White butterfly, backlit - a photo on Flickriver

White butterfly, backlit

            I went to work an hour late one morning, when fellow Flickrite danielgreene invited me to accompany him to a special exhibition for photographers in the Butterfly Pavilion at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. I had a smile on my face for the rest of the day, and a spring in my step as well -- or at least the closest thing to a spring that I can manage with my now-arthritic feet. The pavilion is open for only a few weeks each spring, and I hope to return before it closes; but if I'm not able to do so, I can look at these images and savor my memories of the experience until the exhibit returns next year. 

I took my tripod and 28-90mm zoom lens with me, but ended up using neither of them. All of the pictures in this series were taken using my Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 lens, and most were taken at an aperture of either f/2.8 or f/3.2, in order to achieve a narrow depth of field.

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Taken on: April 11, 2007

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D50

AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

Phoenix

Arizona

butterfly

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Sets appears in: • Butterflies

Groups appears in: • Contraluz-Backlight-Controluce-Contre-jour-Contrallum • Fotos a contraluz / Backlight photos

Camera: Nikon D50, f/2.8, 1/200 sec, 50mm (=75mm) (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D50
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	50mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Windows
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