Butterflies Rainforest.

ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
edited August 27, 2007 in Wildlife
Located in Gainsville, at the Florida Museum of Natural History, is one of my favorite places to shoot butterflies. With these I used a 20D with a 200mm, and a 30D with the 300mm f/4.


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Socrate
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  • m_granitem_granite Registered Users Posts: 146 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2007
    #4 is sweet! Twin-Butterfrees! thumb.gifthumb.gif
    Alex Q.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2007
    The light is captured beautifully in this one.thumb.gif

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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2007
    Super lighting - love the duo shot thumb.gif

    Did you use flash on these?
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2007
    great series....like the last bestclap.gif
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2007
    m_granite wrote:
    #4 is sweet! Twin-Butterfrees! thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Thanks. I kind of like that one also. I actually got some more 'Twin-Butterfrees' but I picked this up to post. :D
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    The light is captured beautifully in this one.thumb.gif


    Good eye, Ric. thumb.gif That was one of the few pics I was able to take using the natural light, but I had to use 1000 ISO for that picture.
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2007
    BigAl wrote:
    Super lighting - love the duo shot thumb.gif

    Did you use flash on these?

    Hi, BigAl. Thanks for your comments. They are all taken with the flash except the second and last. I had the flash set at -1EV, and I used an ISO of 800 to 1000 ISO. I'm not a fan of flash photos, but the lighting conditions were very poor (as in any rainforest :D) and I didn't have any other choise, except for a few shots in sunny spots.
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  • BBiggsBBiggs Registered Users Posts: 688 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2007
    I have to say all of these photos are great! Each one is deifferent from the next. I really like the composition in the second shot! I like the long stem and how it leads up to the butterfly :D The greens are very nice in the last shot, nice mix of colors! thumb.gifclap.gif
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2007
    The last does it for me, but all are very nicely handled. thumb.gif
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2007
    These are all really nice! Butterflies aren't always that easy to get in focus and in a good composition.
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2007
    Awesome series Socrate! clap.gif Can't pick a favorite!
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  • HarvHarv Registered Users Posts: 1,105 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2007
    Great job, Socrate. I particularly like the first shot, but all are super.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2007
    Shasoc wrote:
    Located in Gainsville, at the Florida Museum of Natural History, is one of my favorite places to shoot butterflies. With these I used a 20D with a 200mm, and a 30D with the 300mm f/4.

    I love the last shot, that is a very Beautiful Butterfly clap.gif
    Great Series Shasoc .... Skippy :D
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2007
    Absolutely beautifu, i think i like #2 the best, but all are outstanding!! clap.gif
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  • ebwestebwest Registered Users Posts: 416 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2007
    Been there, didn't do that.....

    After seeing these I'm gonna give it another shot. All of them are really nice.
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    great series....like the last bestclap.gif

    Thank you, Dave.
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    BBiggs wrote:
    I have to say all of these photos are great! Each one is deifferent from the next. I really like the composition in the second shot! I like the long stem and how it leads up to the butterfly :D The greens are very nice in the last shot, nice mix of colors! thumb.gifclap.gif

    Thank you. I appreciate your thoughtfull comments.
    Socrate
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    The last does it for me, but all are very nicely handled. thumb.gif


    Thank you, Stephen. Glad you like them.
    Socrate
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    Dee wrote:
    These are all really nice! Butterflies aren't always that easy to get in focus and in a good composition.

    Thanks for your kind words, Dee.
    Socrate
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Awesome series Socrate! clap.gif Can't pick a favorite!

    Hi Glenn. Thanks for the words.
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    Harv wrote:
    Great job, Socrate. I particularly like the first shot, but all are super.

    I appreciate the comments, Harv. Thank you.
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Absolutely beautifu, i think i like #2 the best, but all are outstanding!! clap.gif


    Thanks Marina. I appreciate your kind words.
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    ebwest wrote:
    Been there, didn't do that.....

    After seeing these I'm gonna give it another shot. All of them are really nice.

    Thanks E.B., Have fun at the Butterfly Rainforest.
    Socrate
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    they are fun to shoot but not as easy as it looks :D nice job thumb.gif
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    I love the last shot, that is a very Beautiful Butterfly clap.gif
    Great Series Shasoc .... Skippy :D
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    Thak you, Skippy. Very good taste thumb.gif that is a "Emerald Swallowtail" an awesome looking butterfly.
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2007
    jwear wrote:
    they are fun to shoot but not as easy as it looks :D nice job thumb.gif

    Thank you, Jeff. I appreciate you stopping by and commenting.
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