In your face, Mr. Butterfly!

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:58 pm

I was not too far from Rik's turf last week, in Eastern and Central Washington state, and one day I shot this Lorquin's Admiral puddling. He was extremely preoccupied, and let me get really close--This is full frame (on a 1.6 crop body) with my 180mm macro lens, yet it is NOT a controlled situation.

I'm not a big butterfly person, and even less so West of the Rockies, so I wouldn't bet my life on my ID (I'll post a more conventional photo of him later so any experts can help me out if I'm off-base).

Lorquin's Admiral
180mm macro

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:12 pm

Very nice, Mike.

The ID is almost certainly correct. Medium-large black butterfly with a white band down the middle of both wings and red front wingtips, in eastern/central Washington -- there's only one. But sure, let's see the conventional photo!

--Rik

salden · Post by **salden** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:48 am

Hey Mike

Nice portrait of the BF. You have to catch BFs at the right time or they are very flighty. This is a nice face image.

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:06 am

Brilliant sharp details with nice lighting mike. Impressive shot and a great ratio. Have to love the eye m8t, just brilliant IMO.

Danny.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:32 am

Would ja' jus' look at this!

Mike shooting butterflies...awwww! Really a surpise Mike since you are noted to be a snake and lizard kind'a guy. Super shot!

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:22 am

Ken Ramos wrote:Would ja' jus' look at this! Mike shooting butterflies...awwww! Really a surpise Mike since you are noted to be a snake and lizard kind'a guy. Super shot!

I fell off in the past year, but I am quite a bug-lover also--But I usually disdain to shoot "glamour girls" (Butterflies and moths). In truth, it's not because they're pretty and popular (like the girls who snubbed me in high school, heh-heh), but because they are so d@mn hard to get a shot of 'cause they move around so much! This one was so stay-puttish I got a shot even though I was actually on my way to photograph Indian petroglyphs (which I'll put up here later).

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:33 am

No matter what you shoot Mike, they always look incredible. A beautiful head study.