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Green anti Green


Green anti Green
Photo Information
Copyright: Helmut Samerski (spiker26) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 11 W: 4 N: 49] (290)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-20
Categories: Macro
Camera: Nikon D300, Nikon 105mm Macro
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/15 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-05 17:35
Viewed: 574
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is the caterpillar of the Large White or Cabbage White butterfly(Pieris brassicae)in the family Pieridae. Obviously I didn't know that, I Googled it.
He not only feeds on the cabbage or so it seems, he feeds on my Radish Leaves as well. The green strip across his back turns yellow as the caterpillar matures. This fellow was difficult to shoot, as he kept chomping away and moving his body and his head and at 1/15 and without flash that was tricky. He uses a pincer movement to cut through the leaves at ‘great knots’. And no matter how hard I look I can’t find his eyes.
This butterfly (not this particular one mind you) was found outside Europe in Canada in 1860. It had spread to California by 1883, then Hawaii by 1893 and then New Zealand by 1930. Soon it reached Melbourne in 1939. It spread across the length and breadth of Australia in only four years, reaching Perth in 1943. Don't quite know when it reached my garden. Not surprisingly, at the cost of petrol/gas at the time:))
Picture is cropped and some colour adjustment have been made.
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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3314 W: 788 N: 4426] (19930)
  • [2008-09-05 17:49]

Hi Helmut,
Very sharp macro of this caterpillar!
I like the nice composition, the fine details on his hair and the deep green colors against the dark background.
Interesting note with a fine humoristic touch!Including the title! Bravo! Annie

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  • Pet Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 25 W: 0 N: 15] (147)
  • [2008-09-05 18:54]
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Very sharp !
Nice capture. It's worth the effort.
By the way, It reminds me the proverb : "You are what you eat".
For this caterpillar, the answer is "green"

Pierre

Hi Helmut - I'm going to run out of superlatives for your macro shots. The detail and sharpness are bang on the button. That glob of spit/whatever is a great feature.

Have to confess I checked the EXIF data to make sure that the 1/15 wasn't a typo :-)

Nice note as well. Next time go for a frontal and we can do a proper "eye hunt" :-)

Hi Helmut..beautiful close up shot...excellent details.

Roger

Olá, Helmut!

Bela macro! A foto está bastante nítida, conseguimos enxergar pequenos detalhes da lagarta, como seus pelinhos, por exemplo. O título casou perfeitamente com o assunto aqui apresentado. Great job!!! TFS!

Greetings from Brazil,
Bruno

hello..helmut
mr. green, very sharper shot, color is good...

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  • Jong Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 428 W: 0 N: 273] (3168)
  • [2008-09-05 21:22]

high quality macro. very good hairy details been captured, sharpness too. i like your title, nice green there. tfs, Helmut

Wow! What a wonderful shot, Helmut! So cute! Love the bokeh and focus. The partial framing of the cute subject is very good too.
TFS,
Freddie :)

little pests. Excellent macro. Wonderful detail and such a vibrant green which really sets the photograph off nicely.
Well done.
:) Kath

Hi Helmut

I like it. Sharp macro, crisp colour,
you make it look so good I might even pet it!

Yay!

Cheerios!
Esther

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  • Margy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 111 W: 6 N: 227] (2512)
  • [2008-09-06 3:09]

Hello Helmut,

Nice, sharp and beautiful macro.
I like the green colors.
Well done, Margy

Hello Helmut well composed macro shot. Green colors looks good. Nice notes. TFS. Regards - Adil.

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  • timtim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1053 W: 106 N: 564] (9598)
  • [2008-09-06 15:06]

wow great macro
nice sharp details
TFS

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  • korbee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1398 W: 0 N: 1695] (13695)
  • [2008-09-07 6:58]

Magical picture,the green an black is a sensational combination,your framing is very effective Helmut.
jan

Too bad Mellow Green was not the theme of the day (^_^)

Absolutely superb post. Love the details of your macro and the unusual position of your subect too. Format and crop are fitting perfectly for a clean composition.

Well done !
Robert

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