Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) is probably the most common and widespread of our butterflies with the largest populations frequenting the chalk downlands of southern England but found in a wide range of habitats. A single brood flies from late May up until October. One of a few flutters that can be seen on overcast days but it does of course prefer the warmth of the sun that shone today. Females, like the one above, have more orange on the upper fore wing than the drab males but the amount of colour is very variable with races in the north and west being brighter and with bolder eye-spots.
Captured with 70-300 lens @ 300mm; ISO 200; F/8; 1/500; Exp Comp -0.67 and cropped. FAB.
What a beauty Frank, the contrast between the yellow of the flower and the brown of the butterfly is jsut perfect... Well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris. It was mostly browns on the wing today.
ReplyDeleteWhat a Beauty! Nice detail.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by for visit and your comment, Frank.
Such a crisp macro. The body looks like it would feel soft. I love how macro photography shortens the depth of field and really highlights the subject. I don't understand all of that, but I love having the macro setting on my camera so that I can achieve it even in my limited knowledge. Your photography is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHi Dianne. Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteHi Adrienne. Sorry to say no proper macro setting on the 70-300 so I just try to get as close as possible and a bit of post cropping to produce the final image.
He looks fuzzy. The detail is so well captured.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photography
Hi Lisa. By 'fuzzy' I guess you mean soft! Cheers.
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