Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

[Tom Barry]

This beauty hung around our butterfly weed blooms long enough for me to take 90 exposures. It was windy and the tall plants wave in the breeze, so I used bursts rather than fill-flash in order to get more "keepers." Anyhow, I like natural lighting, including back-lighting, which I usually find atmospheric. I used the little Canon SL-1 + EF-S 55-250mm IS, ISO 1600. Here are five exposures showing the different lighting and positioning of the swallowtail. Please click on images to get lightbox-sized versions...

[JohnRostron]

A very nice change of images, and of light!ing effects. Well done. I would be hard-pressed to pick a favourite.

John

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[Tom Barry]

Many thanks, John and John.

[Dave Humphries]

Gosh, these take me back,

I can remember (barely) having some kind of nature book or encyclopaedia when I was a little kid which had a drawing of one of these and recall thinking it a most beautiful thing. I don't think they are native here in UK, so that added to the wonder.

You have a good series of five from your 90 there Tom - and that's the kind of shooting ratio I'd achieve too.

The only observation I would make is that the first two look a little over exposed, I prefer the saturation in the last three, but I'm being really picky even mentioning it, but I like to try to contribute some form of critique.

All jolly good though, Dave

[bnnrcn]

Great series, thanks for sharing

[Rebel]

Very nice Tom, #4 stands out as the best of an amazing set of shots!

[IzzieK]

I have no favourite here and when I clicked on the image, it took me to Photobucket instead of lightbox...They are all beautiful shots...