Country Roads20150207Butterfly House Chesterfield Mo0082
Jan, 2020Views
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Location
This photo was taken at the Butterfly House in Chesterfield Missouri. We were in the area for our grandson's hockey games and we had time to kill between games, so we ventured over to check the House out.Time
Because we were down for hockey games, our free time between games was later in the afternoon. I want to say it was probably somewhere around 2 or 2:30 in the afternoon.Lighting
Not a whole lot to say about lighting. As it is the butterfly house, it is basically a greenhouse, all natural light no matter where you were inside the facility. I did some post processing to counter act some shadows on this side of the butterfly, nothing serious, but I was shooting pretty much into the sun.Equipment
This shot was one of my first with a decent digital camera. I had bought a D70 from a friend. It was this camera, and lucky shots like this that has sold me on the whole digital photography thing. Prior to this, I was a died in the wool, old school film guy.Inspiration
It can be difficult to capture butterflies in nature, I am not sneaky enough sometimes. We went to the Butterfly House just so I could up my chances to get some good shots. This guy must have been used to all the people going through, because he sat still for me for quite a while. I just liked the way he stood out against blue sky through the glass of the building.Editing
About the only post processing I did was to lighten up the shadow a bit, allowing the colors come out more. It wasn't a big adjustment, just a little to get where I wanted to be. I also added a little vignette to the image.In my camera bag
I travel light. At the time I took this shot, I had the camera, a normal lens, and an 18-70mm zoom lens. I have added a 70-200 zoom lens as well. Dont carry a flash, most all of my shooting is available light, no sense in lugging around the extra weight.Feedback
When I was a photographer in the Air National Guard, we went with the philosophy that the more you shoot, the better your chance of getting exactly what you want. This was back in the days of film, and a lot of our work required that we get the shot, no chances for reshoots. So, I guess I would say shoot away. Experiment with exposures and compositions. It is a lot easier to fix those things in the computer these days, but it is nice to have the shot that you were looking for when you get home.
