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Painted Lady for all TL friends


Painted Lady for all TL friends
Photo Information
Copyright: Paras Bhalla (parasbhalla) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 558 W: 0 N: 1669] (6867)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-27
Categories: Nature
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-P150
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-12 2:17
Viewed: 163
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello all,

I dedicate this picture of the Painted lady (which is my favorite butterfly) to all of you:

[Alireza (ele_eng); Silvio (Silvio2006); Danilo (cunejo200); Oana (Chendis); Horia (Horias); Scott (Sharpshooter); Micolaj (micolaj_cava); Francis (fransx); Chris (chrisJ); Siegfried (neusser0204); Hayati (hay_kes); Akihisa-san (AKITA); Julie (Juliet); Suzy (Suzy); Urs (urs0114); Andro (AndroK); Manuj Mehta; Sandy (messenger1); Jimmy (jimmybb); Beverley (Royaldevon); nicou (nicou); Selahattin (tanburi); Vanda (Vanda); Thomas (M_A_C_R_O); Lucio (Redrubin); Ryszard (rychem) and Steven (superaudio)],

the people who gave me enough courage and motivation, so that I keep going and try my best to improve my pictures day by day as "the stage of learning never ends"!

So nice of you all!

Thank you very much!

with best regards,

Paras

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WiKiPedia Information on "Painted Lady" butterfly:

The Painted Lady group of colourful butterflies comprises the subgenus Cynthia of the genus Vanessa in the Family Nymphalidae. They are well known throughout most of the world.

The group includes:
the Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), which is almost global in its distribution

1. Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi)
2. American (Painted) Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
3. West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella).

In general, the Painted Lady is a large butterfly (wing span 5--9–cm (2--2 7/8 in)) identified by the black and white corners of its mainly deep orange, black-spotted wings. It has 5 white spots in the black forewing tips and while the orange areas may be pale here and there, there are no clean white dots in them. The hindwings carry 4 small submarginal eyespots on dorsal and ventral sides. Those on the dorsal side are black, but in the summer morph sometimes small blue pupils are present in some.

Vanessa cardui

The American Painted Lady (V. virginiensis) is most easily distinguishable by its two large hindwing eyespots on the ventral side. virginiensis also features a white dot within the subapical field of the forewings set in pink on the ventral side, and often as a smaller clean white dot in the orange of the dorsal side too. A less reliable indicator is the row of eyespots on the dorsal submarginal hindwing; virginiensis often has two larger outer spots with blue pupils. The black forewing tips have 4--5 white spots, usually the largest is whitish orange.

The West Coast Lady (V. annabella) does not have obvious ventral eyespots. On the dorsal side, anabella lacks a white dot in the subapical orange found in virginiensis, and is a purer orange color. annabella has a fully orange subapical band and leading edge on the forewing. The submarginal row of hindwing spots in annabella features three or four blue pupils. The two larger pupils in annabella are the inner spots, rather than the outer spots as in corresponding virginiensis.

The Australian Painted Lady (V. kershawi) is quite similar to V. cardui. Its four ventral eyespots are less clearly defined, and it always sports at least three (often four) blue pupil spots on its dorsal hindwing. Caterpillars are found mainly on Ammobium alatum.

(Source of information: WiKiPedia)
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Salut Paras.
Très belle image de ce papillon obtenu grâce à de splendides couleurs et une excellente netteté.
Les détails sont parfaits bien accompagné par une bonne documentation.
Bonne journée.
Urs

Morning Paras!
am i your friend too? :)
beautiful butterfly with nice POV
a little bit un focus on the head and wings BUT
the colors are vivid and details are perfect so this might save your life :)))
Have a grate day and Thank you!

Oana

Hi my friend Paras,
Great capture today(like everyday).
Wonderful sharpness, light is lovely, colors so natural.
Yes, this is real capture!
Horia(another Vanessa friend)

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  • sela Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 479 W: 1 N: 473] (3758)
  • [2009-08-12 3:27]

HI Paras, thank you my dear friend for this beautiful Painted Lady, which you dedicated fo us. Very great work.
Regards Rose

Hello Paras,
I am quite flattered to have been included in your dedication. Thank you very much. I am so glad the entire butterfly was captured in an attractive diagonal position. The shutter speed of 1/400 sec is about ideal for taking photos of a fast moving subject. The wing markings are pronounced, the colors attractive. You do have a superb gallery of lepidopteras as well as flora. My best regards.
Danilo

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  • Juliet Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 878 W: 64 N: 1973] (13588)
  • [2009-08-12 3:59]

Hi Paras,
Your painted lady is beautiful. Great macro and well displayed. TFS Julie

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4257 W: 414 N: 6771] (42534)
  • [2009-08-12 5:19]

Hi Paras

Very good dof & selective focus on the butterfly, & a nice gesture to TL friends, although I would sharpen the small, blurred area, around the head. A nice downward pov, & the orange & blue colours contrast superbly. Tfs!

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  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1329 W: 0 N: 2633] (21083)
  • [2009-08-12 6:21]

Hello,

Grandiose mac4r5o, de toue beauté, ce papillon sur cett bleur bleu quelle beauté, quelle finesse, superbe.

bravo et maitié

Nicou

congratulation ..with this shot .. nice colors and good details except wings... nice work anyway .. its not so effecting on the subject...
great present to friends here . really they are good supporters.. .. congratulation ..
have a nice day . Harout.

Hello Paras,

A fine diagonal composition of this beautiful Painted Lady butterfly. The pattern and colour details of her wings are glorious.
It would benefit from a tiny amount of sharpening.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • john1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 186 W: 0 N: 197] (1654)
  • [2009-08-12 10:16]

Bonjour Paras,

Excellente macro,Les couleurs sont jolies.
Image nette et précise.
Trés bonne capture.
Une bonne soirée a toi.
John

Hello Paras,
Very nice close up, amazing colors and beautiful light, excellent sharpness and depth of field, nice details and good clarity.
Best regards Siegfried

Hello Paras,
Nice diagonal composition with clear budleia davidii.
Good sharpness of butterfly...
TFS
selahattin E

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  • AKITA Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1046 W: 81 N: 66] (12583)
  • [2009-08-12 19:46]

dear Paras,
in this shot, the painted lady looks just flying off from the flowers. she is fully opening her wings to fly.
this figure is quite like a wild panther or leopard jumping, the nature makes it very reasonably, indeed.
thank you for your excellent shot and listing me in your friends,
Akihisa

Hi Paras,
It's a manual shot!

Superb difinition of all subjects in this perfect POV of the beautiful butterly (and the flower too). Colors and light are impressive for their sharpnes.

It deserves a special mention that you are installing managed to capture with the wings of the butterfly open in all their splendor.

Bravo!

TFS


ciao

andrea

Ciao Paras,


I love butterfly,
The colors are very well reproduced, and the insect is captured with fine details in the wings!
I like the composition, the scene looks
very natural and with a good feeling of depth ...
Color and presentation are superb.
Very nice picture. TFS.

Have a nice weekend,

Sergio

Ciao Paras, GRAZIE!!! splendida Vanessa magnificamente ripèresa ad ali spiegate, macro di grande qualità. bravo, dedica molto gradita, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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