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Didn't quite nail the focus: did I move, or did the breeze move the butterfly and flower? Who knows - but close enough, I hope, for it to still be pretty photograph?

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**DW58** · 10-16-2019, 07:14 AM

A very colorful butterfly indeed. Yep. The wind doesn't have to move the butterfly much to miss focus. Even in a slight wind I usually take 4 or 5 or 6 shots and hope 1 is in focus.

reh321 · 10-16-2019, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by K2 to K50

Didn't quite nail the focus: did I move, or did the breeze move the butterfly and flower? Who knows - but close enough, I hope, for it to still be pretty photograph?

It is still pretty.

With a KP, like you were using, I might have upped the f-stop a little, knowing that the KP could handle a higher ISO, but it doesn't matter - as I said, it is still pretty.

**PJ1** · 10-16-2019, 02:31 PM

Nice butterfly. The just opening bloom at the back looks sharp enough. But butterflies can be hard to nail. Maybe the texture of the wings is a problem for AF (like black cats).

reh321 · 10-16-2019, 02:34 PM

Originally posted by PJ1

Nice butterfly. The just opening bloom at the back looks sharp enough. But butterflies can be hard to nail. Maybe the texture of the wings is a problem for AF (like black cats).

I've found black cats need better {more} lighting {rather than better focus}

**pbancr** · 10-16-2019, 02:46 PM

Lovely photograph of a lovely butterfly on a lovely bloom!

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10-16-2019, 07:14 AM	#2
DW58 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Rural Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,082	A very colorful butterfly indeed. Yep. The wind doesn't have to move the butterfly much to miss focus. Even in a slight wind I usually take 4 or 5 or 6 shots and hope 1 is in focus.

10-16-2019, 01:55 PM	#3
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	Originally posted by K2 to K50 Didn't quite nail the focus: did I move, or did the breeze move the butterfly and flower? Who knows - but close enough, I hope, for it to still be pretty photograph? It is still pretty. With a KP, like you were using, I might have upped the f-stop a little, knowing that the KP could handle a higher ISO, but it doesn't matter - as I said, it is still pretty.

10-16-2019, 02:31 PM	#4
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,486	Nice butterfly. The just opening bloom at the back looks sharp enough. But butterflies can be hard to nail. Maybe the texture of the wings is a problem for AF (like black cats).

10-16-2019, 02:34 PM	#5
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	Originally posted by PJ1 Nice butterfly. The just opening bloom at the back looks sharp enough. But butterflies can be hard to nail. Maybe the texture of the wings is a problem for AF (like black cats). I've found black cats need better {more} lighting {rather than better focus}

10-16-2019, 02:46 PM	#6
pbancr Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southeast Connecticut Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,582	Lovely photograph of a lovely butterfly on a lovely bloom!

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