Swallowtail Butterfly
Jun 20th 2010StevenAnimal & Photography
This beautiful swallowtail butterfly was photographed at the Cox Arboretum in Dayton, OH. My wife Lynne spotted it flying around a bush getting nectar from the flowers that were in bloom.She called my attention to it and the dance began.
It stayed on that bush for a good 5-10 minutes, flying from flower to flower, settling on one for a few seconds, and then flying to the next. All the while I was moving with it getting many great images with it’s wings closed and open.
Getting good images of butterflies can be quite a challenge. I’m not content with just shooting closeups of the butterfly, I like to compose an image that shows it in it’s natural surrounding living it’s life. That sometime requires quick thinking and visualizing in order to get good compositions.
I’m really happy with how this image came out.
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