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Dark Clouded Yellow.


Dark Clouded Yellow.
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Copyright: Nikos Nikolaou (nikosrio) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 322 W: 0 N: 829] (4846)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-11
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D80, Nikkor Af-S micro 105mm VR f/2.8G IF ED
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/640 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-31 6:33
Viewed: 2963
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Colias croceus is a small butterfly of the Pieridae family, that is, the Yellows and Whites. In India and nearby regions it is known as the Dark Clouded Yellow or Common Clouded Yellow to distinguish it from the other species of clouded yellows occurring there; elsewhere it is often simply known as "the clouded yellow".
The Common Clouded Yellow's breeding range is North Africa and southern Europe and eastwards through Turkey into the Middle East but it occurs throughout much of Europe as a summer migrant, in good years individuals reaching Scandinavia. In Asia, its range extends into central Siberia in the north and barely into India in the south; it is not found in Central Asia. In the UK they can be seen on the south coast almost every year in varying numbers, and regularly breed there. Occurrence in the rest of the UK varies considerably from year to year, but they are increasingly observed as far north as Dumfries and Galloway.

A truly migratory European butterfly, this species is famous for occasional mass migrations and subsequent breeding, which are often referred to in the United Kingdom as "clouded yellow years". Notable clouded yellow years include 1877, 1947, 1983, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 2000.
n southern Europe and North Africa they breed continuously throughout the year. Eggs are laid singly on foodplant leaves. The caterpillars grow fast in warm weather, sometimes pupating within a month. Pupation lasts for two or three weeks and in good years there can be as many as three generations per year, with adults still on the wing at the beginning of November.
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Nikos,
Wonderful capture, very sharp, lovely colors.
Congratulation!
Mariana

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3097 W: 109 N: 12399] (52850)
  • [2009-08-31 7:25]

Hello Nikos,
Beautiful close up of this butterfy.Details are tack sharp and crisp clear.I liked warm lighting and simple BG also very much.
Thanks for posting.Best regards Siggi

Nίκο γειά
πολύ όμορφη δουλειά,άριστο αποτέλεσμα,ευχάριστο να το βλέπεις
καλή συν΄χεια
Νάσος

hello Nikos
this is SUPER!!!
great composition and super sharpness with great details and beautiful colours
greeting lou

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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 837 W: 58 N: 2084] (11033)
  • [2009-08-31 7:53]

Nikos,
Great capture.
Today I want to take the same butterfly, now I am glad I have not done that...because yous is better.
Congratulation for this capture.
Horia

Great shots, excellent sharpness and color!!!

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 497 W: 111 N: 1535] (9539)
  • [2009-08-31 10:24]

Hello Nikos,
Perfect sharp and colour are saturated. On smooth BG the butterfly on beauiful flower look very attractive.
Regards, Pawel

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 967 W: 26 N: 3888] (16941)
  • [2009-08-31 10:39]

Hello Nikos
Interesting colors, great details and perfect focus.
regards
Razvan

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  • gondox Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 356 W: 65 N: 342] (1585)
  • [2009-08-31 11:20]

Wow Nikos,

lighting and details are amazing! Really nice colors too and nicely composed as well. An outstanding shot among this period's mass of butterflies on TN. TFS!

Best regards,
Andor

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 997 W: 0 N: 944] (13609)
  • [2009-08-31 11:33]

Slav Nīkos,
A wonderful capture of this beauty with excellent POV,sharpness,colors and details.TFS.
Dūrzan

Geia sou Niko,
Another beauty... The colors are really fantastic and the blurred BG wit a touch of lilac is so nice. Great job,
Catherine

Hi Nikios,

Very beautiful capture of this "yellow" , me please the color that register and the fabulous details in the texture of wings. Very good document, is spectacular the skills of migrating that have these butterflies. Here in venezuela have several similar ones, but I don't be able to classify some still.

Good work MF, Ever is pleasant can appreciate your pictures!

TFS!

Jesśs

Hi Nikos,

Another lovely macro capture of the Dark Clouded Yellow butterfly!
The sharpness and POV are great, along with nice use of the shallow DOF. The eyes of the butterfly are superbly shown. The colors are very natural and the textures on the wings are very well shown. The contrast between the pale yellow color of the butterfly and the dark greenish blurred BG is perfect. The purple flower does enhance the beauty of the picture and in perfect focus.
Great job!

kind regards,
Paras Bhalla

Hi Nikos
This is a wonderful close-up of this little beauty - great composition and excellent wing detail.
Really nice colours and sharpness
cheers
Linzi

Hello Nikos,
Beautiful close up of this butterfy.
Congratulation!
Vera

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