Broadcroft Quarry, Portland
Visited Broadcroft Quarry on Portland Saturday gone, a site renowned for Chalk-hill Blue butterflies (Lysandra coridon). There was a good showing this year on a windy bright sunny day. The strong breeze meant that the majority of photo opportunities centered around the butterflies resting on grass stalks so I experimented with different angles of view and depth of field to add variety.
These are my favourites shots.
A male Chalk-hill Blue on a flower
Followed up by a female Chalk-hill Blue on a flower
I also shot this front on using the blue sky as a background for a different effect.
I then came across this feeding Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
Now back again to the Chalk-hill Blues.
Got down low to shoot this one from below.
Next used back lit sun to obtain this effect, blurring the stalks in the background.
I then changed the angle slightly using the blue sky as the background.
A close up
Then came across a male with its wings partially open
and finally a pair of pairs
The last pair, a male & female together.
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