{"id":130863,"date":"2024-07-20T02:50:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T07:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=130863"},"modified":"2024-07-19T17:24:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T22:24:00","slug":"hackberry-emperor-butterfly-on-the-hood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/07\/20\/hackberry-emperor-butterfly-on-the-hood\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackberry Emperor Butterfly On The Hood"},"content":{"rendered":"

While I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge yesterday morning, I had a very unique experience photographing a lovely Hackberry Emperor butterfly.<\/p>\n

\"HackberryHackberry Emperor butterfly at Sequoyah NWR \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 640, -0.7 EV, Canon 100-500mm at 176mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

My friend Steve Creek<\/span><\/a> was photographing a White-tailed Deer doe from the driver’s side window when I noticed a butterfly on the hood of his Toyota Tacoma. I didn’t want to step out of the truck because that would have scared the deer.<\/p>\n

Instead, I focused on the butterfly through his windshield using his Canon R7 with a 100-500mm lens attached. I wasn’t expecting anything more than documentary photos because of the curvature of the windshield.<\/p>\n

Well, I was wrong about that. I was blown away by how nicely my images of this butterfly turned out.<\/p>\n

By the way, Steve’s truck is actually silver, but it was reflecting the blue sky overhead.<\/p>\n

For this first image, the zoom lens was set at 176mm. My photo featured the Hackberry Emperor butterfly, the hood of Steve’s truck, and, in the background, the gravel road and vegetation on the roadside.<\/p>\n

\"HackberryHackberry Emperor butterfly with wings spread \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/3200, ISO 640, -0.7 EV, Canon 100-500mm at 363mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

After that, I zoomed in a bit more, to 363mm. I was all set up to photograph the butterfly when it opened its wings. I was thrilled because that gave me a view of the upperside of the wings, and the first photo showed me the underside.<\/p>\n

Having the two views made it easier for me to identify this butterfly species, since it was a new one for me.<\/p>\n

\"HackberryHackberry Emperor butterfly on the hood of a Toyota Tacoma \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/3200, ISO 640, -0.7 EV, Canon 100-500mm at 363mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I must admit I was really impressed with the quality of these images, especially considering they were taken through the curved windshield. The shiny truck hood allowed neat reflections to occur, and the bits of dust on the hood seemed a bit magical to my eyes.<\/p>\n

So much more happened at the refuge yesterday, but I wanted to share these Hackberry Emperor butterfly<\/span><\/a> photos first. I’m delighted that my photos turned out so well.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my insect and spider galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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