Orchard Swallowtail

[Alan]

Female with male in tow. Some old, unprocessed ones I discovered today while doing a cull.

D7000, 70-210mm. Manual Focus with High Speed Shutter Continuous

#1

f/6.3 1/3200 1600 ISO

#2

f/6.3 1/1000 640 ISO

#3

f/6.3 1/1600 640 ISO

#4

f/6.3 1/1000 640 ISO

[seaslug]

Well done Alan. #3 for me!

[P Plates]

I don't even try for butterflies in flight - they're too fast and unpredictable for me - and you did it with manual focus, very impressive.

[eaglem]

Excellent shots!

[Alan]

Thanks. They don't move very fast or far when mating, so it's not as hard as you might think