Saturday, 27 October 2007

Dainty Birdwing Butterfly

Dainty Birdwing Butterfly - Close Up
dainty birdwing butterfly close up resting in the Sun - butterfly wing photo
When I was walking down the street at Boreen Point (near Noosa) I spotted this butterfly resting in the Sun. It didn't seem to be moving, and presented the perfect opportunity for a photo. Butterflies are normally very hard to get on camera, as they fly all over the place only stopping for about 5 seconds at a time. This butterfly proved the exception however, and stayed still calmly while I got some close-up shots.

This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
Shutter speed 1/149, F3.7, ISO 100
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8 comments:

  1. moggie5 November 2007 at 2:34 am

    hey there, david. cool...u got a shot of a birdwing. it must have just emerged from it's cocoon...which is why it was just sitting still in the sun...probably drying it's wings. good for you. look forward to more nature/wildlife pics. later.

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  2. Unknown5 November 2007 at 11:14 am

    Hi moggie,

    This was a really great opportunity to get the butterfly, i don't know if it had just come out, it wasn't very wet, but could be....

    See ya later,

    David

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  3. Anonymous8 November 2007 at 12:12 am

    hi

    beautiful photos
    beautiful blog

    can we exchange ours links

    thanks to leave me a message on my blog to say ok

    http://cecyl.over-blog.com/

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  4. Digital Flower Pictures8 November 2007 at 1:11 pm

    I know what you mean about trying to get the Butterfly pictures.

    I liked the pictures you have on this blog.

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  5. Unknown8 November 2007 at 9:11 pm

    Hi cecyl,

    Thanks very much, will get back to you on your blog shortly.

    Cheers,

    David

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  6. Unknown8 November 2007 at 9:13 pm

    Hi digital flower pictures,

    Thanks for your kind words. Your photography is also very nice, keep up the good work.

    Regards,

    David

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  7. Nature Nut /JJ Loch13 November 2007 at 3:12 am

    Enchanting photo!!!
    Hugs, JJ

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  8. Unknown13 November 2007 at 8:49 am

    Hi JJ,

    Yes, it is enchanting even as a photo, but it was even better in real life. If you zoom right in on the photo you can just see the small scales on the butterfly's wings - these look even more beautiful in real life.

    Cheers,

    David

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