Swallotail Butterfly Detail

[John2]

Hello,well i've seen my first Swallowtail butterflies & i've got to say that they're seriously impressive.I managed to get 12 sightings of what i think are 8-10 seperate butterflies.One landed for 30secs & got 4 photos before it flew off.They turned out not too good though.I'd managed to just cut of the edge of one wing in the only open winged photo i got.I' very very gutted,lol.
But i've tried to make the most of what i did get & i like the way this photos turned out.I wish it was a bit sharper but this is an almost 100% crop so it's not too bad.
Hope you like it.
John

[eeyore]

Fantastic picture - I like what you've done here, were these wild or captive ? either way brilliant shots, and welcome to WAB btw.

[John2]

Fantastic picture - I like what you've done here, were these wild or captive ? either way brilliant shots, and welcome to WAB btw.

Cheers eeyore,this photo kinda makes up for me cocking up my open winged opportunity.
These were wild & flying free,most of the time flying away from me,lol.
Cheers for the welcome.
John

[Alan]

Like the shot John, well done for seeing one

[John2]

Like the shot John, well done for seeing one

Yo Alan it was simply great to see the Swallowtails,they kept landing but it was always somewhere that i couldn't get to.Like the otherside of some water or in the middle of huge blackberry bushes,lol.Or they'd just cruise by real fast & just wind me up coz i couldn't see where'd they'd gone,lol.
John

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by John2

Yo Alan it was simply great to see the Swallowtails,they kept landing but it was always somewhere that i couldn't get to.Like the otherside of some water or in the middle of huge blackberry bushes,lol.Or they'd just cruise by real fast & just wind me up coz i couldn't see where'd they'd gone,lol.
John

realy beautiful shot! Did you go really early? I'm finding inverts much easier to see (let alone photograph) when it's still cool and they're not properly fired up yet - they are harder to find though.........

I'd love to see these! Not sure iof I'll have time this year though.... what time do they stop flying?

[Chalk Downlanders]

Lucky you !John. That's a great Arty pic

You seem to be coming up with the goods lately. Have you descovered Ebay too?

Kev

[John2]

realy beautiful shot! Did you go really early? I'm finding inverts much easier to see (let alone photograph) when it's still cool and they're not properly fired up yet - they are harder to find though.........

I'd love to see these! Not sure iof I'll have time this year though.... what time do they stop flying?

Yo Gill,i also really liked the way this one turned out.Thanks for the comments.
I didn't go early,i'm really useless at getting up before 10/11am,lol.I was chasing these around at 2pm in the blazing sunshine til about 5ish.Then they seemed to dissappear.
They stop flying second week in July but sometimes there's a second brood in August.So you might get a chance to see them.
Here's a good link with info on flight times & where to find them.
Swallowtail Info

Lucky you !John. That's a great Arty pic

You seem to be coming up with the goods lately. Have you descovered Ebay too?

Kev

Cheers Sticky i was going for a kinda abstract feel to this crop.Yep i've had lots of luck in my nature spotting in the last month.I'm well chuffed.
"Have you descovered Ebay too?" LOL
Cheers
John

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by eeyore

Fantastic picture - I like what you've done here, were these wild or captive ? either way brilliant shots, and welcome to WAB btw.

Ive just realised that youve been on here for a while - doh I had a long day, you're the freshly renamed !john! arent you ? sorry bout that.

[John2]

No worries eeyore.I thought that you'd already welcomed me when i first joined,but wasn't 100% sure.
John