This is actually a Cloudless Sulphur but I'm not able to change the post title.
Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS @285mm
Av mode
1/500"
F13
ISO:400
LR & CS3
HH
This is actually a Cloudless Sulphur but I'm not able to change the post title.
Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS @285mm
Av mode
1/500"
F13
ISO:400
LR & CS3
HH
Last edited by Ken Childs; 07-28-2010 at 07:54 AM. Reason: wrong title
Hey Ken,
You're killing them! Pose and light....with a killer BG to set the sulpher off....super job. Are you cutting those zinia's and plopping those guys on?;)......you are just churnung out winners!
amazing image Ken...wonderful angle of the butterfly, great against that background, and love the color tones of the flower. very well done...
LOL!
When Allen was here, the flowers were mostly clumped together but recently a few grew up above the pack. If I stand still and wait, it doesn't take long for something to land on a flower with a good BG.
For anyone growing a butterfly garden, Zinnias are the best of the best at attracting multiple species.
I completely agree with Roman. Wow! You have your own butterfly portrait studio. I will definitely be planting zinnias next year. This is the first year I haven't.:D
I'm definitely adding Zinnias! Holy cow, Ken...this is a beauty! Clear something up for me, though. I thought when they had the white spots on the side of the wings they were considered "clouded". Why then is this one cloudless?
I wish I could give you a definitive answer but I really don't know how these things got their common names. Both species have similar markings on the underside of the wings although Cloudless Sulphurs are bigger and are a different shade of yellow.
I had 2 odd things happen today with this species. The first was that I saw one perched with its wings open which is something I've never seen before. The other, which happened only a few minutes later, was I had one of them land on my chin. Almost immediately another one showed up and started displaying to the first which put it about 2 inches in front of my mouth. They did this for about 5 seconds and then flew off together. :)
The pose, color, and sharpness of the butterfly are outstanding, Ken. Well done.
Ken, you really nailed this one. Love the saturated colors and BG. You got so much detail on the head and eye it almost looks like a face!
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