There is a popular phrase: “Timing is Everything.” The theme has been applied to a variety of topics, but it is very appropriate for photography. Although I was attempting to compose a creative image of two water lilies in bloom, this butterfly stopped for a very brief visit – less than a quarter of a second to be precise.<\/p>\n
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Butterfly on Water Lilies | \u00a92012 David Allio<\/p><\/div>\n
When wild creatures are involved, the photographer’s reaction must be compose and capture. The composition may not be perfect, but there are very few second chances. After the butterfly left, I had the luxury of time to compose a variety of interesting photographs of the blooming water lilies. But, the butterfly never returned.<\/p>\n
This exposure information for this image is an aperture of f\/11 at 1\/160th of a second with a film speed of 100 ISO. The hand-held exposure was made with a digital 200mm (effective focal length of 260mm) lens without the assistance of image stabilization or vibration reduction technology. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There is a popular phrase: “Timing is Everything.” The theme has been applied to a variety of topics, but it is very appropriate for photography. Although I was attempting to compose a creative image of two water lilies in bloom, this butterfly stopped for a very brief visit – less than a quarter of a …<\/p>\n
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