The Butterfly Life + Added Normal Color Version

[JimFox]

I went to the Butterfly Pavilion in Denver on Sunday afternoon. It's always so much fun to go in there and see all of the butterflies. It was pretty packed, the parking lot was too capacity. Thats the most cars I have seen there since the pandemic. It wasn't quite as crowded inside as I thought it might be, and as I got there around 2pm with the family, it got less crowded as time went on.

I enjoy using the IR camera in there, it can give this really nice soft pastel feel to the butterflies and plants. This is one I found early on when I got there.

Nikon D7100 converted to 590nm
Custom WB applied, but no Channel Swapping

All comments are welcome,

Jim

Normal Color Version

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Doesn’t have an IR look based on the color of the butterfly. The background palette works really well. Nice one.

 

[AlanLichty]

I have no idea what the butterfly looks like in normal colors but it is an interesting contrast to the non-channel swapped IS for the plants.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Very nice tones on the butterfly and great sharpness and contrast. The dreamy background makes this image

 

[JimFox]

Doesn’t have an IR look based on the color of the butterfly. The background palette works really well. Nice one.

Thanks Jameel, it's the background that really draws me to these IR images of the Butterflies.

 

[JimFox]

I have no idea what the butterfly looks like in normal colors but it is an interesting contrast to the non-channel swapped IS for the plants.

I need to go back and look at the color version I took of this. I am not sure the color of the Butterfly changes much, but I could be wrong.

 

[JimFox]

Very nice tones on the butterfly and great sharpness and contrast. The dreamy background makes this image

Thanks Ben, it was even more dreamy until I cranked up the contrast a bit. I have the hardest time not adding contrast....

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I went to the Butterfly Pavilion in Denver on Sunday afternoon. It's always so much fun to go in there and see all of the butterflies. It was pretty packed, the parking lot was too capacity. Thats the most cars I have seen there since the pandemic. It wasn't quite as crowded inside as I thought it might be, and as I got there around 2pm with the family, it got less crowded as time went on.

I enjoy using the IR camera in there, it can give this really nice soft pastel feel to the butterflies and plants. This is one I found early on when I got there.

Nikon D7100 converted to 590nm
Custom WB applied, but no Channel Swapping

All comments are welcome,

Jim

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That is a clipper butterfly, Jim. Nice job.

 

[JimFox]

That is a clipper butterfly, Jim. Nice job.

Thanks Doug! As usual you are awesome!

 

[JimFox]

I added a Normal Color version from my regular camera.

 

[Beth]

i like the ir look. good color contrast between the cool background and the orange butterfly.

 

[JimFox]

i like the ir look. good color contrast between the cool background and the orange butterfly.

Thanks! I appreciate that. I think butterflies look good in IR.

 

[DES]

Not what I normally think of for an IR image. I really like this one.

 

[JimFox]

Not what I normally think of for an IR image. I really like this one.

Thanks! I am liking the look I get while using the IR camera in the Butterfly Pavillion.

 

[Amy Nelson]

Nice capture Jim, I really like how the IR version pops off the photo.