Friday, July 13, 2012

Marbled Whites

Nicholaston Burrows on the Gower Peninsula is a good place to see Marbled Whites, surely Britain's most-beautiful of this butterfly family. Despite the fairly overcast conditions on Monday evening, a few sunny intervals had goaded maybe a dozen of these 'leps' into action. The semi-cloudy conditions meant they were perhaps more docile than usual, and I was able to sneak up for a few handheld close-ups with my 90mm macro lens:




I returned again on Wednesday evening, but was greeted by a shower and far fewer butterflies. This shot, taken with my 70-200mm mounted on a tripod, and using an extension tube to enable closer focus, was all I could manage:


This wet summer has been very poor for butterflies, so to get any shots of them in the bag was a bonus!

8 comments:

  1. Stunning butterfly images Jeremy....outstanding sharpness!!

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  2. What a great photograph! The butterfly is so beautiful. I love the colours.

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  3. Good morning Jeremy

    very good shots with nice colors.... good work again.

    Greetings, Joop

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  4. One of our best looking butterflies.
    Lovely captures Jeremy.

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  5. Great skills, catching the Marbled White is such a pleasure, brilliant photos.

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  6. Thanks for your comments, folks!

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  7. Your photos never cease to enchant and delight me, Jeremy. Thank you so much for sharing your splendid talent!

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  8. Wonderful shots, the detail is amazing.

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