I was out for a walk with my sons in the woods near where we live hoping to come across some wildlife to photograph, in the end this butterfly was the only willing subject!

I think it is a 'Gatekeeper' also known as a 'Hedge Brown'

They are all cropped fairly heavely 50%+ and processed with Bibble Lite.

All with K10D and F*300 shutter priority

I also had the DFA 100mm macro with me but found that extra distance between me and the subject with the F*300 minimised disturbance.

#1 1/640th f4.5 ISO125



#2 1/400 f7.1 ISO100



#3 1/640 f4.5 ISO160



I think next time I will keep to 1/400 and maybe increase the ISO setting, to keep the apeture closed down and increase depth of field.

Can I see a spot on the sensor in #2 and #3?

Any comments welcome, thanks for looking
Mike

[Petthefish]

Wow great shots rp

[vievetrick]

MIke very nice work. I really like #2 the best.

[channeler]

Nice shots Mike. Looks like the weather is a little drier in Suffolk than here if you can find butterflies out and about. I like the colours. I especially like no2.

Paul

[daacon]

Nice shots indeed Mike - like the bokeh on #1 , DOF on #2 (the wasp is pretty much in focus as well) and as Paul mentioned the colors - now that is some serious yellow !

[nathancombs]

very nice i really do not have the nack for thes tipe of photos lol

[khardur]

very nice, those are some really great colors.

-Dan

[Duh_Vinci]

Wonderful lens in a capable hands, well done!

Regards,
D

[Mike19]

Nice shots Mike. Looks like the weather is a little drier in Suffolk than here if you can find butterflies out and about. I like the colours. I especially like no2.

Paul

Thanks Paul, we have had the odd dry day in Suffolk, although not many; the flowers were a brilliant yellow - I did increased the contrast and saturation in PP to try and replicate how the flowers actualy looked, whilst trying not to 'overcook' the colours.

Nice shots indeed Mike - like the bokeh on #1 , DOF on #2 (the wasp is pretty much in focus as well) and as Paul mentioned the colors - now that is some serious yellow !

Thankyou - I hadn't fully appreciated the subtle impact that, bokeh can bring to an image.

very nice i really do not have the nack for thes tipe of photos lol

Thanks Nathan

very nice, those are some really great colors.

-Dan

Thanks Dan - These flowers and the butterfly just asked to be photographed, they jumped out from the surrounding sea of green ferns (bracken)

Wonderful lens in a capable hands, well done!

Regards,
D

Thanks for your generous comments, I have enjoyed sharing these images with the forum - more to come soon.

Mike