Comments on: Photographing Butterflies http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies Food - Photography & More Mon, 21 May 2012 19:07:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5591 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:26:38 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5591 Melissa, Great to hear from you again, I do envy you trekking through Colorado, the scenery must be stunning. I look forward to reading about it all. Hope you have a great time! Miles Melissa,
Great to hear from you again, I do envy you trekking through Colorado, the scenery must be stunning. I look forward to reading about it all. Hope you have a great time!

Miles

]]> by: glutenfreeforgood http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5590 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:58:16 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5590 Hi Miles, Interesting post, especially since I just returned from another phase of my own "walk in the woods" — although mine is a hike through the mountains of Colorado. The high alpine wildflowers are in full bloom and the butterflies have been amazing. I haven't taken any butterfly photos, but I've enjoyed hiking along watching them flutter from flower to flower. Your photos are beautiful. You should prepare a Butterfly Guide! I'm heading out for another 93 mile segment tomorrow, but I'll stop by on my next resupply! Lots to catch up on with your prolific posting. I love it! Take care, Melissa Hi Miles,
Interesting post, especially since I just returned from another phase of my own “walk in the woods” — although mine is a hike through the mountains of Colorado. The high alpine wildflowers are in full bloom and the butterflies have been amazing. I haven’t taken any butterfly photos, but I’ve enjoyed hiking along watching them flutter from flower to flower. Your photos are beautiful. You should prepare a Butterfly Guide! I’m heading out for another 93 mile segment tomorrow, but I’ll stop by on my next resupply! Lots to catch up on with your prolific posting. I love it!
Take care,
Melissa

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5583 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:39:38 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5583 Eloise, Welcome to the blog and thankyou for commenting. I use the Canon EOS 5D which is part of Canon's pro series cameras. They do make a range of DSLR's to suit most people's budget. It really does depend on what you want to spend. £500 will get you a perfectly decent camera body with a kit lens. DSLR's are the best choice but you have to be prepared to buy the lenses. Canon make lenses to suit budgets too, you can buy a 1000D or 450D body and fit some of canon's cheaper lenses to it and get perfectly acceptable results. If, on the other hand you spend a lot more on a body such as the 5D or 1D series then cheaper lenses are wasted on it. My advice would be to think first about your budget and what you would be prepared to spend on a couple of lenses and combine that with what you would realistically use the camera for. I like to photograph wildlife but food photography is my main interest therefore the equipment I buy is geared towards that particular field. If I can shoot some decent wildlife shots whilst I am out walking then that's a bonus. If you want more advice then feel free to email me at miles@gourmetfoodsource.com and I would be happy to offer you some choices geared around your budget. Hope this helps. Kind regards Miles Eloise,
Welcome to the blog and thankyou for commenting. I use the Canon EOS 5D which is part of Canon’s pro series cameras. They do make a range of DSLR’s to suit most people’s budget. It really does depend on what you want to spend. £500 will get you a perfectly decent camera body with a kit lens. DSLR’s are the best choice but you have to be prepared to buy the lenses. Canon make lenses to suit budgets too, you can buy a 1000D or 450D body and fit some of canon’s cheaper lenses to it and get perfectly acceptable results. If, on the other hand you spend a lot more on a body such as the 5D or 1D series then cheaper lenses are wasted on it.
My advice would be to think first about your budget and what you would be prepared to spend on a couple of lenses and combine that with what you would realistically use the camera for. I like to photograph wildlife but food photography is my main interest therefore the equipment I buy is geared towards that particular field. If I can shoot some decent wildlife shots whilst I am out walking then that’s a bonus.
If you want more advice then feel free to email me at miles@gourmetfoodsource.com and I would be happy to offer you some choices geared around your budget.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards
Miles

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5582 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:24:17 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5582 Elsie, Thankyou, you are quite right about the lack of butterflies which reminds me of a recent comment of yours regarding the state of our bee population. I do think we are, by and large guilty of taking these things for granted. They are an inherent part of the English countryside and we should value their prescence more. Miles Elsie,
Thankyou, you are quite right about the lack of butterflies which reminds me of a recent comment of yours regarding the state of our bee population. I do think we are, by and large guilty of taking these things for granted. They are an inherent part of the English countryside and we should value their prescence more.

Miles

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5581 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:21:34 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5581 Cid, I shall be devoting more time to my photography over the coming months hence the reason I am cutting back on the kitchen garden and trying to post a new blog article every day. A change in direction is a bit overdue so maybe you will see one of my images on your next shopping spree, it's already been on fish and chip paper after all :) Miles Cid,
I shall be devoting more time to my photography over the coming months hence the reason I am cutting back on the kitchen garden and trying to post a new blog article every day. A change in direction is a bit overdue so maybe you will see one of my images on your next shopping spree, it’s already been on fish and chip paper after all :)

Miles

]]> by: Elsie Nean http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5580 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:16:27 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5580 Miles, Great photographs, very sharp. The butterflies have been few and far between this year. Coming out late, a bit like the bees. I am finally getting some on my buddlia. Elsie Miles,
Great photographs, very sharp. The butterflies have been few and far between this year. Coming out late, a bit like the bees. I am finally getting some on my buddlia.
Elsie

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5579 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:19:37 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5579 Miles, Have you thought about approaching the major supermarkets with your photographs? They must get their 'bags for life' images from somewhere. On grounds of class alone I think we should aim for Waitrose. Modelling will be no problem, Elsie and I would willingly glide up and down the isles sporting the MC tote :) Following on from that, I recently saw a new radiator design... a tall slender flat panel with a photographic image... very glam but alas no price given. Cid Miles,

Have you thought about approaching the major supermarkets with your photographs? They must get their ‘bags for life’ images from somewhere. On grounds of class alone I think we should aim for Waitrose. Modelling will be no problem, Elsie and I would willingly glide up and down the isles sporting the MC tote :)

Following on from that, I recently saw a new radiator design… a tall slender flat panel with a photographic image… very glam but alas no price given.

Cid

]]> by: Eloise http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5578 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:09:34 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5578 what sort of Canon are you using? My husband wants to do some butterfly photography and I wanted to get him a DSLR but really don't know which one - there are so many choices. what sort of Canon are you using? My husband wants to do some butterfly photography and I wanted to get him a DSLR but really don’t know which one - there are so many choices.

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5576 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:17:10 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5576 Cid, I thought these colours might appeal to your bohemian nature! Miles Cid,
I thought these colours might appeal to your bohemian nature!

Miles

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5575 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:16:28 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/photographing-butterflies#comment-5575 Rod, Thanks, all shot handheld which is probably more down to Canon image stabilisation than any skill on my part :) Miles Rod,
Thanks, all shot handheld which is probably more down to Canon image stabilisation than any skill on my part :)

Miles

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