Post your Butterflies!! Tips on how to capture them.

Here's one from 11 years ago. I don't shoot bugs much these days.

My first butterfly shot. I don't think it qualifies as macro, though.

Sibil wrote in post #18542401
My first butterfly shot. I don't think it qualifies as macro, though.

Nicely done.

We tend to be relaxed about macro (life size magnification or more) and extend this to close-up like 0.3x or more.

A few from the Dordogne. Not strictly-speaking "macro", in that I used the 300mm f/2.8 with 2x converter rather than a macro lens, but this combination means that I do not have to get too close and possibly spook the butterfly. The lens will focus down to 2m as well, which is very useful for smaller subjects.

Lesser Purple Emperor var. clytie

A simple composition of what is most likely a Hoary Comma.

Helena MT, Canon 70-200, F/10, 1/640 and 640 ISO.

Lester Wareham wrote in post #18661964

Beautiful!

Lester Wareham wrote in post #18661964

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Spicebush Swallowtails

Sibil wrote in post #18542401
My first butterfly shot. I don't think it qualifies as macro, though.

Lester Wareham wrote in post #18542825
Nicely done.

We tend to be relaxed about macro (life size magnification or more) and extend this to close-up like 0.3x or more.

Very nice. Another photo site I sometimes post in calls their Macro forum, "Macro & Close Up." Solves the problem of what isn't or is macro nicely.

DLeeT wrote in post #18671132
Very nice. Another photo site I sometimes post in calls their Macro forum, "Macro & Close Up." Solves the problem of what isn't or is macro nicely.

Thank you.

Not as sharp as one would like, but I felt myself lucky to get a shot of these Monarchs mating.

Monarchs are in trouble. They are on the Canadian Endangered Species list and they should be on the US list.

Fascinating creatures! The ones you see this time of year only live a few weeks as the beautiful adults we see flying. These are probably second generation for this year. Their offspring (third generation) will also live short lives but they will produce the fourth generation, aka, the super generation. These are the Monarchs that will make the incredible journey to Mexico - a distance of up to 3000 miles! More info:

https://www.monarch-butterfly.com/

White Peacock Butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)

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