End Of Season Butterflies

We went for a walk at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park to see what photo subjects we could find. Weeks ago was the end of season for the Butterfly House, but they still had the covering over the framework and you could still see a few butterflies flying around in there. But on this visit we were surprised they took down the covering so the butterflies were now loose in the fields and gardens around the framework. Just a few days ago the butterflies we did photograph in the fields looked quite the worse for wear. These butterflies looked in extremely good condition so we had a great time photographing them on the branches of bushes around their old home. I was using a 300mm f/4 lens but was shooting at f/4 or f/5.6 to keep the background smoother & softer to minimize a distracting background.

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6 Comments on “End Of Season Butterflies”

Eliza Waters
September 22, 2019

Lovely images, Reed. The soft background is nice!

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- Reed Andariese
  September 23, 2019
  
  Thanks Eliza! It is fun to try different ways to photograph butterflies!
  
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blhphotoblog
September 23, 2019

Nice set! My favourite is the third shot of the Buckeye? (I believe that’s what it is). Tatty butterflies are perfectly fine it just shows they have had a hard life.

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- Reed Andariese
  September 23, 2019
  
  Thanks! Yes, it is a Buckeye. This time of year most seem to show signs of wear!
  
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bayphotosbydonna
September 23, 2019

Wonderful colors and compositions, Reed!

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- Reed Andariese
  September 24, 2019
  
  Thanks Donna! It was a fun afternoon!
  
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