Alien Mantis - D700, 70-200 w/extention tube
For the last couple of years we have almost always had a mantis or two in the garden. They lay an egg case in the same shrub (scotch broom) every year. This year I got to see the female lay the egg case. I was on my way out the door to get a haircut and took a quick for the mantis…WOW…there she was in the scotch broom laying the egg case.
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Backlit Butterfly - D700, 70-200 w/extention tube
As the sun was going down last night I spotted this nicely backlit yellow sulfur, turns out getting the image I saw was going to take some time. Must have spent an hour or so chasing this one little butterfly all around the bush of flowers. Maybe my big white shirt wasn’t helping…
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Butterfly in Sepia - D700, 70-200mm w/500D
Four different images from the garden…we will start with the least colorful first. Even though it isn’t very colorful I like this one most of all. Second up is a multiple 10 shot done in camera rotating the camera and moving in a little each time.
Butterfly Closeup - D700, 70-200mm w/500D
The butterfly’s were quite active in the garden this morning so I got out my 70-200mm and added a Canon 500D close up lens to get me a little closer. Here’s another shot of one coming in for a landing…click image to view a little larger.
Butterfly Closeup 2 - D700, 70-200mm w/500D