Queen Alexandra's Birdwing for Saturday Critter

 

The Ornithoptera alexandrae, more commonly known as Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, is a magnificent butterfly species native to the tropical rainforests of Papua New Guinea. This remarkable butterfly holds the title of the largest butterfly in the world, with females boasting wingspans of up to 25 centimeters (almost 10 inches) and males slightly smaller but equally striking.

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This past week has been relatively calm for me, though I have found it quite challenging to regain my focus on work. My exercise routine has also suffered as a result. Curiously, I have yet to make a New Year's resolution for 2025. I have resumed reading a Chinese novel in the science fiction genre, despite my usual preference for science fiction in English.

The weekend promises to be quite warm. Joel and I are planning a visit to the National Gallery of Victoria for some bokeh photography. However, Joel's primary objective is to visit the Vietnamese dessert shop in North part of Melbourne's CBD afterwards—such a typical move on his part.

Butterfly macro for Saturday Critter

 

The regular Saturday critter

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Butterfly for Saturday Critter

 

A close up for the butterfly

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Butterfly macro for Saturday Critter

 

This was taken a long time ago. Love the energy I had at the time.

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Chilean Moth for Saturday Critter

 

It was on my car windscreen

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More critter for Saturday Critter

 

Not sure it is a moth or a butterfly. 

Olympus 150mm f2 

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I got a new OLED monitor for my desktop in my room. It turned out there was no speaker function. So I had to get Joel to sort it out today. 

Butterfly for Saturday Critter

 

Old photo in my old house in Hawthorn

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Leaving this morning to Christchurch. 

Butterfly for Saturday Critter

 

Back here in Taipei just last night. The magistrate misspelled her name and land title so waiting for the court to rectify the errors would take another 6 months minimum. Travelling around the middle part of Taiwan is a tropical experience. So humid and hot. 

The above shot was taken when I was experimenting a new macro lens a while back. 

Canon 5D 

Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro

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Butterfly for Saturday Critter

 

The camouflage is working well

Pentax K20D

A 200mm f4 Macro

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Butterfly in Grampians for Saturday Critter

 It has a nice pattern. I took it using my birding lens lol.

Sony A7RIV

FE 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 

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Butterfly macro for Saturday Critter

 

Taken a long time ago in Lake Eildon area. It was a hot summer.

Pentax K10D

Voigtlander 125mm f2.5 macro

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It is turning sunny today. Gonna take mum for house hunting. Then catching up with Joel for another Milkyway hunt tonight. Like what Jan says from her latest post, hobby improves happiness and better health. 

Butterfly macro again for Saturday Critter

 

A 200mm f4 macro on the butterfly. Of course, I spray sugar water on the leaves first so they stay still harvesting the sugar. 

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Another butterfly for Saturday Critter

 

In my old garden in Hawthorn East

Pentax K10D 

A 200mm f4 macro

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Butterfly for Saturday Critter

 

I was more keen on testing the bokeh

Pentax A 200mm f4 macro

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Butterfly for Saturday Critter

 

Thanks for a little break yesterday and today. I am exercising a lot more continuing the success of weight loss. Health is so important as I discovered its importance since last year. 

Pentax A 200mm f4 macro

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Butterfly for Eileen's Saturday Critter

 

Time to show a butterfly critter.

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Butterfly for Eileen's Saturday Critter

 

It is quite difficult to even post on blogspot. I have scheduled all the photo posts on the other street photography 3 weeks ahead. Here, I was planning to post it day by day. Very often, the editing platform just crashed for no apparent reasons either. 

Getting home to my home town in Taipei is always a nightmare. Everyone seems to want to borrow money for their own family dysfunction. I am not a bank. It is really getting to me that things have to get ugly.

I also learnt that I cannot even copy and paste my blog link address to all the weekly event either. I miss my original structure back in Australia. Humans only thrive on restructure. Constant innovation does not bring stability.

Olympus 150mm f2

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Butterfly for Eileen's Saturday Critter

 

Usually, I do not use flashlights. However, it does help to illuminate the subject with a surrounding negative space.

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Macro

65mm macro on wanderer. Thin depth of field.

Formosan butterfly

Sometimes nature does bring wonder.