Paired Silver Spotted Skippers,
These butterflies only occur on a few UK sites. To get a mating pair and on a scabious flower head was a bonus
These butterflies only occur on a few UK sites. To get a mating pair and on a scabious flower head was a bonus
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Location
Aston Rowant Nature Reserve, BuckinghamshireTime
Early AfternoonLighting
Not really, the natural light happened to be excellent for this type of photographyEquipment
Nikon D7100 with Sigma 70-300mm lensInspiration
I have photographed all the British resident species of butterflies. The Silver spotted Skipper is quite rare and only appears on limited sites in southern England. I am convinced you won't see many photos of this species mating!Editing
I used adobe photoshop 4 for this shot. I always check the histogram and overall exposure for PDI (projected digital imaging). I might tweek the exposure up if doing a print as that seem to work for me.In my camera bag
Nikon D7100 + 18-105, +70-300.Sigma Occasionally 10-20mm sigma If "Birding" 300mm F4 Nikkor, or 150-600 TamronFeedback
Lots of research, favourable weather and luck!
