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1/4000 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200, Sony a55 w/ 50mm macro lens

 

Morning butterflies by the lake

The other morning, out at the lake, little Munchkin was begging to go for a quad ride.  And since that was preferable to another viewing of ‘The Little Mermaid’, down to the lake we went.  Well, we get to the docks and what do we see? There, on the gravel boat launch, is a flutter of butterflies.

( Yup, that’s right – a group of butterflies is called a ‘flutter’.  The more you know 😉 )

Inwardly, I was cursing for not having my camera at hand. But luckily, it was easy enough to convince little girl to go for a ride back to camp and back.

I didn’t bother switching lenses, so I was ‘stuck’ with my zoom. I count at least four different types of butterflies and now I just need to figure out what they are! Any ideas?

I really like this pretty blue one, it was beautiful in the sun.

1/2000 sec at f/13, ISO 1600, Sony a55 w/75-300mm zoom lens

1/160 sec at f/11, ISO 200, Sony a55 w/75-300mm zoom lens

There was this guy, dark and dapper

1/160 sec atf/11, ISO 200, Sony a55 w/75-300mm zoom lens

Little orange

1/160 sec at f/11, ISO 100, Sony a55 w/75-300mm zoom lens

And these guys. These were by far the most abundant and gregarious.

1/100 sec at f/11, ISO 100, Sony a55 w/75-300mm zoom lens

1/100 sec at f/11, ISO 100, Sony a55 w/75-300mm zoom lens

Here’s a (blurry) close up

1/125 sec at f/11, ISO 100, Sony a55 w/75-300mm zoom lens

Thanks for looking!