Butterfly pics (Extreme dial-up warning)

MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
edited July 18, 2006 in Wildlife
I took these recently in my backyard.

#1
wings_spread_2.jpg
#2
wings_folded.jpg
#3
Wing_spread.jpg
#4
nice_antennae.jpg
#5
Heart.jpg

And what would a butterfly thread be without a swallowtail.

#6
just_hanging.jpg
#7
getting_a_sip.jpg
#8
tasting_flowers_now.jpg

More can be seen at http://Maestros.smugmug.com/gallery/691094/1/30027690 These pics start around page 9.
Stephen
www.capture-the-pixel.com

Comments

  • trogloditetroglodite Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    #3 is great! nice shots
    is now gone. i have no time for cliques and fan clubs.
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    Some nice pics Maestro. thumb.gif What lens did you use...and how about a tripod?
    Mike McCarthy

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  • ultravoxultravox Registered Users Posts: 776 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    OMG, #3 look's 3D.
    clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    Cristian.
    [SIZE=-1]It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. - John Lennon.[/SIZE]
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Some nice pics Maestro. thumb.gif What lens did you use...and how about a tripod?

    All of the shots were taken with an EF F/4L 70-200mm telephoto zoom lens. And yes, I sorely need a tripod. I wish I could have afforded the IS version but my budget just is not there.

    Thanks for the comments.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    ultravox wrote:
    OMG, #3 look's 3D.
    clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

    Thanks. I'm thinking about framing that one. Truth be said though, I took a ton of shots and only a few were really presentable.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    Maestro wrote:
    Thanks. I'm thinking about framing that one. Truth be said though, I took a ton of shots and only a few were really presentable.
    That is pretty standard, don't let a low keeper percentage get you down. It happens to everyone. I agree about the 3rd shot. It is very nice. Could I suggest that you post smaller images though. I cannot see the entire images on screen and that makes it difficult to view them. Thanks.
    Nick
    SmugMug Technical Account Manager
    Travel = good. Woo, shooting!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    Nice set with #3 being a super capture. I agree with Nick about the file sizes, a tad smaller would make it easier to view.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2006
    gluwater wrote:
    That is pretty standard, don't let a low keeper percentage get you down. It happens to everyone. I agree about the 3rd shot. It is very nice. Could I suggest that you post smaller images though. I cannot see the entire images on screen and that makes it difficult to view them. Thanks.

    Thanks and I will try to resize. thumb.gif
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 17, 2006
    The 3rd shot is AMAZING. I don't think you could have captured that image any better. That was handheld? No way! thumb.gif
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 18, 2006
    truth wrote:
    The 3rd shot is AMAZING. I don't think you could have captured that image any better. That was handheld? No way! thumb.gif

    Believe me. It was just one of the few that didn't the shakes. rolleyes1.gifThanks for the kind words.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

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