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Cardinal / Bahadir on Spear Thistle


Cardinal / Bahadir on Spear Thistle
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 748 W: 3 N: 2339] (8322)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-22
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D-5000, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO HSM, @ ISO 400
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Arthropods from the Middle East [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-08-31 16:31
Viewed: 176
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Argynnis pandora (=Pandoriana pandora) (Cardinal) [in Turk. Bahadır] (Male)

Today, a very beautiful and large fritillary which I encountered and captured -(at focal length of 370 mm)- in Hasanlar Village (Yığılca, Düzce province) during my Black Sea trip !

TFL and Have a nice day!!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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The Cardinal is a relatively rare and very large butterfly with a wingspan of 60-75 mm. The upperside ground colour of the male is yellow-brown, with green shading mainly on the hindwing. Parallel with the outer margin are several series of black marks. The underside ground colour is yellow-green. On the forewing, there is a large area of bright red. Also on the forewing there are scattered black marks. On the hindwing there is a series of smail white marks and a white line with silver highlights parallel with the outer margin. The female is usually larger than the male. The upperside has a greener hue than that of the male and on the underside there are larger and more pronounced silver-white marks, which create characteristic silver bands.

The Cardinal is a species of southern Europe, North Africa and central-western Asia, including Cyprus.

It is on the wing from the end of May until the beginning of November in a single brood. Overwinters in the larval stage, completing development the following spring. The larval host-plants are various species of violet (Viola spp. Such as, Viola sieheana, Viola adorata and Viola alba). It is found on agricultural land, forest, rocky slopes, river valleys and gardens from 500 m to 1700 m (2500 m in N. Africa). Attracted to nectar-rich flowers such as Onopordum spp., Centaurea spp., Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) and cultivated Buddleja davidii (Buddleia).

References:
1. Makris, C. (2003). Butterflies of Cyprus. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. 329 pp.
2. Baytaş, A. (2008). Türkiye’nin Kelebekleri Doğa Rehberi. NTV yayınları, Doğuş Grubu İletişim Yayıncılık ve Ticaret A.Ş., Istanbul, 222 s.
3. Tolman, T.(2008).Collins Butterfly Guide of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., London,. 384 pp.
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Hello Bayram,

Beautiful butterfly, stunning macro capture. Another superb photo! Sharp and fascinating. Well presented and interesting notes. Well done! TFS.

Martyn

Hi Bayram,
Excellent job with the focus, it looks nice and precise. Such a well suited flat background for the butterfly to stand out against, it all looks well composed too. Well seen.

TFS,
Scott.

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  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1509 W: 23 N: 0] (11868)
  • [2009-08-31 22:43]

Merhaba my friend...
Beautiful macro shot...
Beautiful colors, composition...
Regards...
Andro

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1719 W: 124 N: 1477] (20816)
  • [2009-09-01 0:27]

Merhaba Bayram bey,
sanki size özel poz vermiş.Ellerinize sağlık.Nefis bir macro.Necla.

Ciao my friend Bayram, lovely butterfly on beautiful thistle, splendid colors, fine details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Günaydın Bayram Hocam,
Hoş bir kombinasyon ve kompozisyon.
Harika renk ve cizgilerle göz alıcı bir sunum. Ellerine sağlık
Selahattin E

Merhaba Bayram hocam
Etkileyici bir kelebek makrosu
Netlik ve detaylar süper
Sanki size bakıyor gibi, korkmuş uçma pozisyonu almış
Elinize sağlık
Burak

Bom dia Bayram,
What a refined POV! Excellent BG, great colors, details and focus on the FP.
Great work here,
Saudações,
Raimundo

Merhaba Bayram MF,

beautiful capture of the Cardinal Fritillary with great sharpness and taken from an interesting POV. The DOF is very well managed here. The colors are perfect, and teh flower nehances the beauty of teh picture. The eyes of the butterfly are perfectly shown. The blurred BG is perfect.
Wonderful work!

namastay,
Paras Bhalla

Merhaba Bayram bey

güzel bir makro çalışması.
Renkler ve netlik iyi olmuş.
Selamlar

Faruk

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2743 W: 412 N: 2987] (32971)
  • [2009-09-01 6:56]
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oooo Hocam merhaba...hoş geldiniz...
Bahadır a selam..yeni bulunmuş bir tür değil galiba, eğer öyleyse kutlarım sizi...harika bir çekim ve paylaşım...selamlar
--karadeniz kareleriniz bekliyorum...

Bayram merhaba,
Bu tl versiyonu da güzel bir önceki gibi.50-500 sigma lensle çekmiş olman lensin yeteneği açısından ayrıca önemli ve sevindirici benim için;çünkü hafta sonu lensim geliyor.Gecikmenin bedelini %50 zamla ödedim:)Ama Turkiye'ye oranla fiyat yine de iyi.
Selamlar...

Yasou file Bayram!
Wonderful portrait of butterfly! beautiful flower!
perfect lighting,saturated colours,and textured details!
Tfs Selamlar
Kostas

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  • bri Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 389 W: 1 N: 464] (2475)
  • [2009-09-01 10:45]

Hi Bayram,
Beautiful close up of this butterfly on a thistle, the colours are outstanding, great shallow DoF and stylistic framing. TFS
Br

Hello MF Bayram.
Very elegant capture you offer here.
Colours are perfect, lighting very natural and pleasant, and composition great.
A beautiful work it is.Thanks and regards,
Best regards Siegfried

Merhaba Hocam,
Sizin bu mükemmel karelerinizi izlerken, bestecisinden eseri dinlemek kadar zevkli benim için.Eline sağlık Üstadım.
Selamlarımla..

hAyAti

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 597 W: 0 N: 958] (4614)
  • [2009-09-01 23:25]

Merhaba MF Bayram,
lovely shot of this butterfly. The light on the frontal gives a good view and details. The purple flower give a complementary beauty to the shot.

Regards,
Foozi

Hi Bayram,
beautiful butterfly.
excellent macro capture.
good composition.
The note is very interesting.
very well done
Ciao Mari

hello Bayram,

excellent sharpness on the flower and eye.. very sharp indeed.. beautiful details and colours.. good work again.. tfs..

regards, terry

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