This is another picture that I took on Saturday after my digital photography class. It was a difficult shot, because the subject wasn't particularly cooperative. I spent about 15 minutes chasing him around the garden but never got the perfect shot. This image is probably the best one that I did get. The backdrop is good (intensely green foliage with flowers), and I almost caught him with his wings fully extended... but not quite.
I used the following settings for the picture:
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f5
ISO: 64
Flash: None
In retrospect, I wish that I had used a higher f stop to increase my depth of field. I also might've been able to remove some of the shadows with a flash. Unfortunately, you don't always get a chance to reshoot when you're dealing with a live subject.
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Nate, you're starting a trend. I want one great shot a day from here on out! No excuses.
It's funny- I keep thinking that I want to establish a routine where I'll add a photo at predictable intervals... for instance, every Wednesday and Saturday. Unfortunately, as soon as I have a shot that I like, I want to add it to the site immediately- hence, the unpredictable frequency of updates.
Hi Nate, I spent a day last year chasing around butterflies. I caught one picture where I liked the depth of field and colors, but the butterfly was not pretty. We just have to keep trying. - Dave
That's an incredible picture, Dave.
That was still a pretty cool picture. Maybe you could photo-shop in some cool colors. NASA does it with the Hubble pictures from what I've heard. Why not with butterflies?
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