These images were taken on Sunday evening at Perranporth Dunes. Silver-studded Blue can be exceptionally common in this area with hundreds recorded in some years.
I had a couple hours strong sunlight remaining at the end of the day, though it was breezy and conditions were far from ideal. I saw about 20 butterflies, all in a patch just out of the wind. (The image below is a Brown Argus feeding on Ragged Robin.)
The image below was one of the in-focus shots enabling some heavy cropping without losing too much detail. The low ISO of 200 also helps cropping without the image becoming too grainy.
These images were taken on Sunday evening at Perranporth Dunes. Silver-studded Blue can be exceptionally common in this area with hundreds recorded in some years.
I had a couple hours strong sunlight remaining at the end of the day, though it was breezy and conditions were far from ideal. I saw about 20 butterflies, all in a patch just out of the wind. (The image below is a Brown Argus feeding on Ragged Robin.)
The image below was one of the in-focus shots enabling some heavy cropping without losing too much detail. The low ISO of 200 also helps cropping without the image becoming too grainy.
EXIF Detail for all images: Aperture F/9. Shutter averaging 1/320s. ISO 200. Exposure -0.3 to -0.7 EV. Multi-pattern metering. WB: Cloudy. Focal length 500mm. Tripod mounted.
Very nice shots Steve you sure take a great Photo thank you for sharing them with us
ReplyDeleteGreat Butterfly shots again Steve, looks like a great spot at Perranporth for these species.
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