Tiger Swallowtail - Twin Falls, ID 2988

            Three weeks before we set off for Yellowstone, I bought this new Can on SX50, the camera that I use to this day. My goal with the extended focal length was to get as many new species of birds as I could. Before we leftm the SX50 was put through it's paces with Western Bluebirds, a Say's Phoebe, Brown-headed Cowbird, and many insects and flowers. I was running the gamut of my digital photography experiences. 

I was very happy with the camera, and was now ready for whatever Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming had to offer. Second stop (nothing in Winnemucca), Twin Falls, Idaho. I got some fantastic images of Magpies but, to truly make a short story shorter, I accidently formatted the SDHC card in the camera. We stayed over an extra day to see if I could get the magpies as well, but the answer was no. What I ended up with was this image of the Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, an insect we have at home, but having and capturing are two different things. Still, I was quite pleased with this shot.

Btw, our first day in Yellowstone netted me seven lifers. I'll post a few of the images from the Yellowstone archives in the next few months. I have to mete them out because, since August 17, 2021, I am getting perhaps one new bird image every quarter. Pretty much everything else are flowers. I am not complaining. It is what it is, and at least it IS better than nothing and the experiences are still satisfying. Besides, three weeks ago, I got that Anna's Hummingbird who, realizing that we were in deep shade, "sat for me" for five minutes. That's 4 minutes and 40 seconds more than what I normally get from an Anna's.

Taken in: United States / Idaho / Curry (show map)

Taken on: April 11, 2014

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Camera: Canon PowerShot SX50 HS, f/6.5, 1/640 sec, 215mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Aperture:	f/6.5
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	215mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ACDSee Professional 2022
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