Colour Challenge: Green Butterfly

[ocrdu]

These are photos of the green hairstreak (Callophrys rubi), groentje in Dutch.

I found them this year for the first time, and once I had seen the first, I found them in several locations in my region of The Netherlands.

At the Armenveen:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 135mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/640s}

At the Aamsveen:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO100, f8, 1/400s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 135mm, ISO100, f8, 1/400s}

At the Haaksbergerveen:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 135mm, ISO100, f8, 1/400s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO160, f8, 1/500s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO100, f8, 1/200s}

Note that some of these photos wer made at 42mm, which, as butterfly photography goes, is up close and personal.

Thanks for watching!

Comments

[dek]

I wonder if sheep eat them by mistake :)

[ocrdu]

I don't know, but if I were to spot that, there would be instant kebab.

[katdvine]

What a stunning butterfly! Brilliant photos which do indeed get close up and personal.

[herzaseptian]

Nice pictures @ocrdu, What kind of this butterfly brother, I never seen before.

[old-guy-photos]

Lovely color on those wings!