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Re: William
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:51 pm
by William
Thanks Guys
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- the Small Coppers were amazing, in large numbers for this time of year too. Hopefully I'll be able to catch up with some of the Skippers and Hairstreaks everyone has been seeing in the not too distant future
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Re: William
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 6:43 pm
by William
Re: William
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:43 pm
by Butterflysaurus rex
Really nice work for such damp and dour day William. Makes me think I should have been a bit more adventurous and gone out myself today. we even had a little bit of sunshine this afternoon!
All the best
B'saurus
Re: William
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:05 pm
by Katrina
I really like the raindrops in the first orange-tip image- excellent photo!
Re: William
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:21 pm
by David M
Nice images and clearly from a cloudy day (which is sometimes not a bad thing).
Re: William
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:39 pm
by Neil Hulme
Hi William,
I agree with the others. More beautiful images which are a little different from the norm. It's always a joy to look at your diary.
BWs, Neil
Re: William
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 6:14 am
by William
Thanks Butterfly Saurus, your kind comments are much appreciated, perhaps it wasn't the best idea to go out on such a drizzly day as my water proof trousers and bin-liner jacket were no match for the wet ditch I sat in for the OT photos
Thanks Katrina I had to do a lot of searching to find her - all worth it in the end
Thanks David for your kind words - you're quite right, if I can summon the willpower to go out on such a dreadful day there's normally something that'll sit and have its photo taken around.
Thank you Neil, your compliments mean a great deal with the brilliant photography you consistently produce - something for me to aspire to
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Re: William
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 4:31 pm
by badgerbob
Hi William, How right it is. Stay at home and you won't see anything. I also had a much better day than expected yesterday despite the weather!! Great GVW photos by the way.
Re: William
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:09 pm
by William
Thanks Bob - they looked beautiful perched on the cuckoo flower
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Re: William
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 6:35 pm
by Neil Freeman
Hi William,
Lovely images of the Green-veined Whites from your 'Rainy Ramble'
I remember being out with my son on a drizzly day a couple of years ago when we were photographing roosting Marbled whites underneath an umbrella
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. It is very true that you never know what you will find unless you go out and look.
Cheers,
Neil.
Re: William
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:32 pm
by William
nfreem wrote:Hi William,
photographing roosting Marbled whites underneath an umbrella
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Only Butterfly watchers
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- Thanks for your comments Neil - I've often found it to be the case that any day is worth a go, and even if you don't see anything, getting out and enjoying the scenery restores the energies - there's something wonderfully relaxing about a good rainy day
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Re: William
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:09 pm
by Lee Hurrell
Hi William
Just to add my agreement; such wonderful pictures from your rainy day that are different to most. Really beautiful images. I too had a cloudy and cool start on Sunday in Sussex but the sun did eventually come out.
Best wishes,
Lee
Re: William
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:11 am
by William
Thanks Lee - it's the best kind of weather for photographing butterflies
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though you do need to have a bit of time on your hands
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Re: William
Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 8:22 pm
by William
Re: William
Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 10:04 pm
by David M
Love that first photo of the male OT approaching the female - he's almost completely side-on!!
Re: William
Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 5:05 am
by Pauline
You must be so pleased with those OT shots William. The one on the Bluebell is stunning but I particularly like the courtship shots as I think photos showing the butterfly's behaviour are more interesting. I have tried in the past to get photos like that and failed miserably so very well done.
Re: William
Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 6:51 am
by William
Thanks David - The male did seem to try everything he had, banking and whirling and even landing on the female.
Thanks Pauline, I always just bump the shutter speed and frame rate up and hope for the best
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Re: William
Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 9:11 pm
by Wurzel
Cracking behaviour shots William, especially the mating Green-veined
Have a goodun]
Wurzel
Re: William
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 8:04 pm
by William
Thanks Wurzel - it was a privilege to witness
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, we've had several pairs of Green - Veined Whites in the garden this year.
Re: William
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 8:41 pm
by William