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Spring Brood


Spring Brood
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Copyright: Alan Cassidy (accassidy) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 155 W: 117 N: 514] (1946)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-21
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D80, Sigma 180mm f/3.5 Macro EX DG HSM, 72mm UV
Exposure: f/11, 1/350 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-04-21 14:18
Viewed: 377
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Spring has definitely arrived in England and it is at last possible to get some more butterfly pictures at home. The Holly Blues are still not cooperating, but this male Small White, Pieris rapae, sat still for me for a short while. A chance to get to grips with the new 180mm macro lens.

Perhaps a little too much of the leaf and not enough of the butterfly is in sharp focus. That comes from concentrating too much on the head and antennae. But after this one shot, he flew away and did not settle again. So I am left with just this record of a brief visit.

Only the Spring brood of males has this virtually unblemished forewing. Those from later broods have a black post-discal spot on each forewing, and these seem to be the majority among pictures on TrekNature.
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  • nagraj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 567 W: 94 N: 1194] (4878)
  • [2009-04-21 19:41]

hi,
congrats for your new macro lens, hope to see many good images from you, like this one. beautiful greens, white and that dark background. apart from pleasant image, its worth to see the difference that you mentioned. tfs.
nagraj.v

Ciao Alan, congratulations for your new lens, works very well,, beautiful macro of elegant white butterfly, splendid details and excellent sharpness, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-04-22 14:52]

Hi Alan,you haven't holly blues but i haven't pieris like that...they are always in mouvement,impossible to try to take one....very nice pic,you manage very well the light,the white in a sun is always difficult to take whit this perfection! My best compliments,have a nice day,Luciano

Hello Alan,

Nice take of the butterfly in an interesting PoV. Good details and composition.

Thanks,
Prasad

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