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by Tim Butler
Taken at the Cockrell Butterfly Center at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Following is a quote from their website:
Julia....
"A relative of the longwing butterflies, the Julia, Dryas iulia, also has elongated wings and a slow, fluttering flight. You will typically see lots of these bright orange butterflies in the Center, because it is one of the three species we raise on site.
Males can be distinguished from females if you look closely: females have a rim of black on the wings, males are almost completely orange. In the Center you will often see pairs in courtship, the male hovering for what seems like hours a few inches above a female, the latter usually perched with her wings spread open."
Focal Length: 100mm Macro
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/25
ISO: 640
I will appreciate any constructive thoughts anyone wishes to share. Thanks!
Comments
12 commentsI think these two beauties are sharp and well lit. Charlie is correct about the object they are perched on, would help to darken it. There are several ways this can be done, I am most familiar with Photoshop and I know you use Lightroom. Thing is, the object needs to be selectively darkened with usually amounts to lassoing the area and isolating it so other parts of the image aren't affected.
Overall, a wonderful post!
Excellent POF, POV, framing, & details Tim.
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Howard - Yes sir, I had the same issue as you may notice with the shutter speed. Next time I go I'll take a monopod at least. But it's still a nice way to spend a few hours.
Albert Darmo
A very image of a mating pair. Getting both eyes in sharp focus and tremendous details is a great feat at close range. Congrats on WP
Albert Darmo
Very fine detail.
Sandy