Today’s Catch | Swallowtail Butterfly This Swallowtail Butterfly comes from Asia. The Peck Butterfly House is getting most of the their butterflies from Asia right now. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
| 6/14/2022 | Swallowtail Butterfly |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 lens & a 10mm MOVO extension tube |
| Exposure | 110 (297mm) f/6.3 1/125s -0.33ev 3200iso |
Extra! Extra! | White Peacock Butterfly The Peacock butterflies are common in southern Texas and Florida. They are found near ponds or streams in fields or parks as well as roadside ditches. Their wing span measures 2 – 2 3/4 inches. For more butterfly images, also see Peck Butterfly House | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story The Peck Butterfly House offers the opportunity to get very close to a number of beautiful butterflies. Time and patience are required to focus even though the butterflies are plentiful. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Photo Shoot |
| Location | Peck Butterfly Farm |
| Date/Time | 6/18/2021 2:34pm Local Time |
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy | 89°F | Moderate Wind |
| Method | Simple click after focusing fun. |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a FT-1 Adapter, an AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens & 21mm extension tube |
| Exposure | 270mm (729mm) f/8 1/500s -0.33ev 900iso |
| Post | Added a little definition and sharpened the eye. |
Nikon 1 V3 Hodgepodge | White Peacock Butterfly The Peacock butterflies are common in southern Texas and Florida. They are found near ponds or streams in fields or parks as well as roadside ditches. Their wing span measures 2 – 2 3/4 inches. For more butterfly images, also see Peck Butterfly House | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story The Peck Butterfly House offers the opportunity to get very close to a number of beautiful butterflies. Time and patience are required to focus even though the butterflies are plentiful. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Trip to the Peck Butterfly House |
| Location | Northern Illinois |
| Date/Time | 6/10/2021 2:26 pm Local Time |
| Weather | Fair | 88°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Time and patience are required to focus |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a 30-110mm lens and 21mm extension tube |
| Exposure | 89.9mm (242mm) f/8 1/250s 0ev 100iso |
| Post | Reduced noise, add definition, and sharpen eye. |
Macro Flowers & Butterflies | Tiny Mighty This little critter seemed to be very shy compared to the other butterflies. For more images, see Peck Butterfly House | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story Patience is a virtue when capturing nice macro images, particularly when the subject moves.
Details…
| Event | Visit to Peck Butterfly House |
| Location | Northern Illinois |
| Date/Time | 6/18/2021 2;40 pm Local Time |
| Weather | Partly Cloudy | 88°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Time and patience are required for handheld focus. |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with an Nikon AF-S 70-300mm lens and a 21mm extension tube |
| Exposure | 300mm (810mm) f/7.1 1/160s -0.33ev 1600iso |
Macro Flowers & Butterflies | Leap of Hope What’s next in this butterflies life? Still, the eyes have the image. For more images, see Peck Butterfly House | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story A visit to Peck’s Butterfly House always delights. You never know what kind of image you might be able to capture.
Details…
| Event | Visit to Peck’s Butterfly House |
| Location | Northern Illinois |
| Date/Time | 9/02/2020 2:50 pm Local Time |
| Weather | Cloudy | 71°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Time and patience are required to focus. |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a 30-110mm lens and 21mm extension tube |
Macro Flowers & Butterflies | Lunch Break It may be a break from lunching. Still, the eyes have the image. For more images, see Peck Butterfly House | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story A late lunch zoom break leads to a visit to Peck’s Butterfly House.
Details…
| Event | Visit to Peck’s Butterfly House |
| Location | Northern Illinois |
| Date/Time | 9/02/2020 2:34 pm Local Time |
| Weather | Cloudy | 71°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Time and patience are required to focus. |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a 30-110mm lens and 21mm extension tube |
Macro Flowers & Butterflies | Head On Many butterfly images make the butterfly look light and fluffy. This head on image shows us a different side of the butterfly. When you look at them on their own level, head to head, they look quite formidable. For more butterfly images, also see Peck Butterfly House | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story The Peck Butterfly House offers the opportunity to get very close to a number of beautiful butterflies. Time and patience are required to focus even though the butterflies are plentiful.
Details…
| Event | Trip to the Peck Butterfly House |
| Location | Northern Illinois |
| Date/Time | 6/10/2021 2:51 pm Local Time |
| Weather | Fair | 88°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Time and patience are required to focus |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a 30-110mm lens and 21mm extension tube |
Macro Flowers & Butterflies | Attack Profile Those eyes look intent. Although a butterfly is capable of viewing approximately 314 inches around itself, these eyes seem to be looking forward. For more butterfly images, also see Peck Butterfly House | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story The Peck Butterfly House offers the opportunity to get very close to a number of beautiful butterflies. Time and patience are required to focus even though the butterflies are plentiful.
Details…
| Event | Trip to the Peck Butterfly House |
| Location | Northern Illinois |
| Date/Time | 6/10/2021 2:52 pm Local Time |
| Weather | Fair | 88°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Time and patience are required to focus |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a 30-110mm lens and 21mm extension tube |
