photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Helen Betts | all galleries >> Galleries >> Learning to Like Insects > Thank goodness for skippers
previous | next
19-Jun-2022

Thank goodness for skippers

Another skipper at the National Arboretum. Good thing some of them were around because there wasn’t much of anything else. Hopefully that will change as we get more into our hot and humid summer.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly unsharp.

Not too useful in an emergency, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/1250s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time19-Jun-2022 15:12:23
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON Z 7
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/1250 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium large original auto
share
Don03-Sep-2022 05:37
I heartily endorse the sentiment though perhaps for another reason. They're an intriguing though somewhat difficult group.
victorswan16-Aug-2022 15:17
A great and lovely close-up image from the skipper, BV
Don Mottershead24-Jul-2022 00:04
Lovely capture.
Julie Oldfield19-Jul-2022 01:11
Really incredible closeup. Thee insects seem to be few this year. V
Graeme18-Jul-2022 15:03
A superb macro .V
Zoltán Balogh18-Jul-2022 14:39
Simply awesome, wow! V
Tom LeRoy18-Jul-2022 11:30
Nice sharp capture of our Skipper friend. The 300PF is one of my fav lenses too. V
Pierre18-Jul-2022 11:11
Ils sont très abondants ces temps-ci, une superbe photo de ce beau papillon sur une joli support! V
Dan Greenberg17-Jul-2022 21:39
Wonderful, nicely balanced composition and perfect focus and capture. ~BV~
Tom Munson17-Jul-2022 19:45
Great capture of this beautiful Skipper.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal17-Jul-2022 17:20
Captured in a beautiful setting. V
Nestor Derkach17-Jul-2022 16:22
Very nice skipper capture on a perfect Cone Flower nice light detail and placement into the frame.
Bokeh excellent .
Vote
bill friedlander17-Jul-2022 14:53
Fantastic closeup. So well done. V
Carl Carbone17-Jul-2022 13:54
Cool find. I've never seen a Hayhurst's Scallopwing.
Raymond17-Jul-2022 13:18
Nice shot
hayl17-Jul-2022 13:11
Super closeup of the skipper and the flower too.
Isabel Cutler17-Jul-2022 12:17
Amen to that! They used to annoy me because they were so ubiquitous, but now with nary a pretty colorful butterfly in sight, I appreciate them a whole lot more. V.
janescottcumming17-Jul-2022 11:52
Enjoying the pleasures of summer. V
LynnH17-Jul-2022 11:47
Iconic summertime photo. :) V
Pierre Martin17-Jul-2022 11:44
superb picture and setting for that beautiful Hayhurst's scallopwing!
joseantonio17-Jul-2022 04:59
lovely captured in this fine setting.V.