Saturday, April 17, 2010

Butterflies!

                                                                                                        Readyto fly!
                                                                      

                                                                           Where is the Honey


                                                                     Camera Shy

These photos were taken when i went to the Borivalli national park a.k.a the Sanjay Gandhi national park. There is a small garden towards the left of the main thoroughfare just near the main entrance. You can spot a variety of butterflies there, especially if you go in the morning.

Capturing butterflies (as in the lense) has always been a challenge for me. You cant go close to them and hence cant snap them as macros, and with them fluttering away so much you are bound to get noise at higher zooms. As you can see the pics i have taken above are quite grainy and one of them is a bit overexposed. The ISO levels were very low and the shutter speed too, so not sure how exactly to improve the shots.
I found a couple of great sites for butterfly photo-enthusiasts-
http://www.butterflypictures.net/butterfly-pictures.html
http://www.thebutterflyfarm.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=55
http://www.articlesbase.com/photography-articles/taking-and-using-photos-of-butterflies-561349.html

If you any pictures of these beautiful creatures, do share your pics. And will appreciate any comments on the pics too!

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