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Male Cardinal-II


Male Cardinal-II
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 731 W: 3 N: 2304] (8204)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-22
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D-80, AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, @ ISO 200, SIGMA 62MM EX DG MC UV Filter
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Arthropods from the Middle East [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-09-09 11:21
Viewed: 155
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Argynnis pandora (=Pandoriana pandora) (Cardinal) [in Turk. Bahadır]

A large fritillary which I encountered and captured 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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  • Great 
  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 0 N: 986] (4920)
  • [2009-09-09 11:33]

Good evening Bayram,
Very interesting and beautiful this macro.
Many Greetings from Germany,
Adrian

Ciao Bayram, splendid macro with wonderful cardinal on a beautiful flower, fantastic colors, fine details and superb sharpness, lovely blurry BG, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

  • Great 
  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 241 W: 56 N: 552] (3855)
  • [2009-09-09 11:38]

Bairam,
Great capture this Cardinal,very sharp, lovely colored, good POV,BG.
Congratulation!
Horia

Hi
Very interesting and beautiful this macro.
regards,
Khawar

  • Great 
  • solrac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 229 W: 0 N: 50] (2263)
  • [2009-09-09 12:50]

Buen macro gran nitidez colorido y detalle
buen trabajo
un saludo

Merhaba Hocam,
Olağanüstü ve etkileyici bir makro görsellik.Kusursuz ve 4/4 lük bir çalışma.Eline sağlık.
Selamlarımla.

hAyAti

Hello Bayram,

Another fine butterfly presentation!
You have such fine details of the wings: veins, colour, pattern shape.
Very sharply focussed, good dof and well positioned in the frame.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Olá Bayram,
All is perfect here: crisp, fine colors, textures and shape from both, flower and insect.
TFS
Raimundo

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  • KBE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 450 W: 103 N: 593] (2735)
  • [2009-09-09 20:15]

Hello Bayram
Very nice macro, adequate sharpness and details.
The soft b/g makes the butterfly stands out.
I'd have preferred to removed the -ive space at left side of frame :)

TFS
Cheers
JZM

  • Great 
  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1489 W: 23 N: 0] (11796)
  • [2009-09-09 23:10]

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

hello Mr. Butterfly aka Bayram ^_^

another wonderful butterfly shot. too bad the upper head was not quite sharp if not.. anyway i like the smooth bg and light here.. nice work, my friend..

regards, terry

Hi Bayram,

a beautiful macro butterfly and an informative note.
good sharp details and well use of exposure here.
well composed and presented.

regards,
Sanjib.

Hi Bayram,

Lovely macro capture of the beautiful butterfly! I like the great coupled flower and butterfly together, shown with great sharpness and taken from a nice POV. The blurry BG is great. Very well done.

regards,
Paras

Merhaba Bayram hoca,
Gerçekten pandoranın da pandorası!!
Deve dikeni çiçeğine kendisini kaptırmış bu sevimliyi
harika görüntülediniz. selam,sevgiler.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner

Olá meu amigo Bayram,

Wonderful colors and a great compositionwith this delicate butterfly!
Congratulations once again!
TFS Sergio

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