Joseph L. Popp Jr. Butterfly Conservatory
Oneonta, NY
I took a road trip this morning to the Joseph L Popp Jr. Butterfly Conservatory in Oneonta, NY. It was well worth the three hour ride to get there. It has much more than just butterflies. It has birds and reptiles too. Thanks to Victoria at http://blog.victoriafatumphotography.com/ for telling me about this unique place. Check out Victoria's blog she does great Infra-Red work and has taken wonderful photos at the butterfly conservatory.The variety of creatures and the natural setting are a real draw to anyone who wants to take photos of butterflies and tropical birds and reptiles. One thing to note is that flash photos are not allowed and the lighting is a bit of a challenge. I had to push my ASA up to 1600 on my macro lens to be able to shoot. This worked well, but I would have preferred to shoot at 400 so that there would be less noise in the images. That said I am very happy with the shots I got. The best part is the conservatory is open all year. I have a feeling I'll make a trip when this winter seems too long and need a bit of a tropical vacation in an afternoon!
Keep Maklin' Art
Carl
PS Housekeeping Note: I will start posting about my new journey into Oil Painting on Monday night. I need to take some photos of the work done in my first two lessons.
CS
7 comments:
These are great, Carl! I'm glad that you made the trip, even though it was quite a long drive for you! It's always a pleasure to go there in the winter... although I do spend the first 1/2 hour getting my lens to defog, after just walking into the building with it =)
Hi Victoria - I can just imagine. I kept smudging the display on the back of my camera. Thanks again! I really enjoyed the place.
Great - especially the ones who seemed to know they were being photographed. It's a rare skill to get that sort of co-operation from a sitter.
Hi Dave- Thank You. Yes that lizard was a real ham. He would allowed me to photograph him all day long.
Well, I'm happy with these shots as the first things I have seen as I return slowly to my blogging friends. Oops. I gotta see that thing on the thirtieth, too. But these shots are wonderful. The lizzards crack me up, but I want to take that last bird home.
Hi Jeannette - It was a very cool place and one I will return to. I feel like I just got my bearings and started to figure the place out. There is much more to discover there.
CS
Hi Jeannette - It was a very cool place and one I will return to. I feel like I just got my bearings and started to figure the place out. There is much more to discover there.
CS
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