Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Just took these a while ago , 1 by catbird8

catbird8 wrote:
Greetings to one and all.

Attached is a shot taken yesterday afternoon - late sun shining on the often neglected ventral side of a Gulf Fritillary. Shot taken from about 10 - 15 feet away.

We aren't getting very many Gulf Frits this year. Can't complain as we are getting loads of new butterflies. Must be all the rain.

BTW - I am on my 2nd Canon S3-IS, after going through 2 Olympus cameras (3030-Zoom and 5050-Zoom as I remember). The Canon telephoto units are great for my major interests - birds, dragonflies and butterflies. What I can't get close enought to for enlargeable prints, I can get documentation good enough to confirm the sightings and or determine what specific bug or bird had been seen. And, with the macro settings and available close-up attachment, plus available teleconverter adding 50% more power, the Canon is a hard camera to beat.

Rod