Papillons en liberte - Butterflies go free

Papillons en liberte - Butterflies go free · 02:45 PM

Here are a few of my pics from the "Papillons en liberté" (Butterflies go free) exhibition at the Montreal Botanical Gardens.

Every year, from late feb to early april the botanical gardens spawn thousands of butterflies in their tropical hothouse. A few of the Montreal area Pentax Forums users had a casual get together there bright and early sunday morning.

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4 - This is a butterfly that landed on my sleeve and got up close and personnal with me

5 - A bonzai and I think it's soapstone arrangement

Pat

J.Scott · 03-16-2009, 03:30 PM

Great shots Pat! Number 2 is very pretty.

I visited those gardens a couple years back and was quite impressed. However, they would not allow me to use my monopod so all shots were hand held. They claimed the policy was so photographers would not restrict the pedestrian traffic in the building.

We went on a week day in late October and there was a grand total of 10 people in the entire complex.

Ah well, it is a great photographic destination regardless of stupid policies!

Hopefully you, or someone in your group, will have more images to share.

roentarre · 03-16-2009, 04:31 PM

Very nice work here.

The butterflies look so clear, full of details.

It is about time for me to get some butterfly pics too

Jimbo · 03-16-2009, 04:55 PM

There are all great Pat. JIM

jeffkpotter · 03-16-2009, 05:36 PM

Absolutely superb!

RBellavance · 03-16-2009, 05:46 PM

Pat, #3 is a runaway favorite of mine. Absolutely stunning shot, everything about it is just perfect. #2 is great as well, the only thing I dislike about it are the shadows underneath the butterfly.

daacon · 03-16-2009, 06:16 PM

Wonderfull shots Pat - must hurt to go into the garden then walk outside !

ve2vfd · 03-16-2009, 07:39 PM

J.Scott ... Thanks!!! It is a great place to visit! I guess the no mono/tripods rule is because on weeked it's "standing room only" in there. We got there at opening, and within an hour it was as packed as the Tokyo subway during rush hour!

roentarre ... Thanks, I am actually surprised how clear some of the pics came out considering most were taken with my 55-300 and lighting was not ideal.

Jimbo ... Thanks!

jeffkpotter ... Thanks!

RBellavance ... Thanks for the vote of confidence! I have to admit the nasty shadows on #2 have been bothering me since I first saw them... I've been debating wether to photoshop them out or not. In the end I decided against. I may give it a shot...

Dave ... Thanks! Actually it was a relief to go outside... that hothouse was a tropical setup (hot and a zillion % humidity), going into the "desert" hothouse after that was nice, and going outside in a sunny +5C day was heaven!

Pat

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03-16-2009, 03:30 PM	#2
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	Great shots Pat! Number 2 is very pretty. I visited those gardens a couple years back and was quite impressed. However, they would not allow me to use my monopod so all shots were hand held. They claimed the policy was so photographers would not restrict the pedestrian traffic in the building. We went on a week day in late October and there was a grand total of 10 people in the entire complex. Ah well, it is a great photographic destination regardless of stupid policies! Hopefully you, or someone in your group, will have more images to share.

03-16-2009, 04:31 PM	#3
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Very nice work here. The butterflies look so clear, full of details. It is about time for me to get some butterfly pics too

03-16-2009, 04:55 PM	#4
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	There are all great Pat. JIM

03-16-2009, 05:46 PM	#6
RBellavance Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Near Montréal, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,716	Pat, #3 is a runaway favorite of mine. Absolutely stunning shot, everything about it is just perfect. #2 is great as well, the only thing I dislike about it are the shadows underneath the butterfly.

03-16-2009, 06:16 PM	#7
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Wonderfull shots Pat - must hurt to go into the garden then walk outside !

03-16-2009, 07:39 PM	#8
ve2vfd Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,433 Original Poster	J.Scott ... Thanks!!! It is a great place to visit! I guess the no mono/tripods rule is because on weeked it's "standing room only" in there. We got there at opening, and within an hour it was as packed as the Tokyo subway during rush hour! roentarre ... Thanks, I am actually surprised how clear some of the pics came out considering most were taken with my 55-300 and lighting was not ideal. Jimbo ... Thanks! jeffkpotter ... Thanks! RBellavance ... Thanks for the vote of confidence! I have to admit the nasty shadows on #2 have been bothering me since I first saw them... I've been debating wether to photoshop them out or not. In the end I decided against. I may give it a shot... Dave ... Thanks! Actually it was a relief to go outside... that hothouse was a tropical setup (hot and a zillion % humidity), going into the "desert" hothouse after that was nice, and going outside in a sunny +5C day was heaven! Pat