Insects Butterflies - Post Your Shots Here

[Tim Mayo]

We don't appear to have a butterfly thread so I thought I'd kick one off since we have a few in our garden right now, and thankfully more than last year which was practically zero.

Comma

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 800

Red Admiral

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

Giant Swallowtail

• ILCE-6600
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 400

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

Zebra Swallotail

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

Monarch

• SLT-A77V
• 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 400

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

• ILCE-9
• SIRUI 85mm F1.4 FE
• 85.0 mm
• ƒ/2
• 1/16000 sec
• ISO 1000

Silvery Checkerspot

 

[DavidN]

Visited a local reserve recently which is known for butterfly’s - Alner’s Gorse in Mid Dorset. I must admit to not knowing much about butterfly’s but had fun photographing them. Some sit and pose nicely whilst others flit about and never seem to settle for any length of time.
Here’s a few:
Common Brimstone
Gatekeeper
Common Blue (closed)
Large White
Purple Hairstreak
Dark Green Fritillary (I think!)
Common Blue (open)

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1000

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 3200

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[spudhead]

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• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 250

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 8000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 338.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1600

few from last year

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

Giant Swallowtail

• ILCE-6600
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 400

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

Pipevine Swallowtail

• ILCE-6600
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 400

 

[BrianN]

Hi @Tim Mayo ,

Great idea, here are some of the images i have created

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
• 56.0 mm
• ƒ/3.5
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 80

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-7M4
• E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 24-50mm F2.8 G
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067
• 323.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 800

 

[iamdlewis]

Zebra Swallowtail

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[iamdlewis]

Blue Morpho

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 100.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 2500

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 189.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 5000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 189.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 3200

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 189.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 3200

 

[iamdlewis]

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 437.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

• ILCE-9
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 125

Great Spangled Fritillary

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

• ILCE-9
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 192.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 640

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

You are all posting such amazing photos! I need to try photographing butterflies more often.
Here's a Monarch for you, although its kind of hard to determine if its a Viceroy or Monarch without a full wingspan photo.

• Viltrox 35mm F1.7 E
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 100