Grey Hairstreak on Orange Milkweed

[jeffashman]

1 A little overbright I think.
jul25202301 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

2 What lurks in the shadows below?
jul25202302 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

3 I see a muppet face...
jul25202303 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

4 Enjoying the weather
jul25202305 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

 

[Jeff15]

Some very good shots...

 

[jeffashman]

Some very good shots...

Thank you!

 

[terri]

These are great! Maybe a little bright on #s 1 and 2, but can still see detail in the wings. I've never seen one of these guys - beautiful!

#3 cracked me up!

 

[wobe]

Beautiful detailed shots of quite an ‘ethereal’ subject - love the white body, quite unusual to me.

 

[jeffashman]

These are great! Maybe a little bright on #s 1 and 2, but can still see detail in the wings. I've never seen one of these guys - beautiful!

#3 cracked me up!

Thank you! Yes, I think I need to redo them and tone down the exposure some more. Not sure what LR was doing, but it jumped up the exposure on both shots, and I brought it back down, but not enough. We usually find these guys out in the fields.

Beautiful detailed shots of quite an ‘ethereal’ subject - love the white body, quite unusual to me.

Thanks! They are pretty little things. Very small.

 

[CherylL]

Great set! I see the muppet face too For the bright yellow and orange flowers I usually adjust the color luminance in ACR

 

[jeffashman]

A rework of the first one. A little more muted.

jul25202301b by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

 

[MitchP]

Nice shots!

 

[mikbone]

Great captures !

 

[jeffashman]

Nice shots!

Thanks!

Great captures !

Thanks!

 

[terri]

Great job!

 

[jeffashman]

Great job!

Thank you!

 

[bulldurham]

Liking the reworked image. My Milkweed hasn't bloomed yet - a bit worrisome but given the storms we've had, not overly surprising, either. Like everyone else, those are the best butterfly attractors.

 

[jeffashman]

Liking the reworked image. My Milkweed hasn't bloomed yet - a bit worrisome but given the storms we've had, not overly surprising, either. Like everyone else, those are the best butterfly attractors.

Thank you! Mine have more of a magnet for sweat bees... there are ton of them on the flowers right now.