I initially identified this as a Common Buckeye, but it’s a Painted Lady: “Underside has a black, brown, and gray pattern with 4 small submarginal eyespots,” http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Vanessa-cardui
“The eyespots have it.”
Notes.
• More detail magnified.
• 1/400" at f/7.1, ISO 200 and 250mm; cropped and name added.
• Still having problems with the camera’s date-and-time electronics. Not happy, Canon…
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Wonderful shot, Thom - great details! I'm pretty sure I have a similar butterfly shot from a while ago - may have even been on the same type of bush! Will have to go through my tags. I'm sure my focus and dof won't be anywhere near yours!
@jtookey150@psychographer@sparkleplenty1@xtech These are the kinds of details that I never could have captured with my now-deceased PowerShot, which partially-prompted the T2i purchase!
@jillmstruss Thanks, Jill. Now watch me be wrong about the id!
Hi Thom! Long time no see your pics/comment! It is so hard at the start up of the school year. I hope it gets better. I had to laugh when I saw you say you could not get such detail with your Power shot so you bought a T2i. Yep! I can relate to that! I had to fav this because not just the butterfly but the background! Perfect watercolor effect! It is gorgeous! Hope you are doing well.
![‘Gray Half-Spot’ [Filler]](https://media.365project.org/1/9510135_chjkuwyz79_sq.jpg "‘Gray Half-Spot’ [Filler]")
@jtookey150 @psychographer @sparkleplenty1 @xtech These are the kinds of details that I never could have captured with my now-deceased PowerShot, which partially-prompted the T2i purchase!
@jillmstruss Thanks, Jill. Now watch me be wrong about the id!