Nicest things to do is finding a butterfly

[Andre]

One of the nicest things to do is finding a butterfly greenhouse and capture the billboard colored creatures. Found these yesterday(most decreased to about 25% size from the original).

 

[berkeman]

Very nice shots, Andre. What's a butterfly greenhouse?

 

[OmCheeto]

We had one come visit us this weekend at the campground.
The girls thought he was a bit drab, so they tried to bling him up.

Or perhaps they were just trying to demonstrate the translucence of his wings.

 

[turbo]

Somebody has been to Mainau, again...

 

[DaveC426913]

Very nice shots, Andre. What's a butterfly greenhouse?

You have never been to a butterfly conservatory? It's way a cool way to spend an hour or two in an afternoon.

Here's a bit of flash that shows one off nicely:
http://www.wingsofparadise.com/"

Usually it's an acre or so of enclosed very humid greenhouse with palm trees and winding paths that go up into the canopy and such. Everywhere you turn there are thosuands of butterflies. They land all over you.

 

[Andre]

butterfly conservatory, good name. Well since it's in a greenhouse with butterflies, a more down-to-earth term seems to impose itselfs. Hope that explains it, berkeman.

Anyway, Turbo, it's not Mainau. I'm no longer in South Germany. It's this one in Luttelgeest, brand new in a part of that "jungle".

Some more:

Bit of a close close up:

the full image:

Note the tiny yellow eggs

 

[Borek]

Mus be a cousin of european Parnassus apollo - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_(butterfly )

 

[turbo]

Congrats on the new shooting opportunity Andre!

 

[lisab]

Wow, those are beautiful shots!

 

[junglebeast]

Andre, those are beautiful!

I like seeing the butterfly naturally on the flowers.

A couple minor suggestions, you might try using an increased shutter speed to cut down on motion blur, and slightly increasing the f-number so that back wings and front wings can both be in complete focus, while still isolating from the background.

 

[Borek]

A couple minor suggestions, you might try using an increased shutter speed to cut down on motion blur, and slightly increasing the f-number so that back wings and front wings can both be in complete focus, while still isolating from the background.

First - I can assure you he knows that

Second - this is not as easy as it may look. I don't know what were parameters of Andre shots, but I know how I took my butterfly pictures that you can locate in wildlife thread. ISO 1600, shutter speed 1/800 sec, aperture 18 - there is not much room for improvement.

 

[arildno]

Ok, these photos are not taken by me, but are of some of those Norwegian butterflies I like best:

(Vanessa cardui)
http://www.okokrim.no/www/okokrim/home.nsf/bilder/sommerfugl.jpg/$FILE/sommerfugl.jpg
(Vanessa atalanta)

(Nymphalis Io)

(Papilio machaon)

(Zygaena viciae)

I used to catch butterflies and moths in my early years.

 

[Borek]

I used to catch butterflies and moths in my early years.

Background is what counts in this picture

 

[rootX]

Beautiful pictures :)

I thought this thread is by some girl about butterflies when I looked at the title.

 

[Borek]

Well, perhaps we can repost here all butterfly pictures posted earlier in wildlife thread?

 

[physics girl phd]

Background is what counts in this picture

As kids, my siblings and I compiled a fairly impressive beetle, butterfly and moth collection too... until some other bugs got to eating it! But I think my brother's spider-collection (in test-tubes of rubbing alcohol) still exists. What memories. Glad the camera exists now. When she's old enough, I'll have to get my kiddo catching pictures... rather than the real thing!

 

[arildno]

Background is what counts in this picture

The front wasn't bad, either.

 

[Borek]

The front wasn't bad, either.

Really? Must be light playing some tricks.

 

[DaveC426913]

How do you train them to stay all lined up like that? Is it feeding time?

 

[lisab]

How do you train them to stay all lined up like that? Is it feeding time?

Quite militant, aren't they?

 

[crazzycat]

what a lovely insects!

 

[DaveC426913]

what a lovely insects!

Hey! He's a human being. With feelings. No matter how lovely.

 

[Andre]

If it's "lovely insects" wouldn't it be "Hey! he are a human beings"?

 

[Andre]

Okay, some more oldies, from Mainau this time.

Didn't know that monarchs liked orchids.

 

[Artman]

I realize the topic is butterflies and not moths, but I saw one of these the other day.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Giant_leopard_moth_20050612_173823_1.1300x1210.jpg"

 

[turbo]

You'll see monarchs on all kinds of flowers, Andre. They lay eggs on milkweed as an adaptation that allows their caterpillars to eat that plant and accumulate toxins that protect the caterpillars and the resultant adults from birds.

 

[physics girl phd]

The transparent wings on these are amazing.

 

[Borek]

No tropical butterflies here, so we have to deal with whatever we can find in the field and around the house:

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Latin names - in file names. Pictures marked with asterisk taken by Marzena. That's not all, but others are not necesarilly worth of showing.

 

[turbo]

Nice variety, Borek.

 

[Andre]

Time for an update.

I was lucky to catch a dancing butterfly and a spectator. A substantial wow-factor for me. All pix crops on 25% size in sequence of about one per second to keep the flash loaded.