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Painted Lady Butterfly
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Painted Lady Butterfly

by Barb Pflaum

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 10, 2012132 views8 comments
Here's another one from the butterfly tent.

Canon XTi, 70-300 IS lens @ 250mm, f/8, 1/400, ISO 400.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 10, 2012 at 10:40 PM
Excellent angle and dof, Barb. I like the angle of the butterfly in the frame.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on September 11, 2012 at 7:43 AM
You certainly got some nice butterfly images, with nice variety, from the butterfly tent, Barb. Nice comp and pose here with good detail in the BF and a nice clean bg. Well done.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on September 11, 2012 at 2:28 PM
Excellent details, lining up everything in perfect focus, as well as making a nice comp. (I've been away from this gallery too long, because I can't imagine what this insect was doing in a tent, but I'll take a look at your gallery to see if I can find out. :smile: )

Addendum: Well, I looked and I am still wondering. Do you of a neighbor raise captive butterflies in a large tent? Is it a hobby or some sort of commercial operation? What happens to the adults? Do they breed them in captivity? (Sorry if I am overly-curious. Maybe there is a web site about this somewhere?)
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 11, 2012 at 4:21 PM
Great job getting the entire Lady sharp and capturing the irridescence in the body and wing bases.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 11, 2012 at 4:22 PM
Wayne, a butterfly tent (that's what I call it) is a butterfly exhibit that is in a large screen tent, instead of indoors like some butterfly exhibits. There are two of them that I know of here in Northern Illinois. One is at the zoo and there is one that just opened this year at the botanic gardens. I think they breed them in captivity because there is a window that you can look through and see the cocoons that haven't hatched yet. They are only open during the summer, so they might already be closed for this year.
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on September 11, 2012 at 7:59 PM
Thanks Barb. Sounds like a great idea. I'll have to look around to see if there will be any around the Northeast next year. The only BF "zoos" I have heard of don't seem to make any effort to educate people about what's there (at least that's my impression from seeing photos from people who had no clue what they were shooting).
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 11, 2012 at 10:30 PM
Hi Barb :wavey: Wish we had BF tents where i live :confused: :rolleyes: This is is superb capture of detail, and color on this painted lady :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 14, 2012 at 5:43 PM
The tent seems to work very well, excellent exposure and natural colors Barb.
Great details and DOF, a well composed closeup frame too.
Have a great weekend & well done! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments