Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.

Butterflies, lavender and golden light

8/7/2017

Vacation is always a good time to experiment with different photography genres and train one's eye to a variety of situations.

This scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender under late afternoon light was looking too good to pass up the chance. Too bad I hadn't packed a macro lens to get really close. Luckily my rugged 70-200mm filled in nicely for this impromptu assignment and cropping was not an issue with all the megapixels available.

See more nature and landscape shots in the dedicated portfolio section.

Gallery

  • Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
    Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
  • Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
    Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
  • Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
    Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
  • Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
    Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
  • Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
    Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
  • Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
    Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
  • Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
    Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
  • Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.
    Scarce swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender. Photography by Xavier Wendling.