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...Brimstone Butterfly...
Photo Information
Copyright: Damian Onderka (makkak) Silver Note Writer [C: 1 W: 0 N: 10] (70)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 350D (Digital Rebel XT), Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-07 4:53
Viewed: 944
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Found in Europe, Asia, and even north Africa, it is one of the longest lived butterflies, living up to thirteen months, although most of this time is spent in hibernation.

On the upper side the male is sulphur yellow and the female white with a greenish tinge but both have an orange spot in the center of each wing. They never settle with their wings open and from the underside the sexes are more difficult to separate but the female is still paler. Their wing shape is unique among British butterflies (although there are similar, closely related species in southern and eastern Europe) and is designed to act as camouflage while they rest and during hibernation. widely distributed across the southern half of the UK, it has been steadily increasing its range in the north of England but is limited by the distribution of its larval foodplants and is quite possibly close to its maximum possible distribution now unless there foodplants range also increases. In Ireland it has a much more localised distribution. It is widespread across Europe, North Africa and eastwards to Mongolia Often the first butterfly to be seen in the spring, sometimes as early as January when hibernating adults are awoken on a sunny day, there is a popular myth that it is this butterfly which gave us the word BUTTERFLY, a corruption of butter-coloured fly.
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Hi Damian.
You start with a nice capture, with lovely transparencies and beautiful subject and flower. The DOF is nice and the retails good.
Welcome, hope you enjoy TN.
PD: A note is compulsory in TN, if you look butterfly themes, you will find the id of this one, and a lot of things about it. You can write the note in any language.

Welcome to TN, Damian!
Your first post by way of a lovely butterfly is of outstanding quality.
Superb composition with wonderful POV, DOF, colours and sharpness.
I find the colour of the flower particularly enchanting.

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 856 W: 2 N: 617] (2142)
  • [2006-10-07 14:35]

Hello Damian , A Very good shot from the butterfly , beauty colours sharpnes pov details compositie and bg tfs ,Greetings Teunie ,and welcom to tn .

Hi Damian,
Wow! What a beautiful with that pastel colours, i like the superb bg a lot also. The wings look wonderful here! with that lovely flower this composition completely beautiful. The lighting on the wings and the flower is amazing!
Thank you,
Ersin

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 705 W: 13 N: 1405] (5027)
  • [2006-10-07 19:12]
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Hi Damian,

Great shot of the Brimstone Butterfly for your first post, the colours are lovely with superb backlighting, lovely composition and nice colours too. If you want to add a note Wilkipedia is a good place to get some.

TFS Hilary :o)

Hi Damian

Welcome to TN.

Nice shot for your first post. Well composed with good low point of view. Details are clear, but possibly not as sharp as could be.

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3067 W: 231 N: 6165] (21068)
  • [2006-10-08 2:47]

A warm welcome to TN, Damian.
Beautiful butterfly.
I like the back-lit wings.
Good composition.
Thank you for sharing. : )

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