Deep Blue - _TNY_0938
Some butterflies have very descriptive names. This is a male Mexican bluewing (Myscelia ethusa), also known as the blue wing and it is mainly found in Mexico though strays can be found quite far north in Texas and as far south as Costa Rica. The "blue wing" part, I'm sure you agree to be very obvious.
This was, as most of my shots from the Haga Ocean butterfly house, shot using a tripod and a wired remote shutter to allow for longer exposure times without blur. Me and Mr. Bluewing here had a little trouble syncing our movements so it took a while before I got an acceptable shot.
Once I had set my rig up and gotten focus just right on the eyes, he decided to sit with the wings closed for a while - or simply move a bit, forcing me to start over.
It came out fine in the end though.
Deep Blue - _TNY_0938
Some butterflies have very descriptive names. This is a male Mexican bluewing (Myscelia ethusa), also known as the blue wing and it is mainly found in Mexico though strays can be found quite far north in Texas and as far south as Costa Rica. The "blue wing" part, I'm sure you agree to be very obvious.
This was, as most of my shots from the Haga Ocean butterfly house, shot using a tripod and a wired remote shutter to allow for longer exposure times without blur. Me and Mr. Bluewing here had a little trouble syncing our movements so it took a while before I got an acceptable shot.
Once I had set my rig up and gotten focus just right on the eyes, he decided to sit with the wings closed for a while - or simply move a bit, forcing me to start over.
It came out fine in the end though.