My Little Poser
My first ever butterfly shot! I don't see that many butterflies around here, and had long given up on chasing them around in the hopes of capturing one resting on a flower - it was usually far too breezy anyway. However, sitting on my lawn, I spied this little fellow sitting quietly on a daisy in the grass - I dashed inside for the camera and when I returned it was still there. Unfortunately the breeze was quite strong, so this image was captured with my husband using a piece of cardboard to block the wind. I even managed a partial focus stack! The butterfly remained in place for several minutes before (I presume) the wind blew it away.
This is a male orange tip butterfly, Anthocharis cardamines, apparently rare on the Isle of Skye. I had to shoot it at f5, underexposed at 1/800th second in order to give sharp images.
This was shot with a broken macro lens. The previous day, I stupidly forgot about a faulty tripod leg - this resulted in the camera crashing onto a hard floor - I thought the lens was OK, then soon discovered it would not focus to infinity but luckily was still fine for the macro range. It now has an obvious rattle and will need fixing at some point in the future.
My Little Poser
My first ever butterfly shot! I don't see that many butterflies around here, and had long given up on chasing them around in the hopes of capturing one resting on a flower - it was usually far too breezy anyway. However, sitting on my lawn, I spied this little fellow sitting quietly on a daisy in the grass - I dashed inside for the camera and when I returned it was still there. Unfortunately the breeze was quite strong, so this image was captured with my husband using a piece of cardboard to block the wind. I even managed a partial focus stack! The butterfly remained in place for several minutes before (I presume) the wind blew it away.
This is a male orange tip butterfly, Anthocharis cardamines, apparently rare on the Isle of Skye. I had to shoot it at f5, underexposed at 1/800th second in order to give sharp images.
This was shot with a broken macro lens. The previous day, I stupidly forgot about a faulty tripod leg - this resulted in the camera crashing onto a hard floor - I thought the lens was OK, then soon discovered it would not focus to infinity but luckily was still fine for the macro range. It now has an obvious rattle and will need fixing at some point in the future.