South Asia it occurs in Pakistan (Baluchistan, NorthWeste Frontier Province, Chitral), and Jammu and Kashmir, Northern India (Sikkim, to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh) Nepal, Bhutan and northern Myanmar.

This butterfly is widespread in Europe but is limited to a few areas in the Norfolk Broads of East Anglia in the United Kingdom where it is the UK's largest resident butterfly (the Monarch Danaus plexippus being slightly larger but only a rare vagrant).

ref:Wikipedia

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To blue_sea: selamvolkan 1 05-27 10:13
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Hi Volkan...
Congrats.
Wonderful stuff; amazing light, colours, detail, etc.
TFS this gem!
Annick

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  • babak Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 48 W: 0 N: 170] (842)
  • [2007-05-25 11:07]

very nice shot well done

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2356 W: 134 N: 6487] (20173)
  • [2007-05-25 11:18]

Hello Volkan,
Excellent sharp capture of a Swallowtail butterfly. Fine composition, lighting and BG.
I can't fault this: it is beautiful.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1133 W: 259 N: 2398] (10775)
  • [2007-05-25 11:38]

Hi Volkan,

A superb shot of this swallowtail,excellent camerastuff,well done and tfs

Paul

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2448 W: 207 N: 2034] (8111)
  • [2007-05-25 11:41]

Hello Volkan,
amazing shot, the details and colors are fabulous.
Beautiful composition with a great neutral BG that showss this beauty off without any distraction.
TFS..Sky

Volkan bey sizi tebrik ediyorum çok başarılı bir çalışma. merak ettiğim konu 70-300 nikon lenste macro özelliği varmı yoksa bu tamamen sizin becerinizmi?

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 903 W: 79 N: 1362] (5261)
  • [2007-05-25 11:58]

Hi Volkan.
Excellent capture of this butterfly in perfect pose.Well composed and accurate sharpened.Amazing colors,superb blurry BG and very good light.Great job.
TFS,with greeting Milos.

Hola Volkan.
Precioso y original POV.
Buenos detalles, BG y DOF.
Saludos, JL.

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  • pvb Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 386 W: 20 N: 521] (1779)
  • [2007-05-25 12:43]

Hi Volkan,
This is EXCELLENT.
The capture, sharpness, details everything.
Well Done!
Paula

Hi Volkan,

WoW what a beauty
excellent sharp/details
lovely compo with Superb colours and BG

TFS Thijs

Çok başarılı bir macro..Eline sağlık..Selamlar..

Swallotails are among the most good looking butterflies in the world, Volkan, and you have lost none of its appeal in this excellent capture.
Great colours, clarity and composition.
Well done and TFS.

Hello Volkan
Exellent shot of this Swallowtial,
Perfect compo,sharpness and BG,
Fantastic colors and POV,Superb shot.

Good luck
Fartash

Volkan muhteşem bir netlik ve kompozisyon. Işık, renkler ve detaylar süper. Elinse sağlık

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2038 W: 6 N: 1774] (12400)
  • [2007-05-25 17:43]

Hola Volkan,
magnífico trabajo,
nitidez y bella compo,
saludos

hello Volkan
good quality, great POV to take that wonderful specimen, well done
regards
jo

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 50 N: 3190] (10896)
  • [2007-05-26 1:18]

Hello Volkan,
Wooow ! This is a lovely Papilio machaon and you caught it nicely. He stands out of the smooth background.
The "+++++" : smart composition, nice subject, pose, POV, profile, colors, sharpness, DOF, blurred BG, light & exposure, instructive complementary note...
The "-" : nothing...
Congratulations and thanks for sharing this beauty.

bonjour
je n' ai plus de point pour ce soir mais je ne voudrai pas le manquer,
félicitations pour cette présentation, belles couleurs , excellents détails, bien vu, merci
edith

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2059 W: 220 N: 3571] (11664)
  • [2007-05-26 4:32]

Hi Volkan

Another splendid papilio shot from you, my friend!
The side POV here is really terrific and shows the lovely pattern from this beautiful butterfly's wings so nicely.
The colors are awesome and well saturated and the DOF is impeccable!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

selam volkan; elindeki makineya göre mükemmel bir macro olmus,detaylar ,renkler, POV ve arka plan cok hos olmus tebrikler

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 36 N: 598] (1863)
  • [2007-05-26 5:36]

Hello Volkan
A wonderful shot of the Swallotail here. The composition is wonderfulfor its colours, details and sharpness

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 978 W: 64 N: 1196] (4828)
  • [2007-05-26 6:03]

WOW!!
What a marvellous capture of this great beauty!!
Astounding sharpness, lighting, bg, colors, composition...
Really gorgeous!!
Thank you very much for sharing, dear Volkan.
Congratulations
Maite

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1070 W: 0 N: 1612] (7022)
  • [2007-05-26 7:32]

Hello Volkan,
Félicitations. Magnificent picture of the Swallowtail. Great colours, good sharpness,beautiful background make a wonderful composition.
Thank's and best regards
Anne

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2007-05-26 15:55]

Merhaba Volkan Bey,
Mükemmel bir makro çalışması olmuş.Detaylar,arka plan,ışık....sanki stüdyoda çekilmiş gibi 4/4 lük.
Selamlar,ellerinize sağlık!

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1006 W: 5 N: 2657] (9630)
  • [2007-05-26 16:43]

Hola Volkan.- Bello Macro. Con exelente nitidez y muy buen manejo de la iluminacion. Me agrada la pose y sus finos colores. Saludos Luis52.

Great shot, excellent image, sharp and amazing detail and lighting.
Very well done...
Cecilia

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1898 W: 94 N: 2375] (8394)
  • [2007-05-27 15:06]

Hi Volkan,
Absolutely perfect photo. Everything is at top quality!
TFS, José M.

MÜKEMMEL.......!!!!

Tebrik ederim.
Selamlarımla...

Hello Sir,
A very well composed picture from you.Nice details.Nice info also.Brilliant sharpness.Well suited BG.
I wish We could also Have Swallowtails in Our Asian Continents

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  • star74 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 294 W: 5 N: 619] (2466)
  • [2007-11-29 10:50]

Volkan süper olmuş.Son noktayı koymuşsun bu güzel kırlangıç kuyruğa.
Tebrikler.

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1204 W: 78 N: 846] (6748)
  • [2007-12-12 8:40]

selam pek
bunu kacirmisim her nasilsa ancak anasayfaya da yakismis
kirlangickuyruga iyi bir yakin cekim olmus
kompozisyon, bakis acisi, arka plan, isik, renkler ve detaylar basarili
eline saglik
selamlar
izler

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