Did see a few butterflies today as well. This teeny little fella never gave me a look at the upper wing artwork, but was amazed to zoom in close and discover a thin little edging of blue scales.
The detail in butterflies is just astounding to me. I had no idea that was happening right before our eyes.
All these butterfly shots taken with the Sigma 105mm F2.8 Macro, pushed to F2.8 because I love the shallow depth of field.
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When I was curating the galleries for that last blog post I kept zooming into this pic to see the blue flecks. Again and again and again. Blue flecks!
How is this magic possible, just flittering about in front of our eyes. And we ignore it every day.
The whole fuzzy jaw vibe is definitely growing on me.
Butterflies with beards (and rings).
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Honestly struggling to see a downside to butterflies.
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Survived a walk in the woods today. Saw a lot of very small butterflies. A few swallowtails drifted past us, but too cool to stop for a photo.
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I ended up chasing a LOT of sapphires today, and got to photograph very very few. This little buddy posed on a twig for me, so that was a treat!
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I love going through the photos at the end of the day and finding little gems like this that I totally forgot happened.
Another sapphire I think. I love it when you get a hint of the upper wing hues.
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When the local moths are even more colourful than the dancing monks! Just in awe of these miniature moments of nature flittering past me every time I take a walk outside.
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This little guy had such a lovely paint job. Less of an "Evil Warlord" vibe and more "Let's play with paint tins".
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Clicked on a link to a photographer with loads of lovely butterfly shots, from Bhutan, and something seemed not quite right. Especially seeing as I am a little familiar with some of the species.
Do people use chemicals or bait or something to disable butterflies or even kill them, just to get a photo? Is that a thing? I really hope that's not a thing.
That would be the exact opposite of feeling joy about a chance encounter with nature.
The camera is a full-frame LUMIX S5II. Good AF and very nimble body, so makes it easier to have in hand all day (waiting for the right moment!)
The lens is the Sigma 105mm F2.8 Macro. This is working harder than the camera body. It's what gives me have a chance to get something in focus with a moving target.
I like shallow depth of field from a fast lens, and F2.8 at 105mm is creating some nice bokeh :)
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