Fun with Fritillary

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Fun with Fritillary

July 14, 2013 by Mike Powell

It was fun chasing this Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly (Speyeria cybele) around my neighbors’ garden as it moved from flower to flower. I tried to capture it from different perspectives and got some artsy looking shots that I really like.

Posted in Art, Butterflies, Flowers, Gardening, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography | Tagged Alexandria VA, butterfly, Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, Great Spangled Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly, Speyeria cybele | 10 Comments

10 Responses

on July 14, 2013 at 8:37 pm | Reply Another Perspective Photography

Always good to see things from a different perspective! I really love the one looking up at the daisies.
- on July 14, 2013 at 8:47 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I was trying, in part, to get a less cluttered background, which prompted me to shoot upward from almost on the ground.
on July 14, 2013 at 9:40 pm | Reply krikitarts

I really like your perspective on the first shot, Mike. It’s a good thing that contortionism isn’t a lost art!
- on July 14, 2013 at 10:43 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Gary. One of the bird photographers who I see from time to time wears a set of knee pads when shooting and now I think I understand why.
on July 15, 2013 at 6:35 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

I like the background in that first shot.It looks like you were near water.
- on July 15, 2013 at 6:37 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. The blue is a bit unusual for the sky, but that’s what it was. It really does look like water.
on July 15, 2013 at 8:23 am | Reply Vanessa Lee Thomas

Beautiful pics and butterflies! The daisies and blue backdrop are stunning.
- on July 15, 2013 at 2:46 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I am glad that you liked them. I’d like to say that I planned it that way, but when the butterfly landed, I started shooting and varied my position as much as I could in the limited time that I had.
on July 15, 2013 at 11:52 am | Reply Sue

I love the range of colors in the first shot!
on July 17, 2013 at 5:38 am | Reply More fun with a Fritillary | Mike Powell

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