Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Airedale1 · 06-07-2012, 01:02 PM

Photographed these two in our yard this morning.

GsChinadoll · 06-07-2012, 02:44 PM

Wow! Beautiful!

Lucy Goose · 06-07-2012, 11:17 PM

Gorgeous!

Lucy Goose

Greene's Basin Girl · 06-08-2012, 02:04 AM

Airdale1- You are an incredible photographer!!!!!

SteveA · 06-08-2012, 09:47 AM

Fabulous! Detail is incredible...did you use a flash?

I've been shooting the butterflies in our garden, but I'm not getting the level of detail you have. ( Canon T3 - Canon 70-300 f4-5.6 IS )

Airedale1 · 06-08-2012, 10:52 AM

Thanks all for the compliments. Steve both of those images were shot with a Canon 40D and Canon 70-200 f/4.0L IS lens. I used spot metering on both shots and both shots were done with natural light; no flash. When it comes to most forms of nature photography; whether it's birds, butterfly's or even just a flower, there really is no substitute for getting very close to your subject. With these shots I walked right up to them and they immediately flew away. So, I just stood there (close to the flowers that were attracting them) and waited a few minutes for them to return and when they did I got to shoot them up close.

Lakesrider · 06-08-2012, 05:21 PM

I took a few pictures of them as well a few days ago....Didn;t want to lose my Man card for posting butterfly pics though. But seeing as Airdale1 did.....
Not as good as his, but he is right...hard to catch them sitting still or them staying in focus.

On my impations that I have planted around my septic stink pipe....

dpg · 06-08-2012, 05:27 PM

You take awesome pictures. Can you do me a favor and go camp in the woods and don't come out till you have some definitive beautiful pictures of a New Hampshire Bigfoot?

But seriously nice pics!

Merrymeeting · 06-08-2012, 07:13 PM

I actually hate your pictures. They keep reminding me of how inadequate I am as a photographer, despite a desire to be one!

Just kidding. Please continue to post. Your pictures provide a higher level to shoot for!

06-07-2012, 01:02 PM	#1
Airedale1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laconia Posts: 595 Thanks: 557 Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Photographed these two in our yard this morning. __________________ "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)

06-07-2012, 02:44 PM	#2
GsChinadoll Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Northern MA & Moultonboro Posts: 54 Thanks: 333 Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts	Wow! Beautiful! __________________ Don't let people drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.

06-08-2012, 09:47 AM	#5
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Fabulous! Detail is incredible...did you use a flash? I've been shooting the butterflies in our garden, but I'm not getting the level of detail you have. ( Canon T3 - Canon 70-300 f4-5.6 IS ) __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

06-08-2012, 10:52 AM	#6
Airedale1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laconia Posts: 595 Thanks: 557 Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts	Thanks all for the compliments. Steve both of those images were shot with a Canon 40D and Canon 70-200 f/4.0L IS lens. I used spot metering on both shots and both shots were done with natural light; no flash. When it comes to most forms of nature photography; whether it's birds, butterfly's or even just a flower, there really is no substitute for getting very close to your subject. With these shots I walked right up to them and they immediately flew away. So, I just stood there (close to the flowers that were attracting them) and waited a few minutes for them to return and when they did I got to shoot them up close. __________________ "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)

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06-07-2012, 11:17 PM	#3
Lucy Goose Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 228 Thanks: 29 Thanked 108 Times in 29 Posts	Gorgeous! Lucy Goose

06-08-2012, 02:04 AM	#4
Greene's Basin Girl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 394 Thanked 527 Times in 269 Posts	Airdale1- You are an incredible photographer!!!!!

06-08-2012, 05:21 PM	#7
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	I took a few pictures of them as well a few days ago....Didn;t want to lose my Man card for posting butterfly pics though. But seeing as Airdale1 did..... Not as good as his, but he is right...hard to catch them sitting still or them staying in focus. On my impations that I have planted around my septic stink pipe....

06-08-2012, 05:27 PM	#8
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,560 Thanks: 149 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	You take awesome pictures. Can you do me a favor and go camp in the woods and don't come out till you have some definitive beautiful pictures of a New Hampshire Bigfoot? But seriously nice pics!

06-08-2012, 07:13 PM	#9
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,217 Thanks: 299 Thanked 795 Times in 365 Posts	I actually hate your pictures. They keep reminding me of how inadequate I am as a photographer, despite a desire to be one! Just kidding. Please continue to post. Your pictures provide a higher level to shoot for!