tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post5771345309531727414..comments2024-03-27T17:21:08.606+00:00Comments on Butterfly Notes: Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary - Clossiana seleneNick Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-43336025012939809852013-10-04T13:47:48.008+01:002013-10-04T13:47:48.008+01:00Nick, I really love your blog. I took a bit of a l...Nick, I really love your blog. I took a bit of a look around today....read a few posts. I love how you give all the details for your hunting. I'm afraid I'm a bit boring on that front, as I usually just post the photos with no commentary whatsoever. I originally started the blog as just a place to keep track of the different butterflies we had coming to our garden, and then over the years, as I moved from continent to continent, it kind of grew. It's always a work in progress...I still have so many species from this summer to get identified! But thanks for your visit and lovely comment. Please, if you visit again, I would really love feedback from a fellow butterflier as to navigating and finding stuff on my site, as well as any corrections on identifications etc. And I'll be back as I have time to read back through your archives. My language studies, etc. Keep me quite busy, but a good read about butterflying always makes for good relaxing reading for me. I'm excited to see more of your work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-13434590394212000942013-07-22T22:58:05.096+01:002013-07-22T22:58:05.096+01:00Nick, Great Fritillary shots . . . ours are not qu...Nick, Great Fritillary shots . . . ours are not quite as dark but then it could be the light. Love the ones with the underside wings. Beautiful. I feel sorry for the poor little aberrant too.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-50310437691238651242013-07-03T12:28:15.989+01:002013-07-03T12:28:15.989+01:00Actually I like shallow DOF where the background i...Actually I like shallow DOF where the background is blurred as they appear more artistic. However my concern is that sometimes I can't get the whole critter in focus. If there is a pair of them, then only one can be in focus.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083409767851425580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-20641591965698714602013-07-02T21:34:09.612+01:002013-07-02T21:34:09.612+01:00The Panasonic Lexus FZ150 has a 24 zoom and they c...The Panasonic Lexus FZ150 has a 24 zoom and they claim it is the equivalent of a 25-600mm lens. It's great ability to zoom in from only 2 metres away from the subject allows me to get pictures of butterflies without disturbing the butterflies too much. The DOF is much greater from that distance, too. If I approach the butterfly closer without the zoom, then the DOF reduces considerably. There is a lot of debate on the UK Butterfly Forum about whether it is good to have the background of the picture in focus or to have only the butterfly in focus with the background completely blurred. Personally, I like to see the butterfly in context with its background. One member of UKBF actually lives in Switzerland and he takes amazing pictures of butterflies with snow covered Alps behind.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-70404666915731815392013-07-02T14:01:22.513+01:002013-07-02T14:01:22.513+01:00You have much humility. I use a macro lens but the...You have much humility. I use a macro lens but there is to much DOF in my photos. If I use a small aperture the photo is too dark. If I open up the aperture, that's where the shallow DOF pose a problem. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083409767851425580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-14591002410757235232013-06-28T19:21:06.696+01:002013-06-28T19:21:06.696+01:00It was a thrill for me to have some time with a ne...It was a thrill for me to have some time with a new species for me. It is interesting how often Fritillaries produce random patterns and colours. You can't beat the standard underwing markings though.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-30486858981211690782013-06-28T19:12:41.042+01:002013-06-28T19:12:41.042+01:00It was very kind of that butterfly to oblige! Than...It was very kind of that butterfly to oblige! Thanks for your comments, but I think it is the camera that should take the credit. I am very pleased with the results I get from it.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-34878242495610172292013-06-28T16:15:06.950+01:002013-06-28T16:15:06.950+01:00Hi Nick:) Spectacular images of this beautiful Fri...Hi Nick:) Spectacular images of this beautiful Fritillary, which is just as beautiful on it's underwings. Glad you managed to get a shot of the underwings, as I have never seen this butterfly except in books. The impressive heavy markings on the last butterfly image are new to me,.. think you may be right,as it's not in any of my books.<br />Breathtakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883608347810648676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-42815100299468404952013-06-28T13:42:25.807+01:002013-06-28T13:42:25.807+01:00This is indeed a lovely butterfly. However its und...This is indeed a lovely butterfly. However its underpart is even more pretty - looks like the mosaic effect a Tiffany lamp. Good macros.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083409767851425580noreply@blogger.com