Palamedes ( Papilio palamedes) nectaring on Butttonbush

This gorgeous butterfly isn't all that common in my area. By far the

best capture of the sapphire wing spots I have accomplished so far.

Bill,

  Beautiful capture with wonderful colors & lighting.  Take care, Patsy

Hi Bill,

Indeed a beautiful scene captured.

Judging from the field of view seen here, even at 105mm focal setting, the use of F/5.6 would have provided ample DOF on the foreground subjects, including the main subject. More importantly, the definition would have been raised up a level as well. Your exposure could remain the same, while the ISO would become ISO 200. These above settings move you in the direction to obtain even better results.

The F-stop setting really sets the definition obtained in any image. The ISO sets the development of color and clarity obtained from the sensor.

You exposure was ample for a 105mm lens at 1/1250 second.

Best Regards,  Mike