Thursday, March 26, 2015

Spring Butterflies


I stopped to see the spring butterfly exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden late yesterday afternoon.  (It's best to go after 2:30 when all the bus loads school kids have departed.)  I liked this shot looking right into the eyes of this Julia butterfly.


In fact, I cropped the photo way down just to see how good those eyes look.  Not bad for hand held.  


I thought this one was especially pretty.  It's called a White Peacock.  I like pale turquoise/green tones in the wing.  

18 comments:

  1. Amazing shots. Butterflies are typically so hard to capture, but these are really crisp!

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  2. Beautiful macros with a wonderful light, and without a tripod !

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  3. Wonderful, beautiful shots!

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  4. You did a good job with the photos.

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  5. Beautiful butterflies and GREAT advice to go there after the busloads have gone home!

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  6. Sure. Rub it in. Very nice and WARM.

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  7. Nice! I think we have those white peacock butterflies in Florida. I'm sure I've seen them before.

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  8. These are all great shots! Getting a good hand held close up is getting harder for me but I hate dragging a tripod along all the time.

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  9. That late afternoon light looks wonderful Sharon, the butterflies are aglow!

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  10. The two shots give it a rather alien look when it's looking at you!

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  11. That's such a wonderful exhibit. Great shots.

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  12. They are like little pieces of magic! Great shots, Sharon!

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  13. Gorgeous shots. They never stay still enough for me!

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  14. Love the close ups! Such beautiful creatures.

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  15. You make me remember that we were there just a year ago. Beautifully executed.

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  16. I love how you captured the light in that first shot.

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