*Happy Deepavali*

Critiques [Translate]

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• heimann2 (659)
• [2008-10-26 23:34]

fantastic picture with good composition, good colours and sharpness.
regards
Pierre

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• uleko (2839)
• [2008-10-26 23:37]

Hello Ganesh,
This is a beautiful butterfly, just like a leaf! Great sharpness and a wonderful range of browns on the wings that stand out against the light background. A lovely composition too.
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

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• Jamesp (16522)
• [2008-10-26 23:45]

Hi Ganesh

Happy Devali - many towns in the UK now have festivals and processions - some were on TV last night.

I have no ides about the UD, but you have captured it beautifully with great detail and excellent use of the light.

James

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• dany13 (123)
• [2008-10-27 1:13]

hello Ganesh you have taken one Mélanitis i think Léda probably female form and with wet saison look eh eh nice shot Dany

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• nagraj (4878)
• [2008-10-27 1:40]

hi ganesh,
very beautiful brown, good details and shape, well captured. happy diwali. tfs.
nagraj.v

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• Royaldevon (4225)
• [2008-10-27 2:12]

Hello Ganesh,

From the thumbnail, this looked like a dead leaf, testimony to its marvellous camourflage!
The colour tones on its wings are amazing and beautiful.
Very well composed.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• siggi (16330)
• [2008-10-27 2:24]

Hello Ganesh,
wonderfull close up of this btterfly,excellents details and perfect colors,the point of view make a difference,great shot,my best compliments,
Best regards Siggi

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• maurydv (16614)
• [2008-10-27 2:38]

Ciao Ganesh,
meravigliosa cattura, eccellente composizione che esalta la fantastica bellezza di questa farfalla, straordinaria la definizione dei dettagli delle ali, bellissimi i colori e stupendo OOF BG.
TFS.
Maurizio

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• sandpiper2 (14121)
• [2008-10-27 2:56]

Hi Ganesh

Great shot of this evening brown, a species I get here in Australia too. Good low down POV and sharpness. Pity for that annoying leaf in the foreground, but that;s nature for you.

Chris

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• PeterZ (17634)
• [2008-10-27 3:13]

Hello Ganesh,
Wonderful photo of this leaf-coloured butterfly. Excellent clear colours and sharpness. Great neutral BG and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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• boreocypriensis (34003)
• [2008-10-27 3:38]

Hi Ganesh,
What a superb macro shot of this beauty with great clarity and nice DOF/POV. By the way Happy Deepavali day my friend!
TFS and Cheers,

Bayram

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• pankajbajpai (16507)
• [2008-10-27 4:40]

hello ganesan,
wish you a very happy deewali, this is a fine capture for this festive season, the image is sharp with good details and the wing pattern looks beautiful, liked the composition too,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• nglen (32202)
• [2008-10-27 5:55]

Hi Narayanan . A very good side view of this unusual butterfly. With good detail and natural colours. well done TFS./ good notes too.
Nick..

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• wishnugaruda (16698)
• [2008-10-27 7:45]

Hi Ganesh,
yes - it's me again after a break - I haven't been here for almost 11 months now - but now I'm happy to be back and to see all the wonderful shots - so like yours, this butterfly is beautiful and in good quality.
Thanks and many greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• eqshannon (27951)
• [2008-10-27 7:51]

These are those special butterfly s which mimic leaves in fall..an odd one for sure but I have seen a few on TN..yours is as good as they get sir...and a happy holiday now past...back to you!
Bob

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• matatur (4472)
• [2008-10-27 8:27]

A beautiful close up of that fantastic looking b.fly Ganesh, focus and exposure simply perfect my friend, but what I face some difficulty in understanding is, how did you manage that perfectly OOF, polychromatic BG!
Cheers,
Mehmet

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• jusninasirun (7662)
• [2008-10-27 8:55]

Hi Ganesh. Very nice post for today. Good dedication picture and sharp focus on the evening brown. Well done and TFS. Regards. Jusni

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• ellis49 (30807)
• [2008-10-27 8:56]

Hi Ganesh,
In the thumbnail I thought it was a dry leaf:-) But it was
a beautiful butterfly and you have captured very well.
Well composed, nice POV fine details and good DOF.
Well done.

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• Maite (5195)
• [2008-10-27 9:52]

Hello Narayanan
Espectacular capture of this beautiful butterfly taken with splendid sharpness and in a lovely composition, standing out perfectly against a smooth bg of beautiful colors!
Congratulations and thank you very much for sharing.
Best wishes
Maite

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• radz (3404)
• [2008-10-27 10:52]

Beautiful shot..
Nice lighting and details.

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• PaulH (13089)
• [2008-10-27 10:53]

Hi Ganesh,
excellent low POV and impressive details too. DOF is perfect, well done!
Paul

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• adilakbar (590)
• [2008-10-27 11:44]

Hi Ganesh. Happy Diwali.
Excellent work. Good low POV well composed. Nice DOF. TFS - Cheers - Adil.

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• Silvio2006 (41486)
• [2008-10-27 15:43]

Ciao Ganesh, fantastic butterfly like a dead leaf, great details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• lousat (19673)
• [2008-10-27 16:04]

Hi Nara,this is a great gift to a butterflies lover like me! Fantastic close-up,colors and details at the top and a very unusual and unknown specie,my best compliments,have a nice day,Luciano

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• crs (3543)
• [2008-10-28 1:38]

Hello narayanan,

What a fine image you are showing! There are so many color tones in your photo showing in a good manner the butterfly. Even more the texture of the wings can be well observed due to the extreme sharpness of the image. This is encreased even more by the blurry background.

Congratulations,
Cristian

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• Alex99 (18539)
• [2008-10-28 5:11]

Hi Ganesan.
Common for you and uncommon for our places beauty. Very impressive POV and framing as well as colouration and other details of the butterfly. Light colourful BG decorates the butterfly image so perfectly. Once more wonderful shot from you. Thanks and best wishes.
Alexei.

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• loot (10033)
• [2008-10-28 8:41]
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Hi Ganesh

A lovely sharp macro of this Common Evening Brown. I am very happy for you that you received help on the ID.

I know we (nature photographers) sometimes grovel in the dirt to get a specific shot, but I think diving into a dustbin for a butterfly sure takes the cake (chuckle). Have you perhaps seen the series of "Dirty Jobs" on the Discovery channel? Maybe this is a qualifier… Don't worry; I'm just pulling your leg.

The brightish BG is well OOF and it compliments the darker butterfly very well. The exposure was well controlled and the colours are lovely. Enjoy your festivities and don't forget to make my yawner smile (chuckle).

Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

Btw. I'll be off the site for a week or so as I must go to hospital (tomorrow) to have an "incisional hernia" repaired on my abdominal wall. See you around later my friend.

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• joey (24727)
• [2008-10-28 13:59]

What an amazing butterfly!
Excellent sharpness and detail.
Very well composed.
Nice lighting.
Happy Deepavali to you too :-)

Well done,
Joe

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• smurali (3582)
• [2008-10-28 17:54]

Gannu, Happy Deepavali to you and family. This is a good one. Looks like, you have gone down to ground level to shoot this. I wonder why the Common Brown is in this avatar during the monsoon season.

- Murali Santhanam

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• ramthakur (32174)
• [2008-10-28 23:53]

Happy Deepavai to you too, Ganesan!
I have had intimate brush with Common Evening Brown this year in the sense that it once came inside my office at sat on a roof light for hours. It likes shady places and I was able to shoot it without much difficulty. I saw one the other day, lying dead on the ground.
Your picture of its lower wings is very good.
It is a dry season form, apparently.
Thanks and regards.

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• anel (15760)
• [2008-10-29 0:20]

Hello Ganesh,
Amazing behaviour and mimicry of this special shaped butterfly. I really would like to see this butterfly dropping on dead leaves, it must be almost impossible to see it. Very fine close-up and interesting posting,
Thanks so much
Anne

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• pekkavalo1 (6749)
• [2008-10-29 14:38]

Hi Ganesh,
I seem to have missed this excellent picture. Very interesting looking butterfly you are showing us. Good POV and composition, pin sharp details.
TFS
Pekka