Monarch Sipping on Milkweed
Aug 26, 2011 14:44:53 #
Since I am new to the forum wanted to send in a picture and see what happens...Jan
Aug 26, 2011 14:53:42 #
welcomw people here are friendly and there are some awesome photographers here and based on your butterfly I think you are one of them. Wow
Aug 26, 2011 21:29:47 #
RJohnson
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
Jan,,, Great photo! I'm curious as to what your aperture/iso settings were and the type of lens...? Hope to see more photos from you.
RJ
RJ
Aug 26, 2011 22:20:57 #
Thank you very much for the nice compliment on my butterfly pic. The picture was taken with an 18-250 mm Sony lens, a new gift from my husband. ISO-400, aperture 5.31 and I used spot metering. The exposure time was 1/500 sec. It was a very sunny day and I probably used the auto mode. I absolutely love butterflies and have a butterfly garden. Thanks again...Jan
Aug 26, 2011 22:23:45 #
Thanks for the nice comment on my monarch picture. I can already tell that this is a friendly forum! Thank you for the warm welcome...Jan
Aug 26, 2011 22:43:57 #
Very nice pics, love the hairstreak! I take many butterfly pics also. Would love to see more.
Aug 26, 2011 23:05:26 #
Thanks Viceroy, since I am new to the forum I don't know where to go to view your photos but would love to see them. It is always nice to exchange comments with one who has similar interests. I love photography and have been taking pictures for about two and a half years. In the summer I plant a butterfly garden and raise any monarch catapillars I find on the milkweed. I am retired and photography has become an obsession with me...Jan
Aug 27, 2011 00:12:42 #
Aaahhh you and I will be good friends. I had posted some of my photos in the main forum under macro. But I started a new thread for Butterfly pics.
Aug 27, 2011 11:00:37 #
Jan.
I think this is a pretty good shot. It is a little soft... and you should step a little back so that you can capture the entire butterfly. Important if you wish to enter competitions. The colors are bright and well saturated and the background is well muted. Just get the "whole" subject... unless, of course, you are just interested in..say, the head. But if you try to get the whole body, you should bet the whole body.
I think this is a pretty good shot. It is a little soft... and you should step a little back so that you can capture the entire butterfly. Important if you wish to enter competitions. The colors are bright and well saturated and the background is well muted. Just get the "whole" subject... unless, of course, you are just interested in..say, the head. But if you try to get the whole body, you should bet the whole body.
Aug 27, 2011 15:41:51 #
Wow! You pictures are amazing - I hope someday I am able to replicate that kind of beauty and skill in my photographs
Aug 27, 2011 15:42:58 #
I can see why you are obsessed - I am obsessed and I dont have that quality of photos - you have to be amazing your own self!
Aug 27, 2011 16:04:38 #
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Aug 27, 2011 16:31:32 #
debbiesweds wrote:
Wow! You pictures are amazing - I hope someday I am able to replicate that kind of beauty and skill in my photographs
Thank you very much...Jan
Aug 27, 2011 16:32:57 #
debbiesweds wrote:
I can see why you are obsessed - I am obsessed and I dont have that quality of photos - you have to be amazing your own self!
I bet you have very good photos and just being modest. Keep on shooting...Jan
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