Big Greasy Butterfly

Critiques [Translate]

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• dew77 (13237)
• [2007-02-02 8:22]

Hello Ivan,
Wonderful close up.I'd never seen a semi transparent butterfly before.I liked POV,BG,details,vivid colors and composition a lot.
TFS..:-)

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• zumoduvas (2535)
• [2007-02-02 8:49]

Hello Ivan.

Excellent picture, nice composition and colors.

Regards.
Jose Luis.

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• falke (1710)
• [2007-02-02 8:54]

What a beautiful photo.
Perfect sharpness, computer treatment and colours.
I really like the glossy surface you can see on the wings.
Great work!

Regards/Bengt

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• Karin (2089)
• [2007-02-02 9:31]

Hi Ivan,
A spectacular butterfly and very well fotographed. Gorgeous colors and good POV that shows us these transparent wings.
Excelent sharpness and exposure.
Great work and interesting note
TFS

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• Alex99 (22404)
• [2007-02-02 9:51]

Hi Ivan.
What a great beauty you have captured. Amazing specimen and fantastic in its expressiveness POV. Excellent combination of lovely and bright colours. Reproduction of the butterfly is fantastic as well as the image of flowers. I like well moderately blurred leaves as BG and nice blue colour of the sky. Superb expressive work. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.

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• jmp (8413)
• [2007-02-02 10:59]

Hi Ivan,
Wonderful composition of this lovely butterfly. Excellent pov, colours and light.
TFS, José M.

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• saeedabbasi (5038)
• [2007-02-02 11:18]

Hi dear Ivan ,
very nice shot with amazing colors.
well composition and nice sharpness.
vwey well captured.
thanks and regards .
saeed

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• dkaved (2114)
• [2007-02-02 11:18]

Hi Ivan,
You are indeed lucky to find butterflies in abundance as over my way they are quite difficult to find.This is a good consolation for you missing the Bowerbird.I like how you really got down to its level and that reflection of the light on its wing a real bonus.Lovely colour and light!
Regards, David

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• stevkds (1811)
• [2007-02-02 11:23]

Hi Ivan. Beautifull. Technically perfect picture. tfs. Stev

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• glazzaro (4605)
• [2007-02-02 11:37]

Well done, you captured the wings translucency and we can see the BG behind the wings. Nice detail and exposure, well presented.

Greg

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• ramthakur (41134)
• [2007-02-02 11:57]

"Greasy" is certainly a misnomer in the case of this beautiful butterfly, Ivan.
You have captured this exotic species from a very impressive point of view, offering a comprehensive insight into the colours and textures on both sides of its wings.
The red bottle-brush flowers and the blue sky complement the composition very well.
Warm regards,
Ram

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• jaycee (25428)
• [2007-02-02 11:59]

Hi Ivan,

Beautiful butterfly! I am amazed how you captured those transparent wings. I have never seen one like this. The colors and details are wonderful. I really enjoyed seeing this.

Jane

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2007-02-02 13:48]

Fantásticos colores, una imagen muy bella con un fondo excelente y una luz fabulosa.
Enhorabuena por tan estupendo trabajo. Saludos, Juan Luis.

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• RAP (7405)
• [2007-02-02 15:32]

Wonderful specimen very well depicted Ivan with the transparencies completely visible.

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Great opportunism to capture so interesting sample.
Thank you and greetings.... Ricardo

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• Dave (2174)
• [2007-02-02 18:30]

Pretty exotic critter for being labled with such a name...;-)
Excellent composition! Beautiful picture!
Thanks,
Dave

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• Adanac (20976)
• [2007-02-02 19:33]

Hi Ivan,
Excellent posting, very good technically. What a strange butterfly you present to us, thanks.
Rick

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• coasties (27980)
• [2007-02-02 22:36]

Hi Ivan

A beautiful butterfly. Nicely shown with an array of nice bright colours. TFS.

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• horia (16604)
• [2007-02-03 5:17]

Hi Ivan

Another splendid and rather exotic capture from you!
I really like the POV that you chose here and the angle it gives in order to view the lovley transparency of this beautiful butterfly's wings.
The colors are charming, the DOF is exceptional and the composition very nice.
Perhaps a bit low on the sharpness, but still a charming post.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• Juyona (16891)
• [2007-02-03 18:58]

Bello pov. y magníficos detalles, excelente disparo... saludos Ivan

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• Janice (18826)
• [2007-02-04 5:16]

Hi Ivan, I love her wings - greasy or not!! And the male is very territorial isn't he?? It sounds quite funny to me...
Super capture showing the clearness of the wings, and the composition is good too. TFS
Janice

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• peter_stoeckl (10962)
• [2007-02-04 14:00]

Hello Ivan,
this shot must have been a very good consolation, indeed.
Wonderful pose, marvellous colours, capturing a butterfly from low angle against the sky is often a very awarding approach.
Really astounding to notice the similarity to our European Parnassius butterflies regarding the placement of spots on forewings, and the glassy transparency of wings. Thank you for this very interesting and beatiful contribution!
With best regards,
Peter

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• loot (11187)
• [2007-02-07 11:23]

Hi Ivan

This is a great macro of a very interesting and lovely butterfly. I’ve never heard of it before so thanks for the introduction. The black colouration of the insect provides a wonderful contrast to the red flowers, the green foliage, and the blue sky. The semi-transparent qualities of the wings are clearly visible.

Well done with the composition. The colours are well saturated, the details are very sharp, and the exposure was spot-on.

Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• captainsgirl (4082)
• [2007-02-17 18:02]

beautiful photo, great close up , love those wings! TFS
Donna:o)



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