2012 pictures taken at the Butterfly Place in Westford Massachusetts (34 pictures)

For father's day, Gwen and I went to the Butterfly Place in Westford Massachusetts on June 17th, 2012.

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Picture #1: Orange and black butterfly
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/5.0, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, auto mode, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 12:59:26
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:53
Picture #2: Yellow and black butterfly
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/5.0, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, auto mode, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:00:31
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:54
Picture #3: Yellow and black butterfly #2
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Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/4.0, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/200 sec, 112.0mm, auto mode, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 224.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:00:51
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:54
Picture #4: Black, white, and red butterfly
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/4.0, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, auto mode, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:01:14
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:54
This picture is one of my favorites.
Picture #5: Upside down butterfly
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:04:32
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:55
Picture #6: Brown and white butterfly
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:05:05
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:55
Picture #7: Orange and black butterfly #2
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:05:38
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:56
Picture #8: Yellow and brown butterfly
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:05:51
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:56
Picture #9: Black, yellow, and blue butterfly
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Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/4.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 182.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 365.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:07:37
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:56
Picture #10: Black and white butterfly
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/7.1, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 108.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 216.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:07:56
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:57
Picture #11: Brown and white butterfly #2
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/5.0, ISO 200, 1/500 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:09:02
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:57
Picture #12: Black and white butterfly #2
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Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/6.3, ISO 200, 1/500 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:09:05
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:57
Picture #13: Are you looking at me?
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Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 640, 1/500 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization, noise reduction auto
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:09:23
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:58
Picture #14: Feeding time
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Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.2, ISO 320, 1/500 sec, 137.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 274.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:09:47
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:58
Picture #15: Yellow butterfly
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 200, 1/500 sec, 137.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 274.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:10:48
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:58
Picture #16: Yellow and black butterfly #3
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/4.0, ISO 200, 1/500 sec, 137.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 274.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:11:03
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:58
This picture is one of my favorites.
Picture #17: Young photographer
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 200, 1/500 sec, 53.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 106.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:11:17
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:59
Picture #18: Black and white butterfly #3
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/4.0, ISO 200, 1/500 sec, 147.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 295.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:11:48
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:59
Picture #19: Yellow and white butterfly
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 320, 1/800 sec, 147.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 295.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:12:24
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 22:59
Picture #20: Beat those wings
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Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/4.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:13:41
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:00
Picture #21: Yellow and black butterfly #4
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/4.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:13:43
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:00
Picture #22: Ten-niner, you are cleared for take-off
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:16:10
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:00
Picture #23: Brown and white butterfly #3
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:16:14
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:01
This picture is one of my favorites.
Picture #24: Black and white butterfly #4
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/4.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 182.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 365.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:24:33
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:01
Picture #25: The eyes have it
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Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:24:59
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:01
Picture #26: Wing motion
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/4.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:25:28
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:02
Picture #27: Black and white butterfly #5
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/4.0, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:25:30
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:02
Picture #28: Catch me if you can
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Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/5.0, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 130.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 260.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:26:39
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:02
This picture is one of my favorites.
Picture #29: Getting the shot
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Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/4.0, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 56.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 112.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:28:01
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:03
Picture #30: Orange and black butterfly #3
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:29:07
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:03
This picture is one of my favorites.
Picture #31: Black and red butterfly
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 200.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 401.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:30:32
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:03
Picture #32: Black and white butterfly #6
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/5.6, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 123.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 246.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:31:48
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:04
This picture is one of my favorites.
Picture #33: Yellow and black butterfly #5
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/4.5, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 112.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 224.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:32:45
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:04
Picture #34: Black and white butterfly #7
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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2012, All rights reserved
Olympus E-5 camera with Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 lens
f/3.0, ISO 200, Metz 48 flash (+0.3 flash compensation), 1/250 sec, 117.0mm, shutter priority, vivid color, matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 234.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee
Taken by Michael Meissner on June 17, 2012 13:37:06
Last modified on December 07, 2012 at 23:04

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