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Polyommatus semiargus


Polyommatus semiargus
Photo Information
Copyright: Anne Gattlen (anel) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1733 W: 0 N: 3953] (15852)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-25
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Pictured Symbolic Qualities of Sun [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-07-04 6:12
Viewed: 396
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
POLYOMMATUS SEMIARGUS MALE (Rottemburg, 1775)

Mazarine Blue
Rotkleebläuling
Azuré des anthyllides

Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Polyommatus
Size: 28-34mm
Habitat: meadows, grasslands, humid places. Can be found even on altitudes over 2000m
Distribution: N'Africa, Continental Europe, Asia
Foodplants: Red Clover and other Trifolium species
Flighttime: May to August


Here we have a male, characterized by its beautiful blue upperwings. The females have a brown coloration.


Thanks a lot to Maurizio and Ivan to have helped me with the ID.

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Hi,
Lighting is very great here, in fact the image is all about light, so special that it made the beautiful butterfly come alive. tfs.
nagraj.v

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 71 N: 758] (4703)
  • [2009-07-04 6:58]

Hello Anne,
Good shot under light. Although butterfly isn't colourful but splendidly showed also BG have beautiful tints.
Regards, Pawel

Hello Anne,

Perfect picture with a little common pose with wings just open. Excellent lighting, very well managed. Beautiful colors and great focus.

Regards,

Jesús

Excellent use of the suns direction giving highlights and good contrast where needed. It also gives an etheral appearance which is very artistic of you....of course!
Bob

Hello Anne,

A really beautiful capture of this butterfly with nice colors, details & very good focus. Well done & TFS.

Regards

Umar

Hello neighbour Anne,
For the second time today I critize a very beautiful photo from you. I really admire the light in this photo. It gives a special atmosphere. Excellent sharp details and a good POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Anne,
Great sunlight effect on this shot. Sharp and clear image. Very well done.
JC

Hello Anne,
Excellent capture, sharp details, nice colors and great light, nice BG,
TFS and regards,
Nikos.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3005 W: 162 N: 1005] (2941)
  • [2009-07-04 10:23]

Hello Anne,
I can't help you but this is a very beautiful capture of this pretty blue butterfly. A lovely composition too showing great details and lovely colours.
TFS and regards, Ulla

Ciao Anne,
sull'ID propendo per Polyommatus semiargus, sia per la sensazione di maggiori dimensioni, anche se non ho veri elementi per valutarla e sia perchè i disegni della parte inferiore delle ali sia anteriore che posteriore mi sembrano più affini alla specie semiargus e direi che anche dal punto di vista dei colori, pur alterati dal bellissimo controluce, propendo per l'ipotesi esposta. Una bellissima macro sotto ogni aspetto.
Grazie e complimenti
Buona serata e buona domenica
Con Amicizia
Maurizio

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2926 W: 34 N: 8678] (32330)
  • [2009-07-04 12:50]
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Hi Anne. I am not sure if you have the ID yet, But all the same its a fine close up with such fine detail and bright colours. I like the side POV so we can see all of the markings. Well done TFS.
Nick..

PS Having had a look in two of my Butterfly books i would go along with the Cupido osiris for an ID.

hello Anne
beautiful composition and light natural colours and one beautiful pose, create a very fine photo
TFS
Nasos

Hi Anne,
A nice closeup of this beautiful butterfly. Sorry I have know what species does this blue belongs to. Excellent composition and sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3833 W: 190 N: 11412] (35173)
  • [2009-07-05 1:08]

Bonjour Anne,
A fine close macro of a male C. semiargus, the shape of the wings and the arrangement of the spots on the hindwing ruling out osiris IMHO. The POV, sharpness and DOF showing both surfaces of the wings are excellent and the composition is as usual for you, just right.
Merci et bonne journée,
Amicalement,
Ivan

Hi Anne
Beautiful, sharp image. Nice POV, great OOF background and of course very interesting and not so often presented species. I like it very much
TFS
Krzysztof

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 623 W: 0 N: 569] (3264)
  • [2009-07-05 5:22]

Hallo Anne,
Splendid erfassen diese ausgezeichnete Farben.
Sehr klar und gut gespielt dieses Bild.
Beschreibung der Daten sind auch sehr interessant.
Ein schöner Sonntag,
Adrian

Hello Anne,
What a beautiful image with the detail in the leaves and this butterfly. Patience is shown in your work with butterflies as they all are distinctly placed into the scene and very detailed. "Cast no shadows across their way and they will stay," is what I remind myself constantly.
Great Work Anne,
Steve

Bonjour Anne
superbe image de cet Azuré, les details sont clairs et nets, j'adore sa pose semi-ouverte et les couleurs vert tendres des feuilles et du BG
Passe une bonne Soirée
Jacqueline

Bonjour Anne
J'ai cherché dans mes livres... et je n'ai pas trouvé ton beau papillon..
merci pour cette découverte bien mise en valeur par la lumière originale.
Amicalement
Laurent

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  • meyerd Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 525 W: 68 N: 1708] (5404)
  • [2009-07-19 23:18]

Liebe Anne,
ich finde dass Dir das Portrait dieses Bläulings ganz besonders gut gelungen ist. Das hat mit dem raffinierten Licht und der transparenten Klappertopf- Unterlage zu tun. Die hohe Auflösung des Bildes wird der hohen Schärfe gerecht. Und dann gibt es da noch die Anel- Kompositionskunst. Toll gemacht.

herzlich grüsst Dieter

Liebe Anne,
ideale Pose, um einen Bläuling in seinen Erkennungsmerkmalen abzubilden, höchst präzise eingestellt - und ästhetisch sehr ansprechend präsentiert. So wie die raffiniert in Stufen aufgebaute Diagonale der Komposition sehr gekonnt gewählt ist. Und strahlendes Gegenlicht vollendet in seiner Leichtigkeit und Transparenz dieses kleine Meisterwerk.
Mit Dank und herzlichen Grüssen,
Peter

Bonsoir Anne.

Bravo pour cette somptueuse photographie de Mazarine Bleue. La compostion de l'image est très belle et pleine de mouvement, avec deux diagonales ascendante. Image pleine de dynamisme. Belle netteté sur tout le sujet et profondeur de champ appropriée. Très plaisant jeu des lumières et des ombres sur le feuillage, qui vient illuminer le papillon.

Bravo pour cette photographie et merci pour la partage.

A bientôt pour d'autres photographies.

Philippe.

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