Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Watching butterflies in my garden. This time the butterfly had landed on the Hyacinth.
Watching butterflies in my garden. This time the butterfly had landed on the Hyacinth.
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Location
This photo was taken in a small garden we have out in the country, several miles West of the small town of Haskell, Oklahoma.Time
This is a wonderful photo I had captured of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly with its wings extended, as it had landed on a group of purple perennials for pollination purposes during the late morning hours of the day.Lighting
The lighting was of natural sunlight during a semi-cloudy Summer day.Equipment
This was captured using my Canon EOS 7D, focal length was 135, and the exposure was 1/500.Inspiration
I'm very passionate about capturing life stills (photographs) of nature, animals in their natural habitat, phenomenons (natural or otherwise occurring), meteorological and weather related scenes, including lightning and tornadoes. Butterflies are also such an amazing creature, going through a metamorphosis. Its life cycle starts from an egg laid by a butterfly. The caterpillar emerges from the egg as a larva. The caterpillar eats leaves until it's big and strong enough to create a cocoon, or chrysalis, it's next stage. After a deep sleep inside the cocoon, the butterfly starts to emerge. The last stage is the existence of the beautiful butterfly, lays eggs and starts the cycle all over again.Editing
I did very little post-processing since I take nearly all of my photos in RAW format. If I need to, I change a setting using Adobe Photoshop Camera RAW application, then if any fine tuning needs to be done, I use Photoshop.In my camera bag
I have first my Canon EOS 70D, which I absolutely adore. I then have a Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II prime, a Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, a Sunpak Df3000cx DF3000 Digital Flash, Flash Diffuser, Universal Wireless Remote Control, magnification lenses, macro extension tubes, tripod, assortment of camera tripod mounts, and cleaning supplies. I think that about covers what I carry. I also use an Android app called "Canon Camera Connect" to connect my phone wirelessly to my camera to take photos, access photographs, and download photographs from my camera to my phone.Feedback
My advice to anyone wanting to capture similar photos like this one, you must have patience above all else. You must also take several photos even possibly using the High Speed Continuous Shooting mode on your camera (if available), so you can capture many photos at once, then choosing the photo you want. A good example is when photographing humming birds with their wings moving at a speed of up to 70 times per second with their heart rate reaching approximately 1,260 beats per minute. Having a high shutter speed with a lower ISO will give you a cleaner photo with less blur. I had a professor tell me, "Out of 100 photos you take, you may end up with 10 good ones. So take as many photos as you can, not only to become better photographers, but to capture better photographs."
