Butterfly in flight
Flying around Ft. Zachary in Key West, FL. Photo shot with Canon SX50 and no photoshop manipulation
Flying around Ft. Zachary in Key West, FL. Photo shot with Canon SX50 and no photoshop manipulation
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This photo was taken at Fort Zachary State Park in Key West, FLTime
It was about 2PMLighting
The sun was backlighting the butterflyEquipment
This was taken with a Canon SX50 that I had picked up used on ebay. It was taken hand held. 1/500 sec at F 5.6. The camera was set to aperture priorityInspiration
Doesn't take much to inspire me to take a photo but it was certainly a challenge to catch a butterfly in flight. Almost all my picture are spontaneousEditing
All my pictures are processed through lightroom and for this particular photo I just increased color saturation and sharpness. It's the kind of shot that some may think it was photoshopped. The picture certainly has that wow factor:In my camera bag
That's never an easy question as it depends what I'm doing that day. I normally don't go out to specifically shoot and try not to go photog on my wife with carrying to much gear. Currently I shoot with Sony RX100M3 and Nikon D700. The image quality from a full frame sensor gives me a lot of flexibility when editing and in low light shooting. However, I don't like to lug around my D700 with all my lenses unless there is a special event and I need all lens options available. In the past I have shot with a Fuji X100S and Sony RX1. My favorite camera of all time is the Fuji X100s that I have since sold but thinking of getting the Fuji X100T that is coming out in NovemberFeedback
The was certainly a lot of luck in shooting this type of picture and I think having the Canon SX50 with a 50x optical is what made this shot happen. Now I can't give the camera all the credit as I have been photographing for over 30 years and consider my experience had a little bit to do with this photograph ;-) It's about knowing what tools you need to get the shot you want. Although I didn't set out to get this shot I knew I was going to the beach and basically the P&S Canon was the right choice as it gave me the most flexibility with the 24mm-1200mm and plenty of sunshine. I didn't need to worry about having expensive gear at damaged.
