Hidalgo Falls - Butterfly 04

This peek-a-boo shot was altered somewhat. Since the butterfly was (almost) entirely behind the thistle, its wings hung low and were showing below the pod and to the left of the stem. This, as well as some spider webbing, was easily removed thanks to the smooth background...



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Nikon D300s, AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200 mm F/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
ISO-200, f/10, 1/400 sec
Photo taken 04/16/11 by Jim Mahood

Hidalgo Falls - Butterfly 03

For this series the metadata shows that about 25 pictures were taken in the span of one minute. These little critters move fast, and shots like this, more often than not, are the product of pure luck...



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Nikon D300s, AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200 mm F/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
ISO-200, f/10, 1/400 sec
Photo taken 04/16/11 by Jim Mahood

Hidalgo Falls - Butterfly 02

These extra little bud things came in handy to manipulate depth of field.



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Nikon D300s, AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200 mm F/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
ISO-200, f/10, 1/400 sec
Photo taken 04/16/11 by Jim Mahood

Hidalgo Falls - Butterfly 01

We went kayaking in Hidalgo Falls, very close to Navasota, Texas, when a friend pointed out this butterfly. I swung the Big Cahoona around to capture this and the next four postings...



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Nikon D300s, AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200 mm F/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
ISO-200, f/10, 1/400 sec
Photo taken 04/16/11 by Jim Mahood