lindapersson
FollowDang it's hard getting a full and sharp butterfly.
UPDATE: Was just selected Cover Photo on Youpic. I am so honoured and humbled by this.
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Dang it's hard getting a full and sharp butterfly.
UPDATE: Was just selected Cover Photo on Youpic. I am so honoured and humbled by this.
July 25th 2016
UPDATE: Finalist in National Geographics SE, Photo contest.
Aug 18th 2016
UPDATE: 2nd place in NatGeo photo contest. Will be published in magazine in Sept 2016.
Aug. 27 2016
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UPDATE: Was just selected Cover Photo on Youpic. I am so honoured and humbled by this.
July 25th 2016
UPDATE: Finalist in National Geographics SE, Photo contest.
Aug 18th 2016
UPDATE: 2nd place in NatGeo photo contest. Will be published in magazine in Sept 2016.
Aug. 27 2016
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lindapersson
July 23, 2016
Thank you, I'm happy to hear it. I took the photo yesterday and it was pretty much my first attempt on butterflies. Took many tries to get this one, though. They don't stay put. :-)
lindapersson
July 25, 2016
Thank you. Don't know the English name of it but here in Sweden it's called Mother of pearl (but in Swedish. :-) )
lindapersson
August 18, 2016
Thank you for taking the time to comment my photos. I want you to know I appreciate your support so much! This particular photo I just learned is the finalist in a National Geographic photo contest. It didn't win but to know they even considered it for the win is huge to me.
lindapersson
August 18, 2016
Much appreciated! (Can't take credit for the butterfly, though. *smile* )
gloveranna
September 04, 2016
Awesome shot! I have a hard time getting a butterfly. They cannot sit still for too long :)
lindapersson
December 22, 2016
Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to look my gallery over. :-)
Merlot
April 15, 2017
Linda,You have some outstanding images, love your gallery. Awesome and thank you for providing so much information on some of your photos
lindapersson
April 15, 2017
You're welcome. Thank you for all the compliments you've given me. It helps me to do even better. :-)
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Behind The Lens
Location
This was photographed among the thistles in my parents backyard.Time
This was in the afternoon.Lighting
It was all natural light. Boring but true.Equipment
Nikon D7100 and 70-200mm f4 lens, hand held.Inspiration
I was practicing depth of field as well as capturing butterflies in full sharpness. Actually it was more the sharpness I was after than dof but it all had to work together for the shot I wanted.Editing
No more than RAW to jpg conversion and then I had to crop the photo just a tad to center the butterfly.In my camera bag
Nowadays Nikon D7200, Nikon D750 + lenses to match. Ranging from 10-24mm to 200-500mm + a few extra. Filters of different kinds, a couple of tripods, cleaning tools, paper and pen, a Manfrotto LED8 lamp etc. I have one big bag + a smaller one with only three camera pockets for every day use and light travelling.Feedback
As it is all from natural light I would have to say make sure the sun is highlighting the object/subject and not backlighting it. Next is patience. It took me hours to capture this depth of field with the butterfly as sharp as it is. Try different settings. Don't remember what I used here but usually to capture a similar image you need the apperature to be quite open but not too much to lose the depth of field. I have a little blur on the one wing tip but it's forgiven by the rest of the composition. Last but not any less important - the background. Most my shots had green background because of the vegetation. But there was one angle that aimed towards the lake in the distance, giving it the blue background. I waited and waited and there was the moment. It lasted 10-15 seconds. Got a few shots in and that was all it took. Study the scenery and picture your shot in your head. With a little luck it will turn out for you. Good luck!