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A Spring Tulip Still Life experiment to try to make heart shape bokeh. I think it is romantic looking and definitely worth trying again for other pho

A very large turtle swimming. It was photographed at Xcaret park in Mexico, coming up for air. Taken on February 11, 2018.

I used a long lens to zoom into the eye of this great horned owl. I thought it was interesting to see the edge of the eye lens.

I had just purchased a gold rose to photograph, when my dog came back from the groomer. She just happened to have gold bows in her hair. I couldn&#0

We made colored bubbles at the beach and I noticed how pretty they looked sitting in the calm water. I could see the reflections of the clouds in the

Local fireworks at the fire department. I kept the shutter open and used a black card and got a beautiful result.

We were walking around the mall at the holidays and taking photos of the decorations when I looked up and saw these incredible architectural shapes.

While in the Yucatan for a wedding, we visited a cenote that many people thought was prettier than most other water caves. I didn't swim there,

We took a hike in the off season on a lovely warm day in Maryland and met a couple swimming with their dog. They let me photograph Bodie, an Australi

We were looking for new spring flowers and birds when we came across this romantic pair of green darner dragonflies flying through the air. They land

An eagle pair sometimes visits a nearby osprey nest. Taken in September.

A friend recommended photographing a new lamb (a jacob horned sheep) at a near by farm. The farm owner was very happy to show me her new lamb and oth

Behind The Lens

Location

I photographed the butterfly and bee along the Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. There were lots of butterflies that day enjoying the flowers and sunshine along the roadside.

Time

1:00 pm August 24, 2009, not during optimum light

Lighting

Only that butterflies like sunlight, so you may end up photographing them in the middle of the day instead of early morning or late afternoon.

Equipment

Nikon D90, probably with a Nikon 70-300 zoom lens. This was most likely hand held since butterflies move very quickly and you have to be fast. No flash ISO 640 300 mm f/16 1/500 second

Inspiration

I was intrigued that 2 different insects would share the same flower together and was thrilled to see that I caught the wing movement in the bee.

Editing

This was a while ago, so I most likely processed it in Adobe Photoshop. I wokedbon the background some, since there was a yelow leaf behind part if the bee and cropped the sides. I was shooting in jpg then before I learned to use Raw format. I might not have owned Lightroom till later.

In my camera bag

I normally have 2 lenses, a flash, extra sd cards, spare battery, lens cloth, battery charger and Nikon D850 or D600 now. Now I would probably also carry the Nikon SB-R200 flash set of 2 with a micro lens and ring for flowers in a separate bag for closeup photos.

Feedback

Take a lot of photos since butterflies often move quickly. Decide if you want wing movement or not first. I tend to use high ISO for butterflies or high shutter speed. Focus on the head or eyes.

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