Citrus Swallowtail B'fly in flight

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Callie

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Citrus Swallowtail, Papilio demodocus demodocus, in flight ~ Penicuik, Kwambonambi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Fiendishly difficult to pick-up and focus. D750; 80-400
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@gaknott Thanks. I think I managed 3 or for in 20 years!
I think your keeper rate is better than mine! The best I can do is at a botanical garden with a lot of butterflies, using a wide lens with a fast shutter and hoping on of them happens to be in the right spot! But, they are beautiful and I love trying!
 
I think your keeper rate is better than mine! The best I can do is at a botanical garden with a lot of butterflies, using a wide lens with a fast shutter and hoping on of them happens to be in the right spot! But, they are beautiful and I love trying!
It is easier to use a long lens! If there is something like easier with B'Flies IF.
 
Fantastic flight image. Really great job to get a crisp action shot of a flying macro subject. Well done.
Thanks Dave. Yes, it is, but I never give up. Sort of nailed a dung beetle too in flight, have to look for it and rework, but it is a great challenge! I think, but that might be blaming the body for my failure, that the D6 or the top Canon might have a little better success rate than my bodies; I think the thing is Nikon's Af system is not great when the subject moves over constantly changing BG's as it uses contrast and the subject is so small that it just cannot differentiate and pick it up.
 
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