Yes VERY Well Said. I will add one more point that when we start Id it from the available material we learn better otherwise most of the time we just put the ID on the picture and forget to look for the main ID spots or hints for a particular butterfly in the field. Satyendra K.Tiwari Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist & Tour Leader H.No 129, P.O.Tala. Distt Umaria M.P. India Pin code 484-661 Tel. No. 07627-265309 day time phone only
________________________________ From: kalesh s <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 10 October, 2010 8:33:47 PM Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Asking experts - A suggestion well said! cheers! Dr.Kalesh.S Thiruvananthapuram Phone: Mob:9447044498; Res: 0471-2444982 EMAIL: [email protected] My Blog: http://theskippersofkerala.blogspot.com/ --- On Sun, 10/10/10, Kishen Das <[email protected]> wrote: >From: Kishen Das <[email protected]> >Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Asking experts - A suggestion >To: [email protected] >Date: Sunday, October 10, 2010, 2:31 AM > > > >I think experts like Isaac and KK will be busy at times with their own work. >Its not always good to expect a quick reply from them. >They will reply anyway, whenever they get time. > >When you photograph some interesting species, best thing to do, would be to >track down all the literature ( Most of it is available over net ) and write >an >article about its occurrence, behavioral aspects and exact geographical >location. >Then present it to one of the experts and ask for their feedback. >So, it is necessary to do this background work before we contact the experts. >Even then it is not mandatory that experts must process your request !!! >The person who is sending the photo, will get highly disappointed if there is >no >response from the experts. > >But on the other hand experts will be receiving hundreds of such requests >every >week and they cannot process all of them. > >Remember, they have to handle these requests apart from their own professional >and personal work. > > >This holds good even to people who keep sending their photos for >identification, >without even mentioning what they think the probable species might be and what >the confusion is. > >Most of us want an easy way out, post it to the group and let experts work on >it. >Anyway if this is what you want, then its fine, but you will never be able to >indepedently work on your own or work towards butterfly conservation. > >At the end of it, its our actions that matters the most, than these wonderful >photos of butterflies !!! > >Kishen > > yes very well said. -- Enjoy
