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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Ken Bennett on October 12, 2020, 07:36:38 pm

Title: Monarch butterflies
Post by: Ken Bennett on October 12, 2020, 07:36:38 pm
We had two monarch chrysalises (that we found), one on the porch chair and one on a solar light in the garden. Both hatched this morning, and I was able to find one or both of the butterflies several times over the course of the day. This is as close as I get to being a nature or macro photographer :)

All photos shot with the Sony G 90mm macro, on either an A9 or an A7R3.

 
Title: Re: Monarch butterflies
Post by: francois on October 13, 2020, 06:39:24 am
Fantastic shots. Having once tried my hand at butterflies, I can only say bravo!
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Post by: Bob_B on October 13, 2020, 08:23:58 am
Bravo! #3 is my favorite of the set.
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Post by: Jeremy Roussak on October 13, 2020, 02:04:48 pm
Excellent! I think my favourite is #2.

Jeremy
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 14, 2020, 06:44:52 pm
Great set.
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Post by: tcyin on October 15, 2020, 07:41:41 pm
I decided to try my hand at capturing BIF - butterflies in flight, which turned out to be more difficult than the more common birds in flight.
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Post by: tcyin on October 15, 2020, 07:45:05 pm
A couple more
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Post by: Ken Bennett on October 15, 2020, 09:26:09 pm
Very nice. I had the advantage that they had just hatched and weren't quite flying yet.
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Post by: tcyin on October 17, 2020, 10:49:27 am
Quote from: Ken Bennett on October 15, 2020, 09:26:09 pm
Very nice. I had the advantage that they had just hatched and weren't quite flying yet.
Well that would not have been an advantage since I was looking for BIF!  ;)
Title: Re: Monarch butterflies
Post by: kers on October 17, 2020, 11:09:39 am
Quote from: tcyin on October 15, 2020, 07:41:41 pm
I decided to try my hand at capturing BIF - butterflies in flight, which turned out to be more difficult than the more common birds in flight.

well done!
must be hard to capture...