Beautiful Butterfly
Red Postman Butterfly (Heliconius erato). Taken at California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA. They have a new butterfly exhibit there in July of 2018...
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Red Postman Butterfly (Heliconius erato). Taken at California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA. They have a new butterfly exhibit there in July of 2018.
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I took this photo at the Osher Rainforest Exhibit in the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA. The exhibit has approximately 1600 live animals which includes birds, butterflies, reptiles, frogs, etc. It is one of my favorite places to visit in the bay area. I was very lucky to capture this image.Time
The photo was taken in the morning.Lighting
Indoor available light was used.Equipment
Olympus OM-D EM-5 was used. The camera was hand held with no flash or tripod.Inspiration
My love of photography.Editing
I always use Adobe Photoshop to edit and compose my photos. If there is a telephone wire in the sky I usually can remove it using Photoshop. If there is too much debris in the water, I will remove it. If there are too many birds in the sky, I might remove remove one or two. Also, I do my composing using Photoshop to format the photo for 4x6, 8x10, 11x14 etc. I also adjust the brightness and contrast.In my camera bag
Unfortunately the sensor on my Olympus OM-D EM-5 is not working now and needs to be repaired. I now use two other cameras that are very good. The Sony RX100 with F1.8 - 4.9 zoom lens that I take with me wherever I go. I also use a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 with an Olympus Zuiko Digital 50-200mm 2.8-3.5 lens. To be able to use this lens with the DMC-GX1 camera I had to buy an Olympus Digital 4/3 adapter MMF-2. The focus on this lens is too slow for fast action shots but takes beautiful photos that take more time. I have many more cameras but it would take too long to list them.Feedback
I recommend, don't shoot too close to your subject if you have photo editing software that will allow you to compose your picture on your computer.
