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Filling Station

by Bill Fach

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 14, 20187,994 views3 comments
Sony A77II
Sony 70-400G @ 400mm
ISO 400, 1/160 @ f11
Mercer Arboretum, Humble, Texas
While shooting the sulphur on my last post a hairstreak joined the party and fueled up on the coneflower. He only stuck around for a handful of shots and while I would have preferred a slightly more direct angle I think the DOF range covered him pretty well. Please view LARGE. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 14, 2018 at 4:09 PM
Bill, the hairstreaks tend to be hard to shoot because of their small size and they move a lot.  This shot is another beauty because of the coneflower and the background.  This looks like a Gray hairstreak.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on June 14, 2018 at 9:50 PM
Most excellent, Bill. I have to disagree about your angle assessment. I think that framing from the front is far better than a side-on image, as it's more dynamic and shows the details of the BF off nicely. And a fine choice of smaller aperture to get the perch details as well. You should be proud of this one.
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
Comment posted by Stephanie Murphy on June 16, 2018 at 12:19 PM
Delicate beauty! Growing up in Southern California I would see these butterflies flitting about. I never knew their name - hairstreak. Your photo allows me to examine it. And alighting on that beautiful close up of the coneflower makes for a wonderful photo. 
Registered on October 18, 2017, 24 Posts, 56 Comments