Shutter Mike Photography

Monarch Butterfly at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden

f/5.6 – 1/125 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 70 mm

The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix has a Monarch butterfly display every year.  The enclosure houses hundreds of Monarchs and allows visitors to learn about the life cycle, migration patterns, environmental threats, and conservation efforts of this butterfly.  But from the photographer’s point of view, it is an excellent opportunity to get up close to these very colorful subjects.  It is a great chance to practice some macro photography and capture a subject that might be more challenging in the “wild.”