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6-spot Burnet


6-spot Burnet
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Copyright: Vinny Blood (Vinster) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 82 W: 1 N: 137] (527)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-25
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM, SanDisk Ducati 8GB
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-28 5:15
Viewed: 474
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
A newly emerged Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae). These gaudy day flying moths look like a sluggish bee when in flight. Their beautiful colours are a warning to predators that they are full of foul tasting poisons. They can be found in areas of grassland across most of the UK. The caterpillars feed on Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus). It is only when the moth has hatched that you can see the vivid hindwing. Once the wings are fully dried, the moth will fold them downwards.

This shot was not as easy as it looks - the moth was on a long grass stalk and although the breeze was light it was making it sway. I find the best thing to do in this situation is to set up the shot as best as you can, wait for the wind to lull - then hold the button down and hope one comes out sharp! The resulting shot has been cropped and sharpened.

Kind Regards

Vinny www.vincentblood.com
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Ciao Vinny,

Impressive macro shot of six-spot burnet!

Good sharpness with nice POV and great DOF. The eyes are simply adorable. Great light and nice exposure of the textures on the body of the burnet. Good way of presenting. Wonderful composition!
Thanks for sharing.

greetings,
Paras Bhalla

perfect sharp closeup, TFS Ori

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3808 W: 190 N: 11328] (34927)
  • [2009-07-28 6:42]

Hello Vinny,
A very fine and unusual macro of Six-spot Burnet 'drying out' after emergence from the pupa. You made good use of the lighting to achieve fine sharpness and just the right DOF, despite the gusts of wind, a common bother when photographing insects in the wild.
Thanks and kind regards,
Ivan

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 645 W: 15 N: 1577] (6149)
  • [2009-07-28 7:07]

Hello Vinny
Excellent macro shot, vivid colors, great details and clear BG
Regards
RAzvan

Hi Vinny,
a rare moment well captured, that's what I call a days work.
Best regards
Dietrich

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2009-07-28 7:24]

Hi Vinny,
The shimmering colors look beautiful. Lighting, focus, sharpness and details are very nice. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

Vinny,
Grea, great capture...all are wonderful:colors, sharpness...Congratulation!
Horia

Hi,
Wonderful and your best image, also very good natural history on record, beautiful that too. I know about wind and how difficult to get sharp images, its sometimes testing your patience. you did very well. tfs.
nagraj.v

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 792 W: 138 N: 1312] (5642)
  • [2009-07-28 10:13]

excellent capture of the moment shortly after the "birth" of the burnet! :-) sharpness, colors and details are really great,
perfectly timed and well-composed, love the "hairy" body and the antennae which look like horns. superb job & best wishes, thor.

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 404 W: 0 N: 1002] (5396)
  • [2009-07-28 10:16]

Very interesting moment!

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2907 W: 34 N: 8619] (32124)
  • [2009-07-28 10:49]

Hi Vinny. Very good timing to capture this close up of the fresh Burnet, Your POV let us see the whole side view. Taken with good detail andsuch natural colours. Well seen and taken
TFS.
Nick..

Hello Vinny,
Very interesting moment, with this new adult, with perfect sharpness and nice red tones of the wings. I can imagine it was not easy to do with the wind, the short distance and the difficult position for you to make the focus. Congratulations,
Catherine

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2384 W: 94 N: 5493] (17500)
  • [2009-07-28 11:23]

Hello Vinny,
Excellent photo of this Six-spot Burnet. Great sharpness and details in beautiful clear and natural colours. Amazing good plain BG, POV and DOF. Very nice composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 651 W: 0 N: 228] (4878)
  • [2009-07-28 12:30]

Slav Vînny,
Very interesting and impressive macro.Excellent sharpness and details.Nice colors and bacground.Very well composed.Thanks for sharing.
Dûrzan

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 71 N: 758] (4689)
  • [2009-07-28 12:33]

Hello Vinny,
I like your composition. The insect is visible in very good light with superb sharpness. clear neutral BG.
Regards, Pawel

Excelente realización para una complicada captura, con unos ojos captados magistralmente.
Muy buen trabajo también con la luz.
Saludos Vinny: Josep Ignasi.

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  • Merlin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 393 W: 230 N: 340] (1094)
  • [2009-07-28 14:48]

Vinny:
This is close to perfect. A lovely smooth background that makes the main subject stand out, and all the important details within the DOF. You have caught this moth in the brief phase of "wing drying," showing it in a rarely seen profile. It is always windy in macro land ;)
Regards, Nigel.

great shot Vinny
i like pose and fine details of zygaena

compliments sERGIO

Hi Vinny

That's a different view of this common moth, well done, it looks completely different. Great POV, excellent sharpness and details.

Chris

Hi Vinny

A good shot of the Burnet and one emerging from it cocoon. Fine focus showing fine detail on the moth. Very nice bg.

TFS regards Bill

hello Vin
great composition with good details and great sharpness
beautiful colours
greeting lou

Hello Vinny
this is a superb shot of this newborn Six-spot Burnet, ou can be happy with the result, this shot is very sharp and the colors are splendid as well as the BG
a wonderful scene
TFS Jacqueline

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2989 W: 162 N: 941] (2769)
  • [2009-08-15 7:46]

Hello Vinny,
I've missed this brilliant capture of the Six-spot Burnet having just emerged! It is very nice to see the lovely red underside clearly and the POV is excellent. Excellent details and very well presented.
Many thanks and cheers, Ulla

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  • briGG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 2 N: 272] (1383)
  • [2009-08-27 12:39]

Hello Vinny,

excellent macro, very sharp picture and good work... for you ... the photographer!

Not so easy, indeed !

brigitte

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