Birds Were Slow To Show...So with a Butterfly We Go
Jun 13, 2023 23:39:37 #
LOL...all my birds seem busy elsewhere, I mean extremely low numbers and only a few Scrub Jays, Towhees and a RWBB come to my feeders & Suet! Hope they are busy feeding their young ones.
Anyway, I have a lot of Blackberry bushes that got away from me this year, with lots of blossoms that were full of small Butterflies & bees! Since no birds I started taking pics & this is a sample of what I captured. I have a couple hundred more similar pics just like this but I won't bore you with them.
I used my Rebel T8i and the Canon EF 70-300 MM IS USM lens that gives me an equivalent 480mm reach. I took a lot of pics to see which settings worked best for these conditions. I really liked F11 at 1/4000 and Auto ISO values that came down to the 800 range and had fun experimenting all up & down the range. A great day with a high percentage of keepers but all very similar.
I cropped the first pic from the original but included both for comparison. I purposely underexposed a slight bit trying to see effects of the different settings.
Walt
Anyway, I have a lot of Blackberry bushes that got away from me this year, with lots of blossoms that were full of small Butterflies & bees! Since no birds I started taking pics & this is a sample of what I captured. I have a couple hundred more similar pics just like this but I won't bore you with them.
I used my Rebel T8i and the Canon EF 70-300 MM IS USM lens that gives me an equivalent 480mm reach. I took a lot of pics to see which settings worked best for these conditions. I really liked F11 at 1/4000 and Auto ISO values that came down to the 800 range and had fun experimenting all up & down the range. A great day with a high percentage of keepers but all very similar.
I cropped the first pic from the original but included both for comparison. I purposely underexposed a slight bit trying to see effects of the different settings.
Walt
Jun 14, 2023 00:02:16 #
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NMGal wrote:
Beautiful butterfly.
Thanks NMHGal I was fascinated by really zooming in on them….really different than one might expect. Thanks for your thoughts! Walt.
Jun 14, 2023 01:51:05 #
Jun 14, 2023 02:40:37 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Nicely shot Walt, they a are great alternative to birds
I agree Curmudgeon…I had a blast sitting out back just zooming in from my chair…got some types of dragon flies I am working on…not as good but identifiable. A turquoise blue fly? A looong skinny waisted dragonfly , lol, lots to id and research. Never get bored in this hobby. Thanks for your kind words. Walt
Jun 14, 2023 04:33:58 #
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Jun 14, 2023 06:03:07 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Great set!!!
Hi Mr. Manglesphoto, love your name! Thank you very much I appreciate your stopping by and your kind words a lot! Thanks, Walt
Jun 14, 2023 06:04:29 #
thank you. WaltJun 14, 2023 08:37:18 #
Jun 14, 2023 09:21:39 #
gtilford
Loc: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
fantastic capture, I tend to do the same thing when birds seem scarce and look around for subjects that capture my attention
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Jun 14, 2023 15:25:32 #
Mustanger wrote:
LOL...all my birds seem busy elsewhere, I mean ext... (show quote)
A great duo of mindboggling beauties 🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡
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