Pontia edusa (Easter bath white butterfly)

Pontia edusa (Easter bath white butterfly)

Written by Webmaster Thursday, 06 November 2008 07:09

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"I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man? " Chuang Tsu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pontia edusa (common name: Eastern bath white)
 

This was a lucky shot. I was returning home after a photo session and was routinely checking the road for insects with no luck. When I opened the gate to get in the garden I found this butterfly sitting on the wall. My presence, or the flash, did not bother it. I had all the time in the world to focus on its head, take a couple of pictures to make sure one of them would show the eyes in perfect focus; when I left the butterfly was still in the same position. I wish more insects would adopt this behaviour. Many thanks to Matt Rawlings (eurobutterflies.com) for identifying this butterfly. 

Photos by George J. Reclos
 
Shooting Data:

1. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Tamron 180 mm f/3.5 macro.
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/640 sec - f/11, Manual mode
Flash: SB-800 in TTL / FP mode
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted, smart sharpening added and resized.

2 and 3. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Tamron 180 mm f/3.5 macro.
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/800 sec - f/13, Manual mode
Flash: SB-800 in TTL / FP mode
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted, smart sharpening added and resized.

4. Camera: Nikon D3x
Lens: AF Tamron 180mm f/3.5 Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/200 sec - f/5.6, Manual mode
Flash: No flash fired.
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized. 

5. Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: AF Tamron 180mm f/3.5 Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 250
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/400 sec - f/8, Aperture priority mode
Flash: No flash fired.
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

 

 

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