Female Purple Hairstreak and a few other

[MicroWyred]

I've been after a shot of one of these elusive Butterflies(and they are the common ones) all summer and had a bit of success today. They spend all there time at the top of, mainly, Oak trees and are rarely seen. You can get them at low levels but it would be a case of being in the right place at the right time. They are not the best of shots but good enough for a record shot and keyword tag in Butterflies.

7D 300mm f4 IS USM


Purple Hairstreak (Female) by microwyred, on Flickr



Purple Hairstreak (Female) by microwyred, on Flickr

Taking care of next years brood.

Small Copper.


Small Copper by microwyred, on Flickr

Brimstone


Brinstone by microwyred, on Flickr

Dave.

[Stan]

Re: Female Purple Hairstreak and a few other

Hairstreaks are very difficult to spot / find - I have not seen one for a couple of seasons and it was a bit the worse for wear.

The brimstone looks good but I would clone the bit of bud from the corner

Stan

[AndyMackie]

Re: Female Purple Hairstreak and a few other

Great camouflage so well spotted, Dave
The detail in the last shot is very good
Andy

[tesarver]

Re: Female Purple Hairstreak and a few other

Very well spotted on the 1st to as they blend very well with their environment. Of the set, the last image is the tops for me.

Tom

[DP the Snapper]

Re: Female Purple Hairstreak and a few other

The Brimstone is a real crackin' shot

Dave

[DeeGee]

Re: Female Purple Hairstreak and a few other

[ST-EOS]

Re: Female Purple Hairstreak and a few other

A good set Dave, well done

[MicroWyred]

Re: Female Purple Hairstreak and a few other

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Hairstreaks are very difficult to spot / find - I have not seen one for a couple of seasons and it was a bit the worse for wear.

The brimstone looks good but I would clone the bit of bud from the corner

Stan

Stan - I'm still trying to get to grips with the photography cloning is a whole new ball game that I've yet to tackle - successfully.

Dave.

[tombennett]

Re: Female Purple Hairstreak and a few other

Nice set, agree with Stan on cloning the bud out of the Brimstone image.

TomB.

[MicroWyred]

Re: Female Purple Hairstreak and a few other

Thanks for looking Tom.
I did try but made a hash of it so left it as it was

Dave