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foghornleg90 (a group admin) says:
02 Feb 10 - Butterflies - IN FLIGHT ONLY. If it's not a Butterfly or moth AND not IN FLIGHT, then it doesn't belong in the pool. We do have threads for other insects IN FLIGHT, post those there.

IN FLIGHT photos are incredibly more difficult & challenging. IMHO, much more difficult that just about any other type of motion shot (car, bike, plane, bird, bee, even a dragon fly is more predicable and easier to shot). I think only a "bat in flight" is more challenging at this point. Humm, new challenge?

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Title Author Replies Latest Post
Bees (or wasps) in Flight -- Post here! wolfpix 12 6 weeks ago
HOW do I get a shot of a Butterfly IN FLIGHT? foghornleg90 15 14 months ago
VOTING on ICON foghornleg90 15 20 months ago
Dragonflies - in flight! foghornleg90 22 25 months ago
Need an invite... pieceoflace 0 29 months ago
Will a SICI code be available soon for this group? Senecabud 4 47 months ago

About Butterflies - IN FLIGHT (Invite ONLY)

The purpose of this group is to display photos (Good to GREAT shots) of REAL Butterflies IN FLIGHT (mariposas en vuelo). No drawings, ceramics, wind mills, etc.

Unlike birds, which are pretty much predicable (except swallows)... butterflies are totally random and go pretty much which way the wind and their mood blows them. Catching one IN FLIGHT is very difficult, challenging, but rewarding (when it happens).

I'd appreciate comments of the other photos displayed in this group, but don't require it at this time.

If the shot doesn't contain a Butterfly IN FLIGHT - please don't post it here. First time or two I'll just delete the photo, at some point you may be either warned or banned from posting in this group.

Please make suggestions, give advice, and even constructive criticism. Please don't bash or argue with the other users. Our goal is to get people both educated and challenged with regularly capturing these difficult shots. They are not pnly possible, but repeatable... and once you learn how, can happen more times than you think!

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Getting a "group" icon - group "rules" - invites, rewards & awards, are all probably important. If you have any ideas or suggestions, or would like to participate as an Admin or Moderator... please let me know. I've searched Flickr for this type of group, and haven't seen one THIS SPECIFIC, so now we all have one, and it's growing!

Thanks,

Terry (aka foghornleg90)

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To INVITE a quality photo of a butterfly in flight please copy the following code:


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<b>Wonderful Shot! Please Consider Adding it to:</b>
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We'd love to have your photo added to the group
<a href='http://www.flickr.com/groups/butterflies_in_flight/'> Butterflies - IN FLIGHT</a>
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The INVITE code, will look like this:

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IMG_9122


We'd love to have your photo added to the group
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