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Butterfly 4 - Cannibal


Butterfly 4 - Cannibal
Photo Information
Copyright: Mark Parsley (mortcdz) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 909 W: 143 N: 819] (5305)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-14
Categories: Nature, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon 300D, Sigma 150mm 1:2,8 APO Macro DG HSM
Exposure: f/4, 1/60 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-09-20 7:12
Viewed: 368
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Fourth in my series of pictures of butterflies - this one showing a rarely seen activity in butterfies : cannibalism! The brown "lump" to the left of the frame is a cocoon and the Glass Wing Butterfly (Greta Ota) is sucking the juice out of it.

A Butterfly's wing color is due to tiny scales over a transparent membrane. Transparent butterflies only have scales along the edges of their wings, exposing the transparent membrane. When they fly it is very difficult to see them.

PP work - crop, resize, USM(20%) and added the border
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I like the texture; the lighting and the DOF!Good macro shot!
Regards,
chiping

Hi Mark,
Interesting not, I didn't realise that butterflies were like that and I have never seen one of these before, you have captured it well with good colour and detail.
Tfs Andy

Hi Mark,
you know I love insects - and special these tiny glasswings, they are beautiful.
Very good shot, thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

love the beautiful transparant wings Mark... very good sharpness and nice, bright colors.
The dark background is less appealing, but I think in this case very good, because it makes the butterfly come out just fine!

Cheers!
Anneke

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  • cinca Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 285 W: 0 N: 47] (2617)
  • [2007-09-20 14:34]
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Hi Mark, beautiful these transparent wings! great richness of details and fine light. truly well done.
Ciao, Cinzia

Hi Mark, amazing and interesting capture of a cannibal butterfly, I never see before, great colors and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2361 W: 0 N: 722] (12557)
  • [2007-09-20 16:16]
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Hola Mark,
realmente las mariposas
son los insectos mas bellos...
buen trabajo amigo

Superbe macro, ses ailes m'apparaissent transparente suis-je dans l'erreur anaway tr`s belle image beau travail.. Réal.

Hi Mark,

Lovely macro!! Perfect usage of light that is making the background black and keeping subject focused. Good colors. TFS.

Kiran.

Amazing shot. Very interesting & neat looking butterfly.

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