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BORN FREE : <FONT FACE="arial" FONT SIZE=2><FONT COLOR="gold"> FLY fly BUTTERFLY.....Born FREE stay FREE

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FLY fly BUTTERFLY.....Born FREE stay FREE

Updated: Nov 23, 2008 6:30am PST

Butterflies :

Butterflies

NaturesGiftPhotography

Updated: Nov 19, 2008 12:19pm PST

Borboletas :

Borboletas

Pedro G. Prata (prata)

Updated: Nov 14, 2008 5:40am PST

Butterflies : Photographing Butterflies: Equipment used; Nikon D200 and Fuji S3 Finepix SLR Digital cameras, Nikon AF Micro Nikkor 70-180mm, Nikon AF Nikkor 300mm, and Nikon 500mm, Nikon SB-800 Flash, Gitzo tripod,Arca-Swiss ball-head with a Wimberly Side-kick. Getting close allows you to use smaller lenses and get greater detail. You get close by; 1. approaching from the rear slowly 2. Use the camera and tripod as a shield 3. Sometimes you can stand still where butterflies are landing and they will light on a flower or leaf near you allowing you to get close with your lens. Butterflies on a group of flowers will fly off upon your approach. Pick a flower and get set up with your camera because the butterfly will often circle around and come right back to the same group of flowers to feed. A 300mm lens with an f/4 is hard to beat. Add a 10mm lens extension and you have an excellent combination for butterflies or bugs. Depth of Field: Your depth of field will vary depending on the amount of focus area needed for the butterfly. You want the depth of field to be as narrow as possible so the background is blurred out and doesn't become something the eye sees. Generally, taking photographs of the flat surface of the top of the wings and head you want the lens wide open. Watch your shutter speed and make sure you are at 1/125 or faster. In a dimly lit area such as enclosed butterfly gardens you should use a flash at exposure factors of -1 to -2 f stops. Butterflies are like flowers that fly. This phase of the insect is nothing but quiet beauty. I thank God for creating such a beautiful creature. Most of the photos of these butterflies were taken in area parks. The butterflies are wild and not easy to get in front of a lens. Some of the photos of butterflies were taken at the Cockrell Butterfly Center, Mueseum of Natural History in Houston, TX. Other photographs were taken in state and national parks. I hope you enjoy these quiet beauties.

Butterflies

birdshooter

Photographing Butterflies: Equipment used; Nikon D200 and Fuji ...

Updated: Nov 11, 2008 7:50am PST

Butterfly Pavilion : Images captured at the Butterfly Pavilion, Westminster Colorado Film scan

Butterfly Pavilion

tskillion

Images captured at the Butterfly Pavilion, Westminster Colorado Film s ...

Updated: Nov 10, 2008 5:34pm PST

Butterflies and Other Flying Things In My Yard : In the Spring of 2007 I planted a butterfly garden in my yard in Fort Worth, TX. I had over 30 different kinds of butterflies in the first year. It's my goal to get good photos of them all!

Butterflies and Other Flying Things I...

mainerock

In the Spring of 2007 I planted a butterfly garden in my yard in Fort ...

Updated: Nov 08, 2008 4:36pm PST

BUTTERFLIES, INSECTS & MOTHS :

BUTTERFLIES, INSECTS & MOTHS

JONATHAN B. PONS

Updated: Nov 07, 2008 5:56am PST

Butterflies & Insects : Butterfly Exhibits have become pretty popular in Dallas, Texas. Here are some examples and some other goodies.

Butterflies & Insects

Photockie

Butterfly Exhibits have become pretty popular in Dallas, Texas. Here a ...

Updated: Oct 27, 2008 12:43am PST

Monarchs - October 2008 : Most of these Monarch butterflies are nectaring on a flower called "Blue Mist." I took the photos at a local botanical garden in October, 2008.

Monarchs - October 2008

ken52

Most of these Monarch butterflies are nectaring on a flower called "Bl ...

Updated: Oct 24, 2008 10:10pm PST

Butterfly Flutterby : Butterflies of North Texas I am trying to photograph and identify as many different species of butterflies as I can in my area. I am not positive about the identification of a few, so my photos should not be used as a reference.

Butterfly Flutterby

ken52

Butterflies of North Texas I am trying to photograph and identify as ...

Updated: Oct 24, 2008 12:40pm PST

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