Geoff Kell (Old Forest Man)
Chalk hill Blues
My annual butterfly hunt turned up a lot of butterflies this year which was great to see. As always the challenge remained to find some in photogenic positions - the background in particular. There are some amazing images to see on SM but, boy they are hard to get - certainly in my experience. Although the weather has been great for them, over a number of visits to this site, overnight temperatures remained high which meant they were active very quickly next morning and what seemed like a constant gentle breeze made sharp images a real challenge. I managed a few images I was happy with including this of a pair of roosting chalk hill blues, luckily in some uncluttered grasses directly in line with the rising sun.
Chalk hill Blues
My annual butterfly hunt turned up a lot of butterflies this year which was great to see. As always the challenge remained to find some in photogenic positions - the background in particular. There are some amazing images to see on SM but, boy they are hard to get - certainly in my experience. Although the weather has been great for them, over a number of visits to this site, overnight temperatures remained high which meant they were active very quickly next morning and what seemed like a constant gentle breeze made sharp images a real challenge. I managed a few images I was happy with including this of a pair of roosting chalk hill blues, luckily in some uncluttered grasses directly in line with the rising sun.