Walking the Crosstimbers
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail -- Papilio glaucus
Posted by Earnest (Oklahoma, United States) on 29 July 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
The Buttonbush Series
I hope you enjoyed the viewing... Have a great day!
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
A great framing and a superb butterfly!
29 Jul 2009 7:19am
ClaudiaBCN from Barcelona, Andorra
what a wonderful macro shot ! Sharpness and composition even better as yesterday's ! ;)
29 Jul 2009 10:17am
Eric Fry from Houston, TX, United States
Great butterfly photos you have here, Ernie! And you know I love Buttonbushes.
29 Jul 2009 10:47am
@Eric Fry: Thanks, Eric... Should you ever get over your hiatus I'd really like to see some of these type shots from you.
Mary from PA, United States
Beautiful! Love that the sky is included....adds nice color. Well done!!
29 Jul 2009 11:28am
cindy brown from United States
This is beautiful!! Butterflies are one of my favorites:)
29 Jul 2009 12:13pm
Christel from Köln, Germany
This butterfly is beautiful. You can count themselves lucky that you have butterflies in front of the camera get.
Greetings Christel
29 Jul 2009 12:34pm
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Beautiful composition with that great sky in the background ... perfect lighting and angle!
29 Jul 2009 1:10pm
MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada
Gorgeous macro ! I really wonder where do you find all these pretty butterflies ! This summer I cannot see any :))
29 Jul 2009 1:38pm
@MARIANA: I don't live in the city (though I used to live in a big one) -- so I just grab my camera and go walking!
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
my friend, I give you five stars for all of your fabulous macros, and especially for this "flambé" which is splendid!
friendships!
29 Jul 2009 2:54pm
@marc battault: Thank you, Marc... I have to hustle to keep up with your own great shots! Always appreciated!
peter from new york, United States
the framing is awesome on this shot. really great perspective
29 Jul 2009 5:01pm
Betty from New Jersey, United States
An excellent composition, Earnest! Really nice angle including the sky! Bravo!
29 Jul 2009 9:00pm
flyingwind风飞扬 from Bridgetown, Barbados
Love this so much with great crisp background!!! Congratulations!
29 Jul 2009 9:09pm
@flyingwind风飞扬: Thank you very much!
Candace from Phoenix, AZ, United States
That must have been some sight to see that bush will all different colors of butterflies on it. Beautiful!
30 Jul 2009 1:16am
Bookfool from Mississippi, United States
Gorgeous. I don't know that I've ever seen that kind of bush. I wonder if we have them, here.
30 Jul 2009 1:45am
@Bookfool: According to the Department of Agriculture you do!
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Another perfect composition with a great choice for DoF. Beautiful markings on its wings that you capture perfectly. Since you don't have the EXIF info, do you mind if I ask how close or far you were from your subject?
30 Jul 2009 2:00am
@Steven: I decided not to post EXIF data because after processing, it is often meaningless. I use two lenses, a SIGMA 70-300mm that I sometimes like and sometimes hate as my mastery of it is questionable, and a NIKON 18-55mm. For this photo I believe that I was using the 18-55mm and was about six feet away. I used both on this shoot on consecutive days. The 18-55mm allows much more creative freedom when the creatures are approachable... sort of.
Vachel from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
beautiful macro shot and great details.. it's colour really look like the tiger's..
30 Jul 2009 3:05am
@Marion: Thanks, Marion.
