Butterfly

[Cantrell]

M50 M2 Lens Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.3 SettingsF/6.3 ISO 4000 300mm 1/500

[LeeP]

Exceptional

[Ramsden]

Hello

Really like the photograph.

I don't have too much luck with butterflies, as they tend to fly off when I raise my camera!

I'm intrigued by your ISO 4000 setting , which to my limited experience, I thought, leads to grainy shots. But this photo is very sharp on my screen.

Thanks

Ramsden

[Cantrell]

LeeP,

Thank you for your reply.

[Cantrell]

Ramsden,

Thank you for your comments. There were two other butterflies that were very beautiful that would not be still long enough for me to get a shot.

[adamrainoff]

That scarlet against the soft gray background is electric. Catching it hanging under the branch with both wings open gives the frame a lovely symmetry, and the wing edges stayed crisp even at ISO 4000. Is this a Scarlet Mormon from a butterfly house, or did you find it outdoors?

[Cantrell]

adamrainoff,

The butterflies are in the Butterfly Museum in Missoula, Mt. We enjoyed our visit to this museum. 

Reese

[adamrainoff]

Thanks, Reese. It sounds like a wonderful place to spend an afternoon, and you clearly made the most of it. Between this one and the quail, you came home with a lovely set. I'm glad you enjoyed the visit.

[Cantrell]

adamrainoff,

It was relaxing and educational. There was a 3 butterflies all with the same colors that I could not get a shot. When they opened their wings, the wings were a beautiful purple. When they landed they would fold there wings in so you could not see the purple. I followed them for 15 minutes and could not get a shot. Every time I got my view finder up to my eye they would fly away.

Reese 

[adamrainoff]

Reese, I know that chase well. In Colombia the blue morphos do the same thing to me. They flash brilliant blue in flight, then land, fold up, and turn brown and ordinary the moment my viewfinder reaches my eye. The ones that get away are usually the ones that bring us back. Did anyone there know what species yours were?