Day: February 11, 2014

Tuesday (11-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See America 2014 Road Trip. Day 11: Clyde Butcher’s Swamp Cottage.

Flower Bloom High in a Tree near Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Swamp Gallery in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). The bloom was 40-50 feet in the air. I was only able to get an image from this angle. Please let me know if anyone can help ID.

Flower Bloom High in a Tree near Clyde Butcher's Big Cypress Swamp Gallery in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). The bloom was 40-50 feet in the air. I was only able to get an image from this angle. Please let me know if anyone can help ID. (David J Mathre)
Flower Bloom High in a Tree near Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Swamp Gallery in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec).  (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (11-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See America 2014 Road Trip. Day 11: Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve.

Pair of Queen Butterflies on a wildflower along the Loop Road. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec).

Pair of Queen Butterflies on a Wildflower. Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Pair of Queen Butterflies on a Wildflower. Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)