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Pearl-bordered Fritillaries are possibly my favourite butterflies to photograph. It's often possible to find them roosting on Gorse or Bracken early morning when it's cooler, so they stay put while I'm photographing them. This gave me a chance to have a play with the Canon R5's focus bracketing settings:
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) by Dave O'Brien, on Flickr
Pearl-bordered Fritillary Stack 002b by Dave O'Brien, on Flickr
This period of inactivity didn't last, and as the temperature climbed, they took flight.
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) by Dave O'Brien, on Flickr
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) by Dave O'Brien, on Flickr
After a couple of hours with the Pearls, I went to a nearby site for Duke of Burgundy. Earlier in the week I'd found an aberrant specimen with no white on the wing fringes or antennae. I found it again, and managed to get a photo of the underwings, showing that the silvery-white spots were largely replaced by dark brown. Quite a striking butterfly!
Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina), male by Dave O'Brien, on Flickr
Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina) by Dave O'Brien, on Flickr
And a couple of normal ones:
Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina), male by Dave O'Brien, on Flickr
Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina). by Dave O'Brien, on Flickr
Cheers,
Dave
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) by Dave O'Brien, on FlickrPearl-bordered Fritillary Stack 002b by Dave O'Brien, on FlickrThis period of inactivity didn't last, and as the temperature climbed, they took flight.
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) by Dave O'Brien, on FlickrPearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) by Dave O'Brien, on FlickrAfter a couple of hours with the Pearls, I went to a nearby site for Duke of Burgundy. Earlier in the week I'd found an aberrant specimen with no white on the wing fringes or antennae. I found it again, and managed to get a photo of the underwings, showing that the silvery-white spots were largely replaced by dark brown. Quite a striking butterfly!
Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina), male by Dave O'Brien, on FlickrDuke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina) by Dave O'Brien, on FlickrAnd a couple of normal ones:
Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina), male by Dave O'Brien, on FlickrDuke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina). by Dave O'Brien, on FlickrCheers,
Dave
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Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne)