Butterfly Conservatory

bosco0633

I hope that this is the right place to post these photos. As I stated earlier, I am very new to photography and have been reading on many concepts and skills over the past few months. Today was the day that I took my new Nikon D300 out for a test drive. It is the first time the camera has ventured out of my house since I purchased it last month.

I attended the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls Ontario today and took 450 pictures using an 18-200mm f5.6 VR nikon lens.

Well here are the results. I really tried alot of things here and hope that you all like them. Again, I am very new to the game but had so much fun today.







More to come if you like them. Comments and critiques welcomed

bosco0633

here are a few more

Lord Vetinari

Good start with the new gear.

Brian V.

bosco0633

thanks so much, i was starting to think that it was so bad that people were affraid to say so.

I am saving up now for the 105 f2.8 VR nikon micro lens. I took 200 photos of a water drop the other day, attempting to get the best shot. It is amazing how addicting this photography can be.

GOLDENORFE

a good start, #2 in both sets are the best, think its a "common rose" in second set.
some appear slightly oof or slightly blurred
the lighting look a bit bright on a few shots, where you using flash?
i have found it difficult to use long glass in b flyhouses. preffering 100mm macro .

keep posting
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

bosco0633

yes I used a flash, It was overcast and created some dark lighting situations. I appreciate the comments.

The second picture in the first post was a great shot. I couldnt believe that I captured so much quality in the eye.