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Butterfly collection #1/3 - Monarch


Butterfly collection #1/3 - Monarch
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Copyright: Aires Dos Santos (airessantos) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 203 W: 1 N: 217] (1031)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-05
Categories: Nature, Macro
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/220 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Butterflys [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-05-05 11:13
Viewed: 465
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 42
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Dear TL friends.

I was in the botanical Garden of Lisbon. In this garden, there are a special space with the name LAGARTAGIS.

The LAGARTAGIS is a Mediterranic garden where the butterflies can be observed, in the diverse phases of its cycle of life: Eggs, lizards, pupas and adults to fly freely

In the workshop you can see a lateral view of this species.


The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a well-known North American butterfly. Since the 19th century, it is also found in New Zealand, and in Australia where it is also known as the Wanderer Butterfly.

In Europe it is resident in the Canary Islands (except Lanzarote) and Madeira, and is found as a migrant in the Azores, Portugal and Spain. Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of 8.5–12.5 cm (3.34 in–4.92in). The females have darker veins on their wings, and the males have a spot in the center of each hindwing from which pheromones are released.

Monarchs are especially noted for their lengthy annual migration. They make massive southward migrations from August through until the first frost. A northward migration takes place in the spring. Female Monarchs deposit eggs for the next generation during these migrations. The population east of the Rocky Mountains sanctuaries in the area of Angangueo, Michoacán, El Rosario, Mexico, and the western population overwinters in various sites in central coastal California, United States, notably in Pacific Grove and Santa Cruz. The length of these journeys exceeds the normal lifespan of most Monarchs, which is less than two months for butterflies born in early summer. The last generation of the summer enters into a non-reproductive phase known as diapause and may live up to 7 months. During diapause, butterflies fly to one of many overwintering sites. The generation that overwinters generally does not reproduce until it leaves the overwintering site sometime in February and March. It is thought that the overwinter population may reach as far north as Texas and Oklahoma during the spring migration. It is the second, third and fourth generations that return to their northern locations in the United States and Canada in the spring. How the species manages to return to the same overwintering spots over a gap of several generations is still a subject of research; the flight patterns appear to be inherited, based on a combination of circadian rhythm and the position of the sun in the sky. From Wikipedia

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2498 W: 56 N: 3862] (17484)
  • [2007-05-05 11:42]

Hello Aires,
Beautiful note and your Butterfly.Details are very good. It is a wonderful picture. A class photo, with fantastic colors. Felled me very.
Would congratulate.

Janusz

Hi Aires,
nice collection! Great details, colors and use of light. Nicely seen and presented! Congrats!

Kindly regards,
Ioana

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2638 W: 1 N: 1260] (15425)
  • [2007-05-05 11:58]

Hola Aires,
preciosa mariposa,
los colores y la luz destacan en este bello trabajo,
excelente amigo.
saludos

Hola Aires.

Excelente imagen, se aprecian muy bien todos los detalles de la monarca.

Saludos.
Jose Luis.

hallo Aires..
deine schmeterling ist wunderschon..
BRAVO:-)
gretings,
Ella

Bonjour aires
Il est très beau ce papillon orange.C'est net et bien cadré.
Bravo et bonne soirée.
Cordialement
Gildas

Olá Aires,
Quando eu era criança tinha pavor a estas borboletas porque andava sempre a ouvir a minha avó dizer que "davam azar"!!
Aqui verifica-se exactamente o contário: que sorte ter tido esta beleza pousar para esta maravilhosa foto!!
Obrigada por compartilhar.
Melhores cumprimentos,
Lurdes

Hello Aires!
What a beautiful photo! I really love how you are looking down on this colorful butterfly! Very nice! Great color, great close up and great sharp focus. TFS
donna:o)


Thanks for your comments on my photo " Sunset in Hamilton Harbor (18) " :o)

merhaba my friend aires
beautiful butterfly.wonderful light and colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Hi Aires,
What a great BF macro.POV, sharpness, details, colours light, and BG are beautiful.Well composed.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

Hi Aires,
Beautiful capture of this butterfly! Excellent sharpness and details and the colours are glorious! It looks stunning on the yellow flower too. Great notes, well done and TFS
Cheers Tina :-)

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  • Kicki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 204 W: 0 N: 53] (1189)
  • [2007-05-06 3:52]

Fantastic macro shot with superb details and vivid colours! I guess it isn't easy to take a photo of buterfly but you did it great! TFS:)

Hello Aires,
This one is all over Europe, even in my place!
The butterfly is well framed, and captured with very fine details...
Macro work is well done, and the bright colours really makes the subject shine!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Aires,
This is a fabulous image of this very pretty Monarch Butterfly. The sharpness is superb and the fact that it landed on such a stunning flower for you was an added bonus. Well done.
Cheers,
Debbie

Aires,

Qu belíssimo macro!
Cores fantásticas e uma nitidez sem igual!
Parabéns, amigo.
Abraços,
Sergio

:) amanhã.

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  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2229 W: 171 N: 0] (28714)
  • [2007-05-07 4:36]

Hola Aires my friend ;)
congratulations... excellent macro composition, colors, light...TFS
Have a nice week,
J ;)

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  • lopa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1083 W: 244 N: 847] (8927)
  • [2007-05-07 5:17]

Hi Aires,
Great macro, beautiful colors and sharpness. Well choosen POV, gives a nice view of the wonderful detailed wing. Very nice sharpness and very good DOF. Excellent composed close up.
TFS
Lopa
:)

Hello Aires :o)
Splendid macro of this wonderful butterfly ! Your capture is excellent, great colours and sharpness ! Well done !
Greetings
Marylou

Hi again Aires, an other splendid butterfly with wonderful colors and great details, very well done, ciao di nuovo Silvio

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 225 W: 3 N: 205] (1317)
  • [2007-05-26 5:39]

Hola Aires
Veo que tienes una galería llena de imágenes preciosas llenas de colorido. Como esta monarca.
Una macro genial.
Saludos
Maite

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  • james Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 159 W: 2 N: 91] (392)
  • [2007-07-23 10:53]

wow so sharp and crisp, good dofm and pov.
Well done tfs, james

BTW: please forgive my taking so long to reply to your comment. I work 2 jobs 10-12 a day 6-7 days a week.
No time for me and my photos, just for work and family.
But I am trying to alot me some time.
Thank you for understanding.

James

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