Gulf Fritillary - for Smiles

[Chuck S.]

Great day for butterflies in Houston! Here's a Gulf Fritillary - similar to the one posted by Smiles last week but not as nice as hers...

(Shot with Canon G7 in Program Mode; JPEG processed as RAW in PSE5)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2215/1658908941_c1d426e6c8_o.jpg

[ladybug]

that is beautiful Chuck.

[billd2]

Chuck, nice butterfly. I am always amazed by the colors produced by nature.

[Rusty]

That's great, Chuck,
sharp, clear and vibrant.

Wow - I'm impressed - not only birds, you know flutterbyes as well :D

Rusty

[Chuck S.]

Wow - I'm impressed - not only birds, you know flutterbyes as well :D

Rusty

Yes, Rusty - I know butterflies.....about 10 species out of thousands!!:o

[troush]

Well done, Chuck. Did you take it with your P&S? Great depth of field.

-Trish

[Chuck S.]

Trish, thanks. Yes, I did take it with P&S (Canon G7). I let the camera choose the aperture and shutter speed because I was in a hurry to grab the shot before the subject moved on. Wound up with ISO 100, f 4.8, 1/640 second (exposure compensation -1/3). Fortunately, the camera also picked the butterfly as the AF point; not sure how it did that but I'm going to figure it out....:)

[Tom K]

Nice image Chuck.... Tom :D

[Cmcburnett]

I'm sure Smiles will love it. The butterfly is beautiful.;)

[Aussie Nan]

Really nice Chuck. And so nice to know a point and shoot did it. I always assumed I would have to upgrade my camera before attempting things like this....now I might start to experiment with my point and shoot and try other things besides kids and landscapes.:)

Toni

[Chuck S.]

Toni, thanks. Most P&S cameras are really good at macro photos; they have inherently more depth of field than DSLR's, so it's not so difficult to get a sharp image.

[smiles]

Hi Chuck, what a spectular shot. Yours has so much more detail! Nature has such beauty to share doesn't it! Thanks Chuck!

[nkeevers]

Great shot Chuck! That is so close and such beautiful colors!

[Chuck S.]

One tip for capturing butterflies: get out early in the morning. They seem sluggish at first, but as the sun gets higher in the sky and they warm up they begin flitting a whole lot faster. Had a lot of rejects where the wings were in motion or, due to the shutter lag of P&S camera, the butterfly was gone by the time the shutter actually fired....:mad:

[nkeevers]

Chuck, thanks for tell me that...I had no idea! I chased one around the other day and never got a shot!:mad: