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Photographer’s Note

Distribution: Widely distributed in Central America from Mexico to Panama.
Remarks: The subfamily Ithomiinae contains over 300 species of butterfly that are found in tropical regions of Central and South America. They are mostly small, delicate butterflies with wingspans of 2.5 to 11cms.Greta oto is a typical glasswing and despite its small size and apparent fragility can fly long distances and is considered a migratory species. Adults are long lived laying eggs over a long period of time. Most ithomoiids are forest dwellers inhabiting the gloomier parts of the understorey. In all species of ithomiids the males have hair-like scales on the front margins of the hindwings which release pheromones, which are derived from substances taken in by the adults from plants such as heliotrope. Males will ccongregate in large groups called leks. Larval foodplants belong to the genus Cestrum (Solanaceae)

So, fun, I realy did my homework, it was not easy to find this information on the world web.

This was 45 minutes driving with the car, and I can recoment this beautiful butterfly garden. It's realy great, and special for our Belgian, luxenbourgh and Dutch, and French photographers. This is the bigest butterfly garden in the region.

About the photo, words are not enough, but I like the pink and the Greta, Yes I called here Greta, it has a great dof, and it's sharp, and the looking through details of the butterfly, are great. Yes I like it, I hope you will like it too.

rabani, papagolf21, pelib, jhm, summer89, hdl, RobBrown, Motrem, sunny, Clochette, lemon_logix, katsuhiro, pione has marked this note useful

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robbertjan (2906) 2004-03-17 3:54

Morgen Jaap. Wat kan ik hier nou op zeggen. Prachtig, close, scherp en mooie kleuren. Perfect!

Jeroen1974 (90) 2004-03-17 4:04

Jaap,weer een fantastiche foto! Schitterende kleuren, mooi contrast, de juiste scherpstelling.
Ik heb dezelfde camera, maar ben bang dat ik nog flink moet oefenen voordat ik zo'n resultaten krijg.

De achtergrond informatie die je geeft is ook heel goed.

rabani (9429) 2004-03-17 4:48 [Comment]

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papagolf21 (56811) 2004-03-17 5:14

Vous êtes un véritable entomologiste et amoureux des papillons, Jaap.
Encore une très belle photo et une note d'accompagnement de grande qualité.
Très bien fait Jaap.
You are a true entomologist and in love with the butterflies, Jaap. Still a very beautiful photograph and a note of accompaniment of great quality. Very well done Jaap.

pelib (416) 2004-03-17 5:36

Weer zo'n mooie foto van de Greta oto Jaap.
Hij is goed scherp en de datails zijn goed te zien. Je heb trouwens aardig wat huiswerk verricht.

ChrisJ (70443) 2004-03-17 6:29

Excellent dof.

jhm (83446) 2004-03-17 7:16

Goede uitleg Jaap, ik wist niet dat deze vlinder zo groot kon worden. De foto is er weer eentje voor echte liefhebbers, mooi, zacht en glas helder scherp. Hier leren wij iets van.
Bedankt voor het compliment bij Brugge.

summer89 (5414) 2004-03-17 9:35

Wonderfull details and colors. Great note too.

cecile (4193) 2004-03-17 14:28

héhé, revoila notre ami le "transparent" il est vraiment superbe! bien pris

hdl (6737) 2004-03-17 14:31

Inderdaad: glashelder en goed op zijn plaats in het beeld. Interessante nota. Perfect

dominique (11414) 2004-03-17 14:56

Toujours ce drôle de papillon , encore une belle image aux jolies couleurs et toujours aussi bien présentée .

AJMOA (921) 2004-03-17 18:21

Fantástica.
Parece ter um contracto com os animais para posarem para a fotografia :-)
Muito bem focado, recorte e cores.
Parabéns.

Motrem (2392) 2004-03-17 19:09

Which beautiful sort and to say that you have them under the hand. Very well presented, this butterfly shines with its magnificence. The image is very net and colours are very beautiful.

Quelle belle espèce et dire que vous les avez sous la main. Très bien présenté, ce papillon brille par sa splendeur. L'image est bien nette et les couleurs sont très belles.

tucancr (24) 2004-03-17 19:39 [Comment]

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sunny (3068) 2004-03-18 13:10

Gorgeous macro shot! Your idea for rotating the image works perfectly here and has a stunning effect! As for the composition, colours and sharpness I can say only one thing: fantastic!

Clochette (8076) 2004-03-20 8:46

Your homework is very informative Jaap, thank you ;-)
When I see this kind of macro shot, I am still impressed by the modern technology. At this photo level, our camera capture more details than our human eyes.
Wonderful focus on such a tiny and brittle butterfly. DOF is (of course) fantastic ; the background is neutral enough and does not disturb. Really great, Jaap.

cdewet (0) 2004-03-22 9:52

Jaap
Delikaat en fyn, ook baie pragtig! Ek sal bietje aan die linkerkant cropp net na die pienk blom

lemon_logix (1054) 2004-03-28 12:19

thanks for the good notes. Beautiful butterfly, well captured. Nice and sharp.

katsuhiro (479) 2004-05-11 13:12

What a beautiful butterfly and what a great shot. The detail is great. I also think you got hte DoF just right.

pione (2031) 2004-12-09 5:21

Fantastica immagine di questa farfalla, pur avendone fotografate moltissime, non ho mai visto ali così trasparenti!