Nice bugs...

[LittleMan]

Since I've been taking pictures of mean stinging bugs I figured I'd go after a few butterflies.

That same photo in B&W

here's another angle also in B&W

Hope you like them!

-Chris

 

[LittleMan]

don't like em?

 

[JohnMF]

it's strange because i would have thought a butterfly should be taken in colour, but you've managed to make it work in black and white too, i actually prefare the black and white version #2. Also like the movement captured in the wing

 

[WNK]

I like these a lot, especially the B&W. Nice flowers, too

 

[hyp0rbyte]

I like these. Have you tried converting everything B&W in the 1st with the exception of the butterfly?

 

[photo gal]

Very nice bugs Chris! I really like the 2nd one! Very striking! : )

 

[RoRoCo]

I bit too much blur for me on the first two (although the B&W seems to steady the shot a bit), but I would love the see #3 in color.

 

[Alex06]

Flying bugs are so hard to catch! Good job. Do you remember what your shutter speed was?

 

[JTHphoto]

I bit too much blur for me on the first two (although the B&W seems to steady the shot a bit), but I would love the see #3 in color.

This is almost exactly what i was thinking... i don't really care much for the motion blur in #1, but really like it in the b&w for some reason, and I find myself wishing you had posted #3 in color too...

we had this same species of butterfly in our botanical gardens but they would never sit still. every photo i took of them came out blurry...

nice shots :thumbup:

 

[Peateater]

Brilliant, Chris! I've been wanting to try that for a long time but it almost never works. The blur on the wing is just right. And like John, I like both 1 & 2 but prefer 2.

Peter