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Heliconius hecale


Heliconius hecale
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Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (neusser0204) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 490 W: 48 N: 1830] (7212)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07
Categories: Nature
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-22 1:07
Viewed: 138
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Heliconius comprise a colorful and widespread brush-footed butterfly genus distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World. These butterflies utilize Passion flower plants as their larval food source and rely on bright wing color patterns to signal their distasteful to potential predators (aposematism). Heliconius butterflies have been a subject of many studies due to their abundance and relative ease in breeding under laboratory conditions, as well as due to the extensive mimicry that occurs in this group. Studying this model group is helping scientists to understand how species are formed and why they are so diverse. They are usually unpalatable and are models for Müllerian mimicry by unrelated butterflies. Hybrid speciation has been found to occur in this genus.

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Hi Siegfried,

Wonderful shot of the Heliconius hecale butterfly!
It looks so nice and tender, with beautifully textured-wings. The sharpness and POV are nice with well defined colors and textures of the butterfly. The contrast is nice between comparatively light BG and the dark dominated colored butterfly. The focus is bit soft on the head part of the butterfly but it works well overall.
Beautiful composition!

Schönes Wochenende!

regards,
Paras Bhalla

Hi siegfried,

lovely butterfly. great colors and a superb macro here. good sharp details. the angled shot makes it a clear winner. nice pov and good dof.

Tfs.
Sanjib

This is a finest of the details, greatest of colors, great post.

Abid Changazi

Hi Siegfried!
u really know how to capture a butterfly...everything is perfect here...the focus, details, colors.....the pov and the composition are amazing...simply stunning!
regards,
Alper

hey Siggi
great macro , exellent colors and details
very well done
regards
T

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2498 W: 56 N: 3862] (17484)
  • [2009-08-22 8:14]

Witaj Siegfried,
Piekne kolory ma ten motyl,bardzo ladna prezentacja tego zblizenia.Podoba mi sie wykonanie.
Pozdrawiam.
Janusz

Ciao Siggi, fantastica farfalla dai meravigliosi colori, magnifica nitidezza e splendidi dettagli, veramente un piacere vederne una così bella, bravo, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Ciao Siegfried. An exciting lighting macro in splendid colurs. I nevers seen this splendid butterfly. TFS.

Roberto

Witaj,
Swietne macro!
Perfekcyjna ostrosc tego motylka i delikatnie rozmyte tlo.
Super kolorystyka i ladne swiatlo. Elegancka prezentacja.
Pozdrawiam

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