This Warbler was flitting about our campsite in the normal warbler way, staying partially hidden and in the dark shade. Managed to capture this image, hope it gives you a feel for the environment that the warbler spends it’s time in.
Image Captured with a Nikon D300 Camera, Nikon 80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens, focal Length 400 mm, ISO 400, 1/80 sec at f/5.6, hand held.
Early morning rays provide back lighting for this Sleepy Orange butterfly at Suwannee River State Park.
Image was captured with a Nikon D300 Camera, Nikon 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens with a 1.4 teleconverter, focal Length 550 mm, ISO 640, 1/500 sec at f/8.0 hand held. Noise removed using Dfine 2.0 from Nik Software.
Early morning rays light up a yellow flower at Suwannee River State Park.
Image was captured with a Nikon D300 Camera, Nikon 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens with a 1.4 teleconverter, focal Length 550 mm, ISO 640, 1/2000 sec at f/8.0 hand held. Noise removed using DeNoise 5.0 from Topaz Labs.
A very colorful butterfly, followed this one for half an hour capturing images. I found the black strips on the body very interesting and thought that you might enjoy this underside view.
Image was captured with a Nikon D300 Camera, Nikon 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens with a 1.4 teleconverter, focal Length 120 mm, ISO 640, 1/100 sec at f/6.3, hand held. Noise removed using Dfine 2.0 from Nik Software.
The Swallowtail is about 5 inches wide and 4.5 inches in length. Today was a bright sunny day and two Giant Swallowtails were making their rounds of white flowers. This image was captured while visiting the Suwannee River State Park in Florida, USA.
Image was captured with a Nikon D300 Camera, Nikon 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens with a 1.4 teleconverter, focal Length 130 mm, ISO 640, 1/320 sec at f/6.3, hand held. Noise removed using Dfine 2.0 from Nik Software.
The Long-tailed Skipper is about 2 inches in length. This image was captured while visiting the Suwannee River State Park in Florida, USA.
Image was captured with a Nikon D300 Camera, Nikon 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens, focal Length 400 mm, ISO 800, 1/640 sec at f/5.6, hand held.
We moved to Suwannee River State Park and now have a nice open field behind our camper that is filled with butterflies. Managed to capture an image of this small butterfly, it is an inch and a quarter to an inch and a half in size.
Image was captured with a Nikon D300 Camera, Nikon 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens, focal Length 400 mm, ISO 800, 1/320 sec at f/5.6, hand held.
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