Thanks Ant. I've replaced the first 2 photos. Like it when people tell me something is wrong with my photos :cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Great Mormon
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Thanks Ant. I've replaced the first 2 photos. Like it when people tell me something is wrong with my photos :cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Great Mormon
Terrific Shots Guys! :cheers:
You guys take such amazing photos. There are just so many good shots here. I love the perfect lighting on the Magpie Crow and the Autumn Leafwing with the leaf. The open winged Malayan Owl is excellent but then the others are equally good. What a trip! I will return to this post many times.
Terrific shots guys!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Only wish I was there!:whistle:
About Sharpening:
Do not confine sharpening routine to just pure USM , it has its limitation and as Anthony pointed out it leads to halo if overdone. Further, if you do not use mask then it would sharpen the whole picture. Preferably you want to be able to do ""selective sharpening"" on your picture to bring the subject to the front.
For Halo-less sharpening , there are many sharpening approaches out there and they are all on the net waiting for you to learn. If Ah Pek like me can find and learn it , I am sure tech savy youngsters like you guys should have no problem .:)
For example LAB Sharpening. Oh no no no !! It is not sending to the Laboratory for sharpening.:bsmile:
LAB is one of the image mode of Photoshop , it stands for LAB (Lightness, A, B) color mode . So far that is the most satisfactory halo-less sharpening approach.
Cheers!
So many good shots. Love it. Post more. :redbounce
L6. Paduca-fasciata
L7. Polyura delphis concha (Jewel Nawab)
L8. Polyura delphis concha (Jewel Nawab) - There were two JN landed on that day :)
L9. Cyrestis manenalis martini (Dark Mapwing)
L10. Cyrestis manenalis martini (Dark Mapwing)
L11. Cyrestis manenalis martini (Dark Mapwing) - Just like those drooping eyes :bsmile:
L12. Archduke (Lexias pardalis dirteana)
L13. Plain Banded Awl (Hasora vitta)
L14. Udara dilecta
L15. Small Wood Nymph (Ideopsis gaura prakana)
L16. Small Wood Nymph (Ideopsis gaura prakana)
L17. Malayan Owl (Neorina Lowii neophyta)
L18. Malayan Owl (Neorina Lowii neophyta)
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...c_IMG_3689.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...c_IMG_4050.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...c_IMG_3841.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...c_IMG_3910.jpg
T. linna
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...c_IMG_4017.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...c_IMG_3803.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...c_IMG_3783.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...c_IMG_3715.jpg
Love the panoramic look of this pic. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Leopard Lacewing
Picture of Chng & Loke...
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...c_IMG_3442.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...c_IMG_3453.jpg
Nice curve for L13 and I like the background for the Small Wood NymphQuote:
Originally Posted by Bluebottle
Thanks Ben... :bsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by Yamfly
The third day was bright and sunny as we headed to the Jeliau waterfall again.
Activity was busier than yesterday and my eyes popped even wider at the sight of more butterflies unseen before. :what:
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4245-L.jpg
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4237-L.jpg
Now for the butts.
Tiger Moth
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4263-L.jpg
Tiger Moth
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4279-L.jpg
Hasora Vitta
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4254-L.jpg
Udara dilecta
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4290-L.jpg
Zizina otis lampa?
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4305-L.jpg
WOWOWOW!
Looks like you folks had a BLAST of a time =) the owl really looks awesome!
Great environment and group shots too, really can "feel" the atmosphere! The shot of the lone butt in the rain by Loke rocks!
Continued from my previous post...
Papilio helenus helenus (Red Helen)
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4330-L.jpg
Caleta elna elvira (Elbowed Pierrot)
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4377-L.jpg
Prioneris thestylis malaccana (Spotted Sawtooth)
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4346-L.jpg
Cyrestis manenalis martini (Dark Mapwing)
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4350-L.jpg
Cyrestis manenalis martini (Dark Mapwing)
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4404-L.jpg
Pithauria marsena
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4394-L.jpg
Halpe arcuata. (Thanks Seow :))
http://dashwolfe.smugmug.com/Nature/.../IMG4410-L.jpg
Some records shots for ID. I believed the first 3 are different from each other.
26. A. unicolor male
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/...039fba67_b.jpg
27. A. strigatus male
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6205/...02b6b8a3_b.jpg
28. A. unicolor female.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6182/...9e0ee329_b.jpg
29. T. linna
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/...037256d2_b.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6081/...3e501197_b.jpg
30. Halpe elana
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/...254a4b45_b.jpg
Thanks Seow for the ID.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
Thanks, Khew.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commander
Where are your shots? Come, please share yours :)
Thanks, Bobby.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leopard Lacewing
You guys shots are fantastic too.
Thanks, YY. :cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by scenar
L19. Red Helen (Papilio helenus helenus)?
L20. Caleta elna elvira (Elbowed Pierrot)
L21. Una-usta
L22, L23 Lampides boeticus (Pea Blue / Long-tailed Blue)
L24 Prioneris thestylis malaccana (The Spotted Sawtooth)
L25. Abisara saturata kausambiodes (Malayan Plum Judy)
Nice different perspectives of the Dark Mapwing from Loke & Bobby. :thumbsup:
Some more records shots...
31. Athyma pravara
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/...9eab3847_b.jpg
32. P. philonome
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/...9397dca2_b.jpg
33. Nacaduba beroe
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/...62cac367_b.jpg
34. Prosotas bhutea
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/...37dc7f0b_b.jpg
35. Una usta
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/...245ff21b_b.jpg
36. Bluejay
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6208/...7d226617_b.jpg
37. The Circe
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6064/...3ddf1e84_b.jpg
:cheers:
Let's go together next time. :grin2: :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by scenar
No caterpillar but found a real cat staring at me while shooting one of the skippers :grin2:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6077/...6272dfff_b.jpg
Post 34
23. Pithauria marsena.
24. Halpe arcuata.
25. Wow! Look like you found an entirely new species of Lycaenid or this is some kind of clubbed antennae moth.
TL Seow:cheers:
So many beautiful shots from everyone. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
More :gbounce:
More :jumjoy:
More :redbounce
No time to process my shots so far. Swamped with work the moment I got back to office. ;P
Just did more shots of the Malayan Owl. :)
Seow, in this particular case, I don't think this is the Great Archduke (Lexias cyanipardus sandakana). Whilst the underside of this male, and probably the one that Anthony shot, does not have the pale blue colour, my view is that it's definitely not L. cyanipardus. I have specimens of L. cyanipardus from Panti Forest, and the underside is olive green shaded, instead of this reddish brown. The size also does not match.
Whilst Loke was shooting the underside, I was shooting the upperside of the same male that was in the drain. The upperside is quite obviously the common Archduke (Lexias pardalis dirteana). There may be a subspecies that does not have the blue scaling on the underside of the hindwings or just an aberration. Or is there another Lexias species that we're not aware of? :thinking:
Post 36
Ancistroides nigrita.
H. vitta
Halpe arcuata
C. aurivittatus
Post 48
A. puspa
Halpe pelethronix-probably.
T. linna same as post 55.
H. arcuata.
You are right. I was wondering why no one IDed it as the Archduke, and then I saw the subapical white spot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commander
I forgot the underside colour is very different.
TL Seow:cheers:
Post 54
H. arcuata underside as in Fleming. Note subapical spots one large one small.
Post 54
26. A. unicolor male.
27. A. strigatus male.
28. A. unicolor female.
29 T. linna: hindwing band ends at vein 6 topside;dark veins above, none below(darkend in hilda).
30. Halpe elana.
Post 60
31. Athyma pravara.
32. P. philonome
33. Nacaduba beroe: typical male ; darkened wingbase; reduced/obsolete dark lines in forewing postdiscal band.
34. Prosotas bhutea.
35. Una usta.
TL Seow:cheers:
Post 29
The little skipper which have the marking of a Halpe species is actually Aeromachus pygmaeus, a skipper normally found in the north. Note very short blunt antennae without apiculus.
This leaves the puzzling no. 25.
I have look through the Castniid moths and nothing like it is seen.
It looks like a Lycaenid but the antennae are too long.
TL Seow:cheers:
You just beat me on the Aeromachus pygmaeus, though its location left me puzzled. I had that 'gut feeling' that it was not a Halpe sp., so I had to check what else it could be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
The odd Lycaenid struck me immediately as a worn or aberrant Una usta, but I see what you mean about the length of the antennae. Curious!
You guys must have had a ball, so many wonderful species, and so many skippers to get ones teeth into. Never been there, and I must rectify the situation next year.
I concur with that view, Les. Being there, I also noticed this rather worn -out Una usta puddling. I didn't shoot it because of its condition. The apparently shorter antennae could be due to the perspective of the shot when it was taken and the position of the antennae.Quote:
Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel
Great! It didn't even cross my mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commander
I kept thinking where in the world is there a Lycaenid with so few spots.:embrass:
TL Seow:cheers:
The pictures look great now with the sharpening toned down. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Plane
The weather up there was sunny in the morning, and thunderstorms in the afternoons. The heavy rainfall and strong winds must've battered quite a few of these butts, as we saw really bashed-up Lycaenids. I saw another Udara that had only half its hindwings left, and it appeared so different at a glance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
Through the nights, we heard thunder some distance away. We also heard news that a landslide at Cameron Highlands claimed some seven lives. Luckily, the rains didn't affect Fraser's Hill when we were there, even though that afternoon when we were caught in a storm, we could see a 'river' of water coming down the road when we were at Jeriau Waterfalls. It's scary when you think of what a bigger storm could bring! :sweat:
A few more shots....
Chocolate Tiger (Parantica melaneus sinopion)
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...ei-d4696da.jpg
Chocolate Albatross (Appias lyncida vasava)
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...ei-d4697om.jpg
Malayan Plum Judy (Abisara saturata kausambiodes)
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...ei-d4697yq.jpg
Lance Sergeant (Athyma pravara helma)
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...ei-d4698bl.jpg
Red Helen (Papilio helenus helenus)
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...ei-d4698x5.jpg
Sunbeam (Curetis insularis pseudoinsularis)
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...ei-d46997n.jpg
A moth that I thought was a skipper
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...ei-d469awj.jpg
Last few butt shots...
L26 Euthalia ipona (male)
L27 A very thirsty Spindasis kutu
L28 Zemeros flegyas albipunctatus (The Common Punchinello)
L29 Same as Chng's species 25, a worn Una-usta?
L30 Arphopla horsfieldi, with green upperside
L31 Paduca-fasciata
L32 Halpe arcuata
Nice photos Loke, as always.
No. 28 is Zemeros flegyas albipunctatus ( The Common Punchinello).
I have to question your id of No. 26. The blue band appears the wrong shape to me. To my mind it is closer to a male of the much more interesting Euthalia ipona. I wonder what Seow makes of it?
A few environmental shots...
i. Dawn
ii. Benjamin in action
iii. Bobby in action
iv. Khew taking a break
v. Chng in serious butt hunting mode :bsmile:
Ant, as requested, I didn't put up your 'action' shot ;P
vi. Heading home. It rained all the way from Rawang to Pagoh (Johor) :sweat:
hahaha, anything but that embarrassing shot please :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Bluebottle