It was another hot day today, and the sweat just poured off of me as I snooped around in my back yard. My shift at work didn't end until evening, so I was hoping to fill today's quota with something close by. As it turns out, this Red Admiral was more than willing to help me out. It seems to be quite erratic and creeping up on it proved to be harder than I expected. Each time I would get close, and just as I would raise my lens it wold flutter off just a few feet away. This went on for some time before I got wise to the process. Eventually, I figured out that I should approach it with my lens pointed out instead of down. The sun had just slipped below the trees, so I had to use some flash to brighten it up. My preference is to avoid on camera flash; however, my good flash was in my studio and of no use presently. Thankfully, the flash didn't spook him and I was able to take a few photographs before he departed again, but this time into the trees. While I won't apologize for the quantity of butterfly I have photographed; I have not been seeking them out. As any good photographer knows, "You photograph what you can when you can". So I salute you Mr. Red Admiral sir, and thanks for a few fluttering moments of your time to help my project along.
Happy Shooting.
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