13
Dec
08

11/14/2008

North American Butterfly Gardens, Mission TX

Crimson Patch: NABA Gardens, Mission TX

 

 

A morning at the NABA Gardens, right on the Rio Grande river in tropical Texas, is always rewarding. Butterflies everywhere you look. Spectacular butterflies. The challenge is finding one perched for long enough to photograph it. A fairly long lens, zoom, with macro, is recommended.

This was taken at the wide end of the macro zoom on the Sony DSC H50, at an equivalent of 31mm (in 35mm terms), from inches away. F4 @ 1/100 second. ISO 100 (Auto). Programed Auto with no exposure compensation. Auto White Balance.

Minimal post processing in Lightroom. Clarity and Vibrance. Landscape Sharpen preset. 

Shots like this are possible because of the big, relatively bright, articulated LCD. Really though, if you spend any time at the NABA Garden, you can’t miss. You will come away with memorable shots if you are half trying.


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