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Ian Pratt wrote:... I offer for your comments four recent photos of small white, white admiral, broad-bodied chaser and silver-washed fritillary. I hope you enjoy them.

Very much so! Only just noticed your request, though! For what it's worth, some comments on your very fine pics!

Silver-washed Frit. Very nice, especially with the Bramble blossom, with the subject in an unusual position - albeit one that conforms to the "rule of thirds". The big distraction, for me, is the shadow on the left-hand forewing upperside.

Nothing to comment on the Broad-bodied Chaser. Just lovely

The Large White is a nice shot, but too frame-filling for my taste. Pin-sharp though, which is great!

I'm a sucker for White Admirals, so this is my favourite shot! Slightly soft all-round, and shame about the shadow on the upper left forewing. But a nice shot nonetheless!

Cheers,

- Pete

Gibster wrote:But you say cretaceus is extinct?

Jeremy Thomas does

Gibster wrote:Martin Cade (warden at The Bill's bird obs) reckons the Portland colonies are cretaceus and an off-island colony had very recently been discovered, dubbed cretaceus too.

Yeah - who does Jeremy think he is?

Gibster wrote:It's a real pity that nobody has compiled a thorough and workable photographic key to abberations.

It's the "thorough" that's the problem here. With several hundred named aberrations, this is a mammoth task - even with the availability of set specimens. Sounds like a good project though! A textual key would do me!

Cheers,

- Pete

Thanks for taking the time to comment on each photo. I agree with your comments although it is a small white, as the black is on the wing tip and not down the side of the wing. Also, it was quite small compared to the LW. I will post one which is not so frame-filling. I liked the WA myself as a composition but love the broad-bodied chaser which is made for me by the clear background. Regards
Ian