Andromeda satyr at night, Uraba, Colombia

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Christine Young

Lion

Wow, remarkable colors. Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! It does look a bit "cold" but I've checked white balance (gray 20%) and this really is the way it naturally appeared. Well, given flash light of course. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    The wing scales may reflect the light differently at night, especially if they have iridescence. It's cool to see what they look like at night vs. daytime though as most people only ever see butterflies during the daylight hours. Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      It could indeed be the angle of type of light. Similar but slightly less strong colors by day:
      http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Taygetis%20thamyra.htm Posted 7 years ago
    2. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Another example of a butterfly at night:
      
      Using this one to share a post processing technique I sometimes use. Strongly underexpose in post processing (say -2ev), then increase "whites" (if you're using Lightroom). In an otherwise dark background, it can really emphasize the species and its most beautiful characteristics. Same technique used here:
      
      Subjective though, some may not like it. It does have a better effect than just raising saturation across the scene, which does not work well for night shots. Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
    3. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Interesting! I'm terrible at night photography and give you a lot of credit because you have some serious skills with it. Thanks for the tip about increasing the whites. I don't have Lightroom, but use Photoshop Elements, although I'm not very skilled with it yet, but I'm going to experiment a bit because a lot of mushroom pics that I take are shot in dark forests, so any technique to emphasize the natural colors would be useful. So, thanks for sharing! Posted 7 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        No problem! And you're not terrible at night photography. You're awesome at daytime photography and that makes you awesome at night photography too. I don't see it as an entirely different discipline and don't do that much different from the daytime, apart from some small tips. Posted 7 years ago

The Andromeda Satyr

''Taygetis thamyra'', the Andromeda satyr, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is widespread in tropical America, found from Mexico to Brazil.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant