Butterflies

dallas

The Los Angeles Museum of Natural History has a Butterfly exhibit on it's lawn, and here are a few pictures to share with you. If you live in the area it's a fun afternoon shoot. Enjoy.


This first one is my very favorite of the day

gus

Beautiful colour & exposure !!!!

Thusie

Wonderful series Dallasthumb

saurora

Really nice exposures, Dallas! Nice variety of butterflies....is this an on-going exhibit, or is it over?

boogie

What they said. Wonderful series and beautiful color. Sometimes they are hard to catch and you did a great job.

#3 is my favorite...up close and personal.

Osprey Whisperer

Nice series William. Butterflies are very interesting. That 7th one..is Florida's state butterfly, the zebra longwing. I see these in the yard all the time. I'm afraid they don't grill up as nicely as egret...but chocolate covered..they are not too bad. :uhoh

dallas

Thanks Thusie, and Gus. It was a fun afternoon.

dallas

saurora wrote:

Really nice exposures, Dallas! Nice variety of butterflies....is this an on-going exhibit, or is it over?

I don't think it is an ongoing event, but I believe it will be there at least another month, you could call the Museum and ask. I used a Nikon 105 Macro, but there's room to back up a little if necessary, and the light is like being outside, so check the weather. Also it's not crowded during the week, as you know an important factor.

dallas

Thanks Boogie, they were of course a captive bunch.

dallas

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Nice series William. Butterflies are very interesting. That 7th one..is Florida's state butterfly, the zebra longwing. I see these in the yard all the time. I'm afraid they don't grill up as nicely as egret...but chocolate covered..they are not too bad. :uhoh

What a supprise I should be attracted to the zebra. When I walked in they were the first to catch my eye, so I guess I must have recalled my childhood without knowing it. I don't know about chocolate, that only works for me on ants. Maybe flash freezing would make them tasty.

Ric Grupe

All very nice, but obviously the first one takes the prize.

Harryb

Excellent set. Love the first shot.

Awais Yaqub

beautiful pictures

jwear

not going to pick one they are all very good I have too go by how long does it run ??????

kdog

Super shots, William. Perfect exposures and razor sharp. You've really captured the essence of these gorgeous little critters.

Regards,
-joel

dallas

Ric Grupe wrote:

All very nice, but obviously the first one takes the prize.

Thanks Ric, if prizes could be awarded.....I agree, it is certainly my favorite.

dallas

Harryb wrote:

Excellent set. Love the first shot.

Thanks Harry, hope you're feeling better.

dallas

Awais Yaqub wrote:

beautiful pictures

I happy you like them Awais, thanks.

dallas

kdog wrote:

Super shots, William. Perfect exposures and razor sharp. You've really captured the essence of these gorgeous little critters.

Regards,
-joel

I love my 105mm macro, and that was a good day for it to shine. Of course the little subjects were helpful. Thanks Joel

dallas

jwear wrote:

not going to pick one they are all very good I have too go by how long does it run ??????

A great complment Jeff, thanks. Others have also asked about the time, so I went to their web site and found that it runs through Sept 4th. That web site address is: WWW.NHM.ORG/EXHIBITIONS/BUTTERFLIES/

dallas

dallas wrote:

A great complment Jeff, thanks. Others have also asked about the time, so I went to their web site and found that it runs through Sept 4th. That web site address is: WWW.NHM.ORG/EXHIBITIONS/BUTTERFLIES/

Jeff, and others.....the web site address should be in lower case.

jwear

dallas wrote:

Jeff, and others.....the web site address should be in lower case.

thanks I did get that on my own I was very proud thanks

bfjr

very nice

firedancing4life

very nice!

BIG BROTHER

Wonderful photos Bill, post some more ,show all : :

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Jim