How many new species did I add today?

[Common Rose]

#76 Biggs's Brownie
76-1: This shot was fired when the advanced party got contacted and called for long range arty support. :bsmileo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4501-5000/4556.jpg

76-2: Second contact, but this time 'weapons' of different makes and sizes joined in the firing mission.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4501-5000/4558.jpg

#77 Malay Viscount
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4501-5000/4565.jpg

#78 Arhopala aurea
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4501-5000/4570.jpg

#79 Purple Duke (copy from Simon)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4501-5000/4573.jpg

#80 Common Posy :cheers:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4501-5000/4575.jpg

#81 Rapala Dieneces Dieneces
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4501-5000/4580.jpg

#82 Hyarotis adrastus praba
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4501-5000/4588.jpg

Unknown, an Arhopala sp. If someone can id, it would be great.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4501-5000/4585.jpg


'Not new' species can be found here (http://www.butterflypals.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3830#post3830).

Thanks to Khew and BJ for conducting the tour and the transportation.

[Cycad Blue]

wah, that's TWO jumping/flying in the air shots that you've got from this outing liow! quite a number of new additions leh, I think all of us are very happy with our catches hor? :cheers:

[Cruiser]

<<76-1: This shot was fired when the advanced party got contacted and called for long range arty support. >>

the C750 machine gun is so powerful and as a result his one has got a gunshot wound at it eye :bsmile: and is still bleeding! Images are abit over exposed for the bigg's shots.

I like the last shot of the arhopala sp taking off, can't help with the ID though!

[Rajah Brooke]

Hi Neo,

The purple duke is well taken.
I knew you will be the one who will eventually take the flying shots.
Good timing. :thumbsup:

:cheers:

[Common Rose]

Hi Neo,

The purple duke is well taken.
I knew you will be the one who will eventually take the flying shots.
Good timing. :thumbsup:

:cheers:
:hello: Hi.

Actually it was just a lucky shot. The truth is, I got the focus when it was perching; when I pressed the shutter, it decided to take flight.

[Rajah Brooke]

Hi Neo,
Hey, that's very frank. :bsmile:
But in all good shots. Keep up the good work :thumbsup:

[Common Rose]

RB: Cannot lie, otherwise they ask me to shoot flying butterflies, then I will :stupid:

The unknown Arhopala sp. was taken at USR at 12:52, after the encounter with the female Malay Baron. Any of you got a shot and with positive id?

[Commander]

The unknown Arhopala sp. was taken at USR at 12:52, after the encounter with the female Malay Baron. Any of you got a shot and with positive id?

Not easy to ID Arhopalas from field shots. Even with a collection, it's still not easy. Take a look at the ID key in C&P4. It's quite mind boggling. :stupid:

[Yong San]

Hi Neo,
Very well done on your 82nd species :cheers:
Very soon, you will be hitting the magic 100 :-))
Regards, << Yong >>

[Common Rose]

Hi Neo,
Very well done on your 82nd species :cheers:
Very soon, you will be hitting the magic 100 :-))
Regards, << Yong >>
Thanks Yong San. Couldn't have done it w/o the helps of the butt flu gang. :cheers:

Yup, I'm trying to hit 100 species b4 my C-750 reaches 1-year-old, which is on 1 Dec. ;-)

[bell]

I like the Purple Duke best!
It's got this very cooling and refreshing look! Beauty! :heart:

[Yong San]

Neo, you can do it, only need to get 1 species every week from now until Dec :-)

[Common Rose]

Thanks gng (= guys and gals).

Yong San, I have collected most of the common species. The remaining are uncommon, rare or forest species. On paper, it sounds easy mathematically, 1 species per week. In practice, I think it will be :sweat: . Have to visit the reserves more often now, which provide better chances of getting new species. Anyway, that's just target. I will keep on shooting ... until I am cure. ;P

Btw, how many species have u collected? ;P

[bell]

Btw, how many species have u collected? ;P

Think i m the worse of of all bpals GNG lor... :embrass:
paiseh, i only hv 8 lah.... single digit lah, juz a tiny 'red dot' compared to those netting the 80s.... :bsmile:

[Commander]

Think i m the worse of of all bpals GNG lor... :embrass:
paiseh, i only hv 8 lah.... single digit lah, juz a tiny 'red dot' compared to those netting the 80s.... :bsmile:

Bel, that's the best time! Every outing, you will come back with something new! Not like me... I'd be happy to get a new species once every 6 months! :confused:

[Elbowed Pierrot]

Think i m the worse of of all bpals GNG lor... :embrass:
paiseh, i only hv 8 lah.... single digit lah, juz a tiny 'red dot' compared to those netting the 80s.... :bsmile:

take it easy :bsmile: we aint competing ;P go visit Sime, your collection will double/triple :bsmileo:

[Peacock Royal]

take it easy we aint competing go visit Sime, your collection will double/triple

Ya, I am not competing either. Agree with Simon, going to the Nature Reserve more often as a form of exercise and butts-shooting you will be rewarded with more species and fresh lungs.

For me, for each new addition that I snap, it gives me an opportunity to id it (very often I got it wrong). That is the thrill in it. More so if my shots are photographically good.

[Cycad Blue]

yah loh Bel, I agree with Khew, this is the best time, even going to AH and combing it up and down a couple of times will yield new species for u. Very gratifying wan!! And of coz once you graduate to Sime and the other forests, :what: Can u imagine EVERYTHING i shot on the last outing to Chestnut/USR was new to me?

[Elbowed Pierrot]

YL, wasn't Sime the same? ;-)

can after that, you will be grateful to get a new species every 6mths like khew ;P :bsmile: or instead of walking through trails/tracks/man made dirt roads.. u can try bashing through forest :cheers:

for a start, AH certainly pack enough species to spoilt a photographer.. you just need to find and shoot them :sweat:

[Common Rose]

Actually the question was directed to Yong San.

Anyway, 8 is a good number. Like what the rest have said, it is "honeymoon" time! Every trip has a very high probability of bringing back new species. After the "honeymoon" period, you will to spend more time and more patience to find new "surprises".

[Commander]

Actually the question was directed to Yong San.

Anyway, 8 is a good number. Like what the rest have said, it is "honeymoon" time! Every trip has a very high probability of bringing back new species. After the "honeymoon" period, you will to spend more time and more patience to find new "surprises".

And not to mention a large dose of butt-fairy luck as well!

[bell]

kekekek... ya, me in no hurry to chalk up the numbers really.
Juz taking my time to enjoy this new-found hobby :bsmile:

[Elbowed Pierrot]

kekekek... ya, me in no hurry to chalk up the numbers really.
Juz taking my time to enjoy this new-found hobby :bsmile:

you can use the forum as an information counter to know which species is 'HOT' in AH ;P

[bell]

Yup, ElbP! This is a great forum! I've learnt so much since joining! :thumbsup:
Now I'm planning to go to AH to try and snap the last remaining Imperial after seeing and 'hearing' so much about it.. ;-)

[Common Rose]

Yup, ElbP! This is a great forum! I've learnt so much since joining! :thumbsup:
Now I'm planning to go to AH to try and snap the last remaining Imperial after seeing and 'hearing' so much about it.. ;-)
Ermm... I think not ard already... sorry to say that I didn't see it on Friday. You might have to wait for the next generation.