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White Butterfly

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted May 10, 2010253 views12 comments
This cooperative little fellow landed on the exact flower I was shooting.

D300s
105mm
1/250 sec, f/13
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 320
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off
Hand-held

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 10, 2010 at 6:42 AM
Beautifull detail Sandy. Well done. :smile:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 10, 2010 at 3:54 PM
Excellent color and detail Sandy. Beautiful shot.
John
Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on May 10, 2010 at 4:54 PM
I love BFs! Nice subject and perch. Did you try to tone down a bit the whites on the wing?

Ciao!

:wavey:

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by mark cillo on May 10, 2010 at 7:21 PM
This is a good one! These guys can be pretty challenging to photograph too, nice work :wavey:
Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on May 10, 2010 at 10:17 PM
Nice balancing act! Kidding aside, love the comp, background and subjects. The details are amazing too. Beautiful image. :toast:
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on May 10, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Sandy, this is wonderful. Fine macro image you have captured.
Registered on June 2, 2009, 103 Posts, 1500 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 11, 2010 at 3:04 AM
Sandy:
Beautifully captured. Nice BF, great perch and lovely BG. Well done. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Laura Stafford on May 12, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Sandy, what a bonus having the betterfly land on the flower. It is just beautiful....color, detail, background.

Laura Stafford
Registered on November 3, 2009, 52 Posts, 375 Comments
Comment posted by John Wheatley on May 12, 2010 at 5:07 PM
Sandy,

Did you get any pictures of this critter that showed the top of the wings? Assuming you took this out near San Francisco, I am not au courant on western butterflies. However, I think it might be an Acmon Blue (Plebejus spp.), although there is another western Blue that is somewhat similar.
Regardless, great shot.
Registered on October 2, 2009, 5 Posts, 33 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 12, 2010 at 5:11 PM
Hi, John - taken in Livermore hills. I have no idea what it is. It spread it's wings briefly once, then took off. all I got were 4 quick photos similar to this one and that was it.
Just moved back to CA and don't have my supply of local "What is it??" books yet!

Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on May 12, 2010 at 9:05 PM
Hey Sandy, very nice work on this one. Love the details, perch, and BG. :toast:
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 14, 2010 at 7:03 PM
Really nice Sandy. I love all the fuzziness
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments