Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Pictures from the Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory, 1 by artcons

artcons wrote:
Well, That's all folks. I hope you enjoyed the beautiful butterfly pictures as much as I did taking them.

A suggestion for you. If you have an occasion to visit one of the many butterfly conservatories located throughout the country and world, be sure you try to get as many shots with your camera using the available light if you can. If you are forced to use flash, step back a couple of feet. You can zoom in later when you are at home using your camera's editing software.

The blues and greens found in many butterflies doesn't capture well using flash, which is more bluish than the available light.

On this most recent trip I had the opportunity to speak to several of the many attendants available for you. One question I asked was about the air conditioning there. They maintain a constant 85 degrees to keep 'em happy and to create a slight breeze.

The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory is a terrific place. It has a great assortment of native and exotic plants, butterflies and moths. The butterflies & moths seem to be well taken care of. I didn't see any that appeared sickly looking. The staff is pleasant and watchfull of those that would injure the creatures or plants. It's well maintained and very creatively put together.

On this trip I was more interested in plant treatments and placements in their relationship to the extensive use of water throughout the atrium. Keeping in mind the size of the atrium, I found their use of water there more in what you could find or use in your yard rather than what you might see in a tropical jungle, which you couldn't use in your yard

If you decide to visit this conservatory, they have parking available in the back yard. Parking anywhere except your hotel in Key West is a problem.

This shot is of the building itself. It's taken from a small greenhouse in back looking down the driveway out to Duval street. You can see how high the atrium is in this shot.

Art