Nature Butterfly

Butterfly · 04:52 AM

I'd watched this butterfly fly around the garden for five minutes, and it wouldn't stay in the same place long enough to get a shot. Pure luck that I caught this

Dynamo · 04-29-2013, 05:00 AM

Lovely!!

**MSL** · 04-29-2013, 06:26 AM

They can be hard to capture unless they are feeding or resting for a while. I'd be tempted to try a severe crop on the picture just because I find the (blown?) highlights on the largest leaf a distraction. Otherwise some very nice background colors and I'd be tempted to play with the image for a while to see what you can get out of it.

slowpez · 04-29-2013, 06:54 AM

Looks very fresh with those vivid colors. Butterflies rarely co-operate.

**Kerrowdown** · 04-29-2013, 07:07 AM

It's a good capture, I creep up get real close and bang my shadow falls on them and they take flight.

**MSL** · 04-29-2013, 07:25 AM

Originally posted by kerrowdown

It's a good capture, I creep up get real close and bang my shadow falls on them and they take flight.

Lucky you. I don't even have to get that close before my huge, hulking shadow chases them away - or if they don't happen to fly away, distorts the lighting enough that my pre-shadow metering on manual lens is totally wrong.

**Kerrowdown** · 04-29-2013, 08:27 AM

Originally posted by MSL

hulking shadow chases them away

You and I both need to apply a little application to our respective approaches, basically come in from the other side.

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04-29-2013, 05:00 AM	#2
Dynamo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Groningen Photos: Gallery Posts: 311	Lovely!!

04-29-2013, 06:26 AM	#3
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,749	They can be hard to capture unless they are feeding or resting for a while. I'd be tempted to try a severe crop on the picture just because I find the (blown?) highlights on the largest leaf a distraction. Otherwise some very nice background colors and I'd be tempted to play with the image for a while to see what you can get out of it.

04-29-2013, 06:54 AM	#4
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Looks very fresh with those vivid colors. Butterflies rarely co-operate.

04-29-2013, 07:07 AM	#5
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,818	It's a good capture, I creep up get real close and bang my shadow falls on them and they take flight.

04-29-2013, 07:25 AM	#6
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,749	Originally posted by kerrowdown It's a good capture, I creep up get real close and bang my shadow falls on them and they take flight. Lucky you. I don't even have to get that close before my huge, hulking shadow chases them away - or if they don't happen to fly away, distorts the lighting enough that my pre-shadow metering on manual lens is totally wrong.

04-29-2013, 08:27 AM	#7
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,818	Originally posted by MSL hulking shadow chases them away You and I both need to apply a little application to our respective approaches, basically come in from the other side.