Butterfly On The Camera

photograph of an orange butterfly on a camera by Doug Couvillion

During my Rivanna River float, earlier this summer, my Pentax went for an unexpected swim.  Clearly not what any nature photographer wants to happen but things don’t always go as planned.  Thankfully I saw the camera fall into the river and pulled it out before it had time to sink too far below the surface.  For the rest of the trip I was left shooting with my iPhone and had the camera out in the sun to dry. Continue reading “Butterfly On The Camera”

Little Brown Butterfly, I

Photograph of a small, brown butterfly

I haven’t been able to identify this butterfly.  It was at the Butterflies LIVE exhibit at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden so it may not be native to the United States.  If anybody knows the species I’d appreciate a comment.

Common Morpho, I

Photograph of a Common Morpho butterfly resting on a leaf

This Common Morpho was kind enough to sit still while I photographed it head-on.  It’s a large butterfly with brilliant blue on the upperside of its wings and brown with black and yellow eyespots on the undersides.