CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

It's late spring in Australia - the last month of spring, to be exact, so I thought I'd share a couple of butterflies that came to visit. At first glance, they don't look like much... and they're fairly well camoflauged. And then they start to open their wings, and we see a flash of promise. If we shift the angle, just a little bit... We saw more of the colour hidden inside And then a little more... Until the butterfly reveals its true colours...  ...and then it flies away.

I sometimes get out in the garden and photograph the creatures I find. Here are few of the visitors I photographed in February this year: Butterflies went nuts over one of the bushes flowering in our back yard but this was the only one that would settle long enough for me to catch.

So, I'm not so sure how uniquely 'Australian' this one is. I do know it was deucedly difficult to photograph. Apparently, butterflies have pretty good eyesight. In the first shot, I'm trying to gain a little focus and get a little closer. So far, so good. And than I adjusted focus in. Amazingly, the butterfly is still there. I adjusted the focus out. Now, I'm starting to think it's too scared to move. So, I try a different angle. And then another, thinking this must be either a very brave or very tolerant butterfly. I spoke too soon. apparently that last lot of shots was all it was willing to take and it flew away.

Here is a visitor of the non-eight-legged variety. This little butterfly stayed just long enough for me to get a couple of shots. Enjoy :-)