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Viceroy in Flight
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Viceroy in Flight

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 17, 2012347 views13 comments
D300s
500mm
1/1000 sec, f/4
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 500
AF mode: AF-S
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on August 17, 2012 at 2:58 PM
Sandy,

I find how you cropped this very interesting. While most would have framed this vertically, you have presented it in a horizontal frame.
To me this adds a bit of tension to the image and keeps it very interesting.

The subject looks nice and sharp where it needs to be, (the eyes) and the colors look good.

Nicely done. :smile:
Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Tonia Graves on August 17, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Nice colors and specimen Sandy!
Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on August 17, 2012 at 4:21 PM
Nice capture Sandy, since you can't see his feet it kind of looks like you caught it in mid-flight in a hard left bank! :wink:
Registered on October 10, 2011, 62 Posts, 508 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 17, 2012 at 4:57 PM
Should have said he was in flight - will add this.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 17, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Quite a feat, getting one of these in flight. Well done.

I'm no butterfly expert, but I believe this is a Viceroy rather than a Monarch.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 17, 2012 at 8:05 PM
Well, Phil is right - note the tell-tale narrow black curved bar across the middle of the (back) dorsal hind-wing..
Title corrected! Thanks!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 17, 2012 at 8:51 PM
Wow, you caught this in mid-flight? Good job getting of getting a flat focal plane to get the butterfly in focus. Nice colors too.
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 17, 2012 at 9:11 PM
Resplendent specimen, Sandy. Marvelous capture. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by John Neukirch on August 18, 2012 at 7:39 AM
He looks posed on the flower in the BG, Amazing you captured him in flight, especially at that focal length. Good job!
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on August 19, 2012 at 5:59 AM
Beautiful catch, Sandy! What a good rich color this BF has. :wavey:
Registered on March 16, 2006, 419 Posts, 2076 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 19, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Great catch on the fly! I do like your comp also.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 21, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Lovely isolation of the butterfly, Sandy - I'm amazed at how you've caught it in flight so perfectly !! The square comp is interesting and looks good to me.
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 25, 2012 at 9:46 PM
Hi Sandy :wavey: Capturing this splendid specimen in flight. is quite a feat :eek: :jump: Excellent presentation :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments