August 8, 2007
08. Skippers
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July 7, 2007
07. Hairstreak
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February 20, 2007
20. Skippers
Another Out of Bounds image. The photo is of two skippers I shot last year. I entered this into competition on Monday night and received a score of 14 out of a possible 15 for the photo. That is a Diamond award in the club.
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August 27, 2006
27. Cabbage White on Clover
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August 20, 2006
20. Eastern Tailed Blue
This is another Eastern Tailed Blue. These are very small butterflies, maybe the size of my thumbnail. They move their wings up and down a little and while they do, the tails resemble antenna so that if a predator takes a bite, the only get the wing, not the head.
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August 18, 2006
18. Blues
A pair of Eastern Tailed Blues mating.
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August 17, 2006
17. Mating Blues
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August 6, 2006
06. Black Swallowtail
Found this guy in my garden after a rain storm the other night. Looked like he was feasting on my parsley. I believe it is (or will be) a black swallowtail butterfly. After taking some photos of him, I let him go.
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August 4, 2006
04. Black and White Butterfly
Shot at the Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory
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July 15, 2006
15. Monarch
Monarch Butterfly. Stalked.
Our usual method of shooting these insects involves finding them in the morning when they are still fairly dormant from the overnight cold. This monarch was shot a little later in the morning and I had to stalk it, moving slowly. It was quite co-operative though and allowed me to get closer than I needed to be.
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July 13, 2006
13. Skippers
Two skippers covered in morning dew.
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July 2, 2006
02. Resting
This Cabbage White is resting calmly on clover, basking before flying for the first time in the morning.
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February 15, 2006
15. Moth
A large moth shot at the Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory.
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September 15, 2005
15. Sulphur
I started my class last night. I am not sure why I had the impression, but I didn't expect it to be so much like school used to be. But, it is class just as I remember them being (it's only been 5 years).
Tonight I am heading out with Dave to do some shooting. It'll be the last digital shooting I do for a while as I have to take the camera in for repairs tomorrow. Canon has told me it could be up to 6 weeks, even though this is a known issue. I am very unhappy about that. So, I'll be going back to film.
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September 14, 2005
14. A Rainbow of Colours
This is another shot of the Sulphar I posted on Monday. I find it amazing just how much colour is really in these butterflies. When I first looked at it, it was a pale yellow, almost brown, but this image shows its true colours, yellows, greens, reds, blues plus some purple and brown.
Tonight I start a 12 week portraiture course. I have to say that it is my weakest photographic technique and I have always thought people are the hardest subjects to shoot.
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September 13, 2005
13. Eastern Tailed Blue
This Eastern Tailed Blue was in excellent shape. Often they have nicks out of their wings from attempts from being eaten. The small tails are actually a diversion. They will move them up and down to mimic their antennae so a predator may only nip the back of the wing, rather than a more critical near the head nip!
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September 12, 2005
12. Early Morning Sulpur
As I mentioned yesterday, the season is about over for the insects. This is one of two butterflies I shot yesterday. We were at the Wainfleet Bog on Erie Peat Road in Port Colborne where we have had some pretty good luck over the past few weeks. I have a couple different shots of this butterfly and one more of an Eastern Tailed Blue to post.
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September 5, 2005
05. Eastern Tailed Blue
The Eastern Tailed Blue is only about the size of a nickel, so they are quite hard to find in the grasses.
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September 4, 2005
04. Sulphur
This was shot later in the day. I had to hunt this one down, and then slowly move up on it to keep it from flying away.
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September 3, 2005
03. Pearly Crescentspot #2
This is the same butterfly as yesterday, only with it's wings closed.
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September 2, 2005
02. Pearly Crescentspot
A Pearly Crescentspot warming itself before it's first flight of the day.
I was out this morning, and while I didn't shoot any butterflies, I did get some shots of a couple of dragonflies, a green darner, meadowhawk and a saddlebag. I will have photos next week.
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