Green Veined White *** Green Hairstreaks Added ***

[Just Dave]

Found this by the pond,at Birkacre, a Green Veined White Butterfly, C+C Welcome


Green Veined White Butterfly Detail (Artogeia rapae) Birkacre Yarrow Valley Chorley Lancashire by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr


Green Veined White Butterfly Detail (Artogeia rapae) Birkacre Yarrow Valley Chorley Lancashire by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr

Dave

[Beryl]

Excellent captures Dave 

[Just Dave]

Many thanks Beryl

[Oldboy]

Cracking shot Dave. Plenty of Butterflies around at present, the only problem is it's very warm so when they land they keep their wings closed. 

[Just Dave]

Thanks OB

I found some fabulous little green hairstreaks today the are 1/2" long, perfect match for the wimberry bushes they live on, they are only about for 3 weeks


Green Hairstreak Butterfly White Coppice Chorley Lancashire by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr


Green Hairstreak Butterfly White Coppice Chorley Lancashire by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr


Green Hairstreak Butterfly White Coppice Chorley Lancashire by Just Daves Photos, on Flickr

Dave

[Oldboy]

Cracking shots Dave.  That Green Hairstreak has moth type eyes. 

[Beryl]

Very nice. 
Very hard to fin those little butterflies I have one some where inmyarchives

[picsfor]

Nicely done on both counts Dave.

Difficult things to shoot in the wild, but you've made it look easy, well done.

[Just Dave]

Many thanks for your kind words OB, Beryl and Andrew 

[Mick]

Nicely done on both counts Dave.

Difficult things to shoot in the wild, but you've made it look easy, well done.

Agreed, some great shot there Dave.  Nice detail in them all.     What setup are you using, and what technique??

[Just Dave]

Agreed, some great shot there Dave.  Nice detail in them all.     What setup are you using, and what technique??

Hi

Thanks, Im using 7D and a Sigma 105mm macro 2.8, the exif is on the bottom border, and Im using -2 flash compensation with on-board flash, just as a bit of fill flash, all hand held

[Just Dave]

Forgot to say Im using manual mode, and the settings are for flash sync, so my flash sync is 1/250sec so thats my shutter speed as well, ISO 100 gets a darker BG, ISO, 200 gets lighter and ISO 400 lighter again some times I use ISO 100 to give a dark BG