butterfly

Elaine · June 27, 2008

I managed this shot today, along with way too long spent trying to get one in flight. Good grief, that seems impossible! I used my 70-200 f/4 L IS, set a distance on manual focus, used rapid fire and tried to get one when it flew within the correct range. Later I realized I should have increased the DOF and maybe that would have helped a little bit. Any tips on getting such a capture? Maybe a wider angle lens and just getting a bit closer? There were 2 or 3 flying around me and getting really close at times, but my 70-200 required a bit more distance. Anyway...I would say I'm decent at not centering things too much, but I'm not sure how to not center this sort of subject at least a little bit.

shoepick · June 27, 2008

Pretty.

Lord Vetinari · June 28, 2008

Wonderful swallowtail capture

Brian V

Skippy · June 28, 2008

Elaine wrote:

I managed this shot today, along with way too long spent trying to get one in flight. Good grief, that seems impossible! I used my 70-200 f/4 L IS, set a distance on manual focus, used rapid fire and tried to get one when it flew within the correct range. Later I realized I should have increased the DOF and maybe that would have helped a little bit. Any tips on getting such a capture? Maybe a wider angle lens and just getting a bit closer? There were 2 or 3 flying around me and getting really close at times, but my 70-200 required a bit more distance. Anyway...I would say I'm decent at not centering things too much, but I'm not sure how to not center this sort of subject at least a little bit.

Elaine this is a beautiful shot

drool drool, such beautiful butterflies like the Swallow Tail are just now found in my neck of the woods

Don't give up trying for a BIF shot, I'm sure you will get one with persistence .... Gorgeous Shot

... Skippy

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