Sipping Skipper: out of the archives from 10-2-2916 some new processing - a "Skipper" butterfly of some variety (there are a lot) sipping nectar from a small flower in a cluster. The...

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Aug 11, 2022 20:24:21 #

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

out of the archives from 10-2-2916 some new processing - a "Skipper" butterfly of some variety (there are a lot) sipping nectar from a small flower in a cluster. The skipper is about 1" nose to tail so now you know the scale of things in this shot.

Canon 6D, Tamron 180 macro, 1/250 @ f/11, ISO-320

handheld under early afternoon sun on a bright day, the sun at about the 2 o'clock position with a touch of backlighting but the front of the flowers and skipper get reflected light from the pool and the back of the house (white and beige siding)

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Aug 11, 2022 20:42:33 #

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

robertjerl wrote:

out of the archives from 10-2-2916 some new proces... (show quote)

Aug 12, 2022 00:08:31 #

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Nice, they can be really hard to capture

Aug 12, 2022 00:20:19 #

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Architect1776 wrote:

It is called a typo, my clumsy finger was aiming for the 0.

Aug 12, 2022 00:23:55 #

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Curmudgeon wrote:

Nice, they can be really hard to capture

The potted plant was on the terrace of our backyard which is 2 1/2 feet above the main yard level with the house and pool. I was sitting in a lawn chair with several potted flowers on the lawn and several skippers of different types were landing and taking off right at my eye level. So I waited and made a lot of shots, this is one of the better images I got.

Aug 12, 2022 06:13:58 #