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"2006 first butterfly"


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Copyright: Jorge Chemas (jchemas) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 553 W: 30 N: 749] (3396)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-08
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM, uv haze
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Swallowtails, Beautiful Butterflies Part Two [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-07-09 16:22
Viewed: 4080
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is the first butterfly that I have been able to shot this year and I think that it looks good.

The shot was done in RAW and I have used ACDSee Pro. X to process the file and converted to jpg. The same program was used to adjust levels, color, sharpness and finally, crop and resized to the posting size.

Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilo polyxenes)

Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies, which form the family Papilionidae. There are at least 600 species, and though the majorities are tropical, members of the family are found on all continents except Antarctica.

Swallowtail butterflies have two "tails" near their rear, a feature seen by bird predators as "antennae." In addition, in some species, the brilliant red spots in iridescent blue are mistaken as "eye spots." In other words, it looks like the hind end of the butterfly is the head end. Often birds go after this "tail end", and the butterfly flies away with the bird holding a "tail" in its beak. The butterfly may have lost the back part of its wing, but it is still alive! When you are watching swallowtail butterflies, notice that some swallowtails have missing tails!

Swallowtails are usually classified into three subfamilies, Baroniinae, Parnassiinae and Papilioninae, the latter two being further divided into tribes. An additional subfamily Praepapilioninae, has a single extinct member, known only from a single fossil. The Eastern Black Swallowtail is a common swallowtail butterfly, often confused with the Pipevine Swallowtail or female Tiger Swallowtail. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies of Australasia (genus Troides).

Swallowtails differ from all other butterflies in a number of anatomical traits. Most notably, their caterpillars possess a unique organ behind their heads, called the osmeterium. Normally hidden, this forked structure can be averted when the caterpillar is threatened, and used to emit a foul-smelling secretion containing terpenes.

The male has a yellow band on the hind wings with a blue cloud under it. The female has a row of yellow dots above a blue band. It's easiest to remember that males have more yellow, and females have more blue.

The main host plant for this butterfly in the wild is Queen Anne's Lace, but they also eat garden plants in the carrot family, including carrots, parsley, dill, and fennel.

Both male and female Eastern Black Swallowtails are bluish-black with yellow spots on the wings. They also have two orange eyespots with black dots in the middle.

Thanks for visiting me and thanks in advance for your comments/critiques

JC
pvs, loot, saguzar, marhowie, jeanpaul, Janice, wkshelton, liquidsunshine, phlr, coasties, SkyF, cecilia, Alex99, jcoowanitwong, Dando, CTP, halki, pablominto, firelord has marked this note useful
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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2158 W: 224 N: 4749] (16656)
  • [2006-07-09 16:30]

A very beautiful butterfly, Jorge.
The colors are absolutely lovely, the details are superb and the POV is excellent - with the wins wide open.
Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • Karin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 418 W: 5 N: 268] (2089)
  • [2006-07-09 16:40]

Hola Jorge,
Beautiful colours in the background also. Good details and his left wing looks already damaged.
Well done and TFS

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1127 W: 254 N: 3161] (14464)
  • [2006-07-09 17:10]

Hi Jorge,

An excellent post of this colorfull butterfly,well seen and captured,a pity that the wing is cracked a bit,

Paul

Es una mariposa preciosa. Tiene un color muy bueno y espectacular nitidez. Enhorabuena y saludos,
www.xente.mundo-r.com/briones

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5524 W: 722 N: 4163] (11276)
  • [2006-07-09 18:08]

Hi Jorge
You think its looks good? Well, I think it looks remarkably, exceptionally stunning. You sure nailed this one on the button and to think you had no practice yet this year (chuckle). Congratulations my friend as your first one is also your best one so far (ha-ha-ha). ;o)
The composition is fine while the colours are splendid, the details are brilliant as everything is perfectly in focus apart from the very tip of the right wing, the BG is absolutely great and it compliments the dark butterfly, and the exposure was spot-on.
Very well done my friend and TFS.
Regards
Loot

Hola Jorge,
Que bonita es esta primera mariposa de la temporada. Ha captado toda su belleza magníficamente. No hay ruido y los colores son estupendos. Además queda bien ese recuadro negro.
Saludos
Hernán

Salut Jorge
Ce macro est très bien réussi avec une très jolie présentation et de belles couleurs et un beau BG
Merci et a la prochaine...JP

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3277 W: 148 N: 6163] (18832)
  • [2006-07-09 20:55]

Hi JC, I love the colours and patterns of these butterflies as we have them in our B'Fly house in Auckland.
Well composed image, super colours and details too. I especially like the blurred pink flowers in the BG.
Well done,
Janice

Hello Jorge, excllent details, Bg, POV, DOF Perfect colrs, Great Job, TFS Kyle

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3089 W: 230 N: 6774] (23770)
  • [2006-07-09 23:40]

Hello Jorge,
Beautiful capture of this butterfly. I love the contrast between the black on the swallowtail and the magenta on the flowers. Great POV that exposes the wonderful details and intricate patterns on the wings. Good composition. TFS. : )

Nice capture Jorge,
Good detail, colours and sharpness. exposure and lighting are good. Good POV and composition.

Thanks for posting, have a great week.

Hi Jorge

Excellent work. Nice POV, good depth of colour. Well done :-)

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1659 W: 95 N: 2273] (8415)
  • [2006-07-10 8:42]

Hola Jorge,
Estoy contigo en que es una buena foto de esta mariposa. Buen punto de vista, reproducción fiel de los colores y un nivel de detalle excelente.
La profundidad de campo parece ajustadísima (muy pequeña), pues las antenas y la punta del ala derecha están algo desenfocadas, pero esto no estropea en modo alguno la foto.
Un saldudo cordial,
José M.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2234 W: 188 N: 1912] (8073)
  • [2006-07-10 10:22]

Hello Jorge,
this is beautiful, the colors and details are amazing. Great POV and lnicely set off from the BG, the butterfly looks like it will take off from the monitir any second. Excellent composition and a very nice frame to compliment this photo.
TFS..Sky

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4072 W: 133 N: 7096] (23735)
  • [2006-07-10 12:18]

Hi Jorge.
You have created a very nice shot of butterfly. Rich colours, excellent BG, perfect framing, sharpness and details are indubitable merits of this shot. TFS and best regards.
Alexei.

Hi Jorge,
Beautiful butterfly and beautifully captured. Good POV and composition. Congratualtions to your first catch of the year. TFS
JC

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-07-10 16:45]

Hi Jorge,
Great shot. Excellent sharp details with well exposed and beautiful colours. Good lighting and well composed. Very well done and TFS.
Dean.

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  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 644 W: 6 N: 946] (2726)
  • [2006-07-10 19:09]

Hi Jorge,
Great capture of this lovey Bfly.I also captured same one here in Illinois:)
Excellent pov,dof,focus,sharpness,colors,blurred bg,frame and note.Well Done.TFS
Chris

Beautiful photo. The sharpness of the wings is wonderful!

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  • halki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 242 W: 9 N: 105] (471)
  • [2006-07-11 3:06]

Hello Jorge,
Wonderful butterfly close up.Excellent details,colors,POV and sharpness.
Thanks for sharing.

A superb shot, Great lighing and lovely colour and detail on the butterfly...
A job well done...

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1237 W: 130 N: 882] (2821)
  • [2006-07-11 11:05]

Very good photo of this beautiful Papilionae Jorge!
Peaty is has damage wings and vanished colours.
Very good POV and details!
TFS!

Hi Jorge,
Super close-up, butterfly very well farmed in a fine composition!
Good clarity in colours, DOF spot on and superb details in the insect...
Very fine textures and work well done!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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