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Knowing that it's Monarch migration here in New York City I headed to the Lido Beach Preserve on Long Island to enjoy there passing through. It became windy just as I was arriving which made it difficult as my subjects were being moved around. I still manage some photos worth sharing.

My butterfly setup is an old Nikon 180mm f2.8 on a D500 with SB-800. I like to set the flash at 45 degrees and use the built in bounce card yet on this day I found direct balanced flash worked better. Some of these are done each way.

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092917DSC_6080_DxO by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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092917DSC_6107_DxO by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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092917DSC_6360_DxO by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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092917DSC_6465_DxO by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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092917DSC_6472_DxO by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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092917DSC_6482_DxO by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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092917DSC_6502_DxO by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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092917DSC_6505_DxO by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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092917DSC_6532_DxO by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris



Oct 01, 2017 at 09:45 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Monarch Butterflies


Nice shooting Morris I experenced the same conditions at Oceanside.

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Oct 01, 2017 at 10:07 AM
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Morris: Nice work on the bflies. Watch out for the vignetting on 1, 3, 4 and 6. #8 would be my pick of the series.


Oct 01, 2017 at 11:26 AM
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Very nice indeed Morris!
Douglas



Oct 01, 2017 at 11:37 AM
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Number 4 is my favorite sir! thanks for sharing your work!


Oct 01, 2017 at 12:24 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Monarch Butterflies


An enjoyable set Morris. 1, 4, and 8 stand out ~ Ron


Oct 01, 2017 at 08:07 PM
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4 & 6 for me.

Kim



Oct 01, 2017 at 10:54 PM
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6, 8 and the last are my picks of this very nice set Morris. Nicely done.

Birdie



Oct 01, 2017 at 10:56 PM
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Nice work on these, Morris. 8 stands out for me.


Oct 02, 2017 at 07:00 AM
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Morris,

Fantastic set !

Greg



Oct 02, 2017 at 06:29 PM
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Beautiful shots of a gorgeous butterfly!


Oct 02, 2017 at 08:57 PM
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Dragonfire wrote:
Nice shooting Morris I experenced the same conditions at Oceanside.


Thank you Frank

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Ted ellis wrote:
Morris: Nice work on the bflies. Watch out for the vignetting on 1, 3, 4 and 6. #8 would be my pick of the series.


Thank you Ted,
I'm not seeing dark corners in any of them and that would be odd as this is a full frame lens on a crop body. I agree on 8 being one of the best

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douter wrote:
Very nice indeed Morris!
Douglas


Thank you Douglas

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juankgigo wrote:
Number 4 is my favorite sir! thanks for sharing your work!


Thank you Juan,
If only the head were sharp...

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surfnron wrote:
An enjoyable set Morris. 1, 4, and 8 stand out ~ Ron


Thank you Ron,
I love the light I caught in the first

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kimknapp wrote:
4 & 6 for me.

Kim


Thank you Kim,
6 has the best overall sharpness on the butterfly of any. The background is a bit busier than I'd like

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birdied wrote:
6, 8 and the last are my picks of this very nice set Morris. Nicely done.

Birdie


Thank you Roberta
I'm very happy with 8 for the pretty results

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psharvic wrote:
Nice work on these, Morris. 8 stands out for me.


Thank you Vic

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G.E. Smith wrote:
Morris,

Fantastic set !

Greg


Thank you Greg

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carlwoo wrote:
Beautiful shots of a gorgeous butterfly!


Thank you Carl,
Yes they are very pretty butterflies

Morris



Oct 06, 2017 at 10:42 AM
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You sure have a lot of fans, Morris! Nice job on the Monarch butterflies!


Oct 06, 2017 at 10:44 AM
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Excellent images of the monarchs, Morris! The first one is just top-notch.

Joshua



Oct 06, 2017 at 10:52 AM
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lovely shots, Morris


Oct 06, 2017 at 12:10 PM
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Morris, you sure know how to shoot these beautiful creatures.


Oct 19, 2017 at 06:28 PM
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bobbytan wrote:
You sure have a lot of fans, Morris! Nice job on the Monarch butterflies!


Thank you Bobby,
It's nice being popular

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AGeoJO wrote:
Excellent images of the monarchs, Morris! The first one is just top-notch.

Joshua


Thank you Joshua,
I have a hard time picking a faverate

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kdacharya wrote:
lovely shots, Morris


Thank you KD

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nugeny wrote:
Morris, you sure know how to shoot these beautiful creatures.


Thank you Robert,
There has been a lot of trial and error. I've got it down to a science now

Morris



Oct 20, 2017 at 07:01 AM
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Nice!



Oct 20, 2017 at 09:54 PM
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StarNut wrote:
Nice!


Thank you Star

Morris



Oct 22, 2017 at 09:07 AM
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Fabulous Morris, the first image is a total standout.


Oct 23, 2017 at 11:31 AM





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