Mating Butterflies – Malachite butterfly - (Siproeta stelenes)

Mating Butterflies – Malachite butterfly - (Siproeta stelenes). Two weeks ago I photographed these mating butterflies in the “ Butterflies Garden – Hunawihr” in Alsace, with the only lens I had on the day, the 12-24mm at 24mm. with Nikon D500, f / 4, 1/640 sec, ISO 2000. Thanks for your comments.

Wow! A superb photo, Giangiorgio. The colors, clarity and background are excellent.

Regards, Gary

Gary, many thanks for appreciating this photo and adding it to your favorites , ciao Giangiorgio

Gary, thank you so much for your kind visit and most appreciated comments, ciao Giangiorgio

Hi Giangiorgio,

 

this is a very well executed photo! I agree with Gary about the clarity and colors. The lens you had on your camera explains the rather spectacular DoF, the focal distance being only 36 mm (1,5 x 24 mm). Bravo! Kind regards, Vincent

Grazie mille Vincent for your nice and interesting comment much appreciated, I'm glad you liked it , ciao Giangiorgio

Charles, I'm glad you liked it and put it among your favorites , ciao Giangiorgio

Hi Giangiorgio, great shot! With that lens, you must have been right on top of them, surprising that they stayed still, but since it was a butterfly garden, they would be accustomed to being around people. I have a similar shot from a garden, but my lens was a 300mm with a MFD of 5 feet, very different. ciao, Bill

Thank you so much for Bill for your visit and the nice and much appreciated comment, I too was surprised by the confidence that these and other butterflies let themselves bring near so close , ciao Giangiorgio

Giangiorgio, Excellent capture of the butterflies ! Best, Tina

Tina many thanks for your visit and kind comment, I am glad you liked it, ciao Giangiorgio

You are the king of the capture of moment, Giangiorgio! Well captured as always, this time a bit smaller subjects than usually! Complimenti! Ciao! PDE

An amazing capture Giangiorgio! The details and colors are superb, and it is such a unique pose on the underside of the leaf. They certainly weren't bothered by you taking their photograph. Warmest regards, Todd

Beautiful..and well done with a wide-angle zoom! I was sure this has been taken with a 100mm macro lens when I saw the thumbnail photo.

Grazie mille Pierre for your generous comment, I found myself in the right place, at the right time , ciao Giangiorgio

Tina thank you very much for your visit and nice comment, ciao Giangiorgio

Thank you very much Todd for your exploration of every detail of the photo, your comment is greatly appreciated, ciao Giangiorgio

Todd, glad you like it enough to save it in your favorites , ciao Giangiorgio

Timo, thanks for your appreciated comment, I also did not think I would get this result with this lens , ciao Giangiorgio

Patrick , I am glad you appreciated this photo and put it into your favorites, ciao Giangiorgio

Giangiorgio...Caught in the act!What an amazing capture in your usual quality image.I also will keep this in my Favorites.Bravo et salutations amicales-Laurent

Laurent, many thanks for appreciating this photo and adding it to your favorites , ciao Giangiorgio

Grazie mille Laurent for your kind comments much appreciated and your continued support, ciao Giangiorgio

Another masterpiece.

Darek, always glad to hear from you, I am grateful for the words you expressed, ciao Giangiorgio