Author Topic: [Theme] Butterflies (Read 41762 times)

Michael Erlewine · « **Reply #45 on:** July 26, 2017, 15:33:10 »

Nikon D800E, Zeiss 135mm APO

Matthew Currie · « **Reply #46 on:** July 26, 2017, 15:39:48 »

This thread reminds me that I haven't been out chasing butterflies for a while, and also that I haven't been organizing my pictures very well recently.

I had moderate luck with a long lens, since a whole butterfly in the frame is not really a macro shot. This one was with D3200 and 55-300 lens. Unfortunately even at ISO400 that one gets a little noisy. Unfortunately we also don't get a lot of variety in our butterflies, but they're nice and big and fairly easy to hit.

armando_m · « **Reply #47 on:** July 26, 2017, 16:24:37 »

Quote from: Michael Erlewine on July 26, 2017, 15:33:10

Nikon D800E, Zeiss 135mm APO

Thanks for sharing such a superb image

Brute · « **Reply #48 on:** June 30, 2018, 00:57:31 »

Peter Connan · « **Reply #49 on:** July 07, 2018, 16:15:35 »

ColinM · « **Reply #50 on:** July 08, 2018, 22:27:39 »

Quote from: smusesuse on July 26, 2017, 10:16:27

Ooooh, a butterfly thread! How did I miss this, with all these lovely contributions?

Wow Smuse, that's a fascinating one.
Transparent wings??!

rosko · « **Reply #51 on:** July 13, 2018, 10:49:24 »

Good idea to revive this thread !

Here, a Swallowtail (Southwest of France).

golunvolo · « **Reply #52 on:** July 13, 2018, 23:37:33 »

How do you get those...

Thanks for sharing!

Bruno Schroder · « **Reply #53 on:** July 16, 2018, 17:45:39 »

Gorgeous colors, Peter.

The bright iridescence on Pyronia tithonus is completely new to me. In fact, I would probably have continued to miss it if my wife did not point it to me. I've increased saturation in the first picture to make it more visible but with the right angle of light, it is not far from what I saw in the binocular. The 2nd picture shows the jagged wing edge responsible fot this.