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Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 3:38 pm
by badgerbob
My 3 efforts from Sussex.
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:51 pm
by JGMA
Here's my one entry for this year, a male Orange Tip that had just been forced to land due to a sudden fall in temperature and light drizzle. Not good for the butterfly but good for me
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 3:52 pm
by millerd
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2023 6:57 am
by John W
Here are my three offerings, in the order they were taken:
1. Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Park Corner Heath, 22/05/2023 17.00
2. Small Blue, Hutchinsons Bank, 01/06/2023 15.09
3. Small Skipper, Knowlands Wood, 29/06/2023 17.19
In case anyone is interested, the camera was a Panasonic Lumix FZ150 fitted with a Panasonic close-up lens.
Cheers
John W
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:13 pm
by Katrina
My three
Chalkhill Blue Sussex
NBA Kincraig
Small Blue Sussex
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 1:25 pm
by Wolfson
My contribution from the season.
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:51 pm
by Annabel.Y
Here are my submissions for this year's competition. The Small Blue and Glanville were both taken at Hutchinson's Bank. The Silver-studded blue was taken at Fairmile Common. Both sites in Surrey of course.
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:29 pm
by David Lazarus
3 entries from Essex, a male Brimstone looking remarkably like the surrounding bramble leaves; a male Silver-washed Fritillary flying in to join another; and a coupling pair of Ringlets because they were scarce in Essex this year.
![Brimstone.jpg (2.13 MiB) Viewed 31574 times Brimstone - Danbury Common, Essex 10/07/2023](./files/thumb_22825_2d203558d632fb7c91c53016a6c02d00)
- Brimstone - Danbury Common, Essex 10/07/2023
![Silver-washed Fritillary ROT.jpg (2.22 MiB) Viewed 31574 times Silver-washed Fritillary - Hatfield Forest, Essex 18/07/2023](./files/thumb_22825_6d064f5b65712a8ecd77a2ead42fba16)
- Silver-washed Fritillary - Hatfield Forest, Essex 18/07/2023
![Ringlet ROT.jpg (2.48 MiB) Viewed 31574 times Ringlet - Hatfield Forest, Essex 18/07/2023](./files/thumb_22825_8fe9e7af753021e474cf57a91f6f6d3e)
- Ringlet - Hatfield Forest, Essex 18/07/2023
All images taken using iPhone 11 Pro.
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:18 pm
by Nigel Kiteley
My three submissions
Marbled White, Buckinghamshire.
Small Blue, Warwickshire.
Orange Tip, Warwickshire.
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:28 pm
by acherontia96
![Brown Argus.jpg (1.37 MiB) Viewed 31423 times Brown Argus](./files/thumb_14576_dd398ca230d7fb8503b81ff18105f687)
- Brown Argus
Taken at Aston Rowant
![Scarce Copper.jpg (631.9 KiB) Viewed 31423 times Scarce Copper](./files/thumb_14576_8cd7e697998be00b5ae304ede3e4b715)
- Scarce Copper
Taken in Spain
![Queen of Spain.jpg (1.56 MiB) Viewed 31423 times Queen of Spain](./files/thumb_14576_0fc827e3ae211c86ccee6d12b183c2da)
- Queen of Spain
Taken in Spain
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2023 1:44 pm
by BarryM
My photos for 2023
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2023 7:06 pm
by Neil Hulme
Long-tailed Blue, West Worthing allotments 28.9.23
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2023 7:11 pm
by Neil Hulme
Long-tailed Blue, Lancing Ring 8.10.23
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2023 7:20 pm
by Neil Hulme
Duke of Burgundy, Storrington 4.5.23
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:40 pm
by Jack Harrison
Three from me. Not of course serious contenders but a bit fun from AI 'Night Cafe'.
Jack
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 11:30 am
by Buddleia
Here are a Silver-washed Fritillary (in Gloucestershire), a Large White and a Camberwell Beauty (both in Oxfordshire).
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 10:59 pm
by Pete Eeles
Congrats to Mark Searle, overall winner in the 2023 UK Butterflies Annual Photography Competition! Mark wins a signed copy of British & Irish Butterfly Rarities by Pete Eeles that has been kindly donated by UK Butterflies sponsor, Greenwings. Thanks to all the competitors - the top 12 can be seen at
https://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/competi ... ?year=2023.
Thanks to Vince Massimo, Mark Colvin and Guy Padfield for helping me with the voting. As usual, none of us agreed on the best photo, but there were clearly some that each received a vote from all of the panel.
A comment from 3 of us is that contributors should ensure that they focus (!) on their composition, with too many excellent photos ruined by having the subject either too closely cropped, or too central within the frame.
Cheers,
- Pete
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 3:50 am
by Jack Harrison
A comment from 3 of us is that contributors should ensure that they focus (!) on their composition, with too many excellent photos ruined by having the subject either too closely cropped, or too central within the frame.
A 'rule of thumb' that I picked up long ago was the subject should be looking
into the frame, not out, unless done for a special reason, eg my 'Scarce Tortoiseshell' (another thread) becoming scarce as it leaves the scene.
Another convention worth remembering is the 'Rule of Thirds': It is normally best not to have the subject bang in the middle.
https://www.virtualartacademy.com/the-r ... ds-in-art/
Interestingly, the
AI 'Night Cafe' seems to embrace these conventions rather well. The 'White Christmas' I recently asked for is a good example
Jack
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:39 am
by Ian Pratt
Some gorgeous winning photos and many more which did not win. Well done everyone for entering the competition.
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:54 am
by Jack Harrison
I agree. The standard gets higher every year.
Jack