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Which one looks better


Which one looks better
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Copyright: pankaj bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 146 W: 15 N: 99] (797)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-04
Categories: Nature
Camera: Finepix S7000
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/150 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-11-13 5:58
Viewed: 883
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This lemon pansy was found sitting on marigold. It was difficult to decide that which one looks better?
It is the most common of the six Pansies in India. It is a very bold butterfly with strong territorial and aggressive behaviour but not as much as the Peacock Pansy. It flies quickly and strongly but with less fluttering of wings. It generally rests on the ground but not so frequently as the other Pansies and visits damp patches more often than the others of the genus. Like the Chocolate Pansy, it is more abundant in forests and distributed throughout South and Central India, upto South Gujrat in the west and West Bengal in the east. In The Himalayas, it can be seen upto 2700m from Kashmir Upto Assam. Besides Aztec Marigold, it visits flowers of Lantana, Bachelor's Button, Lindley Butterflybush, Ceylon Carissa, Coreopsis tinctoria, etc.

The Lemon pansy is a very active butterfly and can be seen basking with its wings open facing the sun. It sits very low to the ground and can be approached easily. It feeds with its wings half open. It is a fairly strong flier and flies close to the ground with rapid wingbeats and often returns to settle back in the same spots.
Tagetes is a genus of about 60 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae). They are native to the area stretching from the southwestern United States into Mexico and south throughout South America.
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hi pankaj, great macro shot. i like the colors and detail of the composition. i must also say, you have quite a lot of information about this butterfly. i saw another similar photo in your gallery where you can see a clear top view of the pansy. i like this shot better than that since it gives a diff POV of the flower and more greens in the background without comprimising the visual texture and detail of the pansy. cheers :)
- peter

Hi Pankaj
A nice shot and very well done . I love its composition . I read your comment about this photo and I found it perfect , in this result I give it useful mark .
Good luck
Saman

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  • valari Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 964 W: 102 N: 395] (4105)
  • [2006-11-13 13:41]

Hi Pankaj, so lovely macro shot and I like the colors and the composition.
regards,valentina

Splendide macro, beaux détails, belle netteté
bravo

jojo

hi! pankaj great macro shot... nice work.. well done.. thanks for sahring (",)

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