After reading Jeffrey Friedl’s “Analysis of Lightroom JPEG Export Quality Setting,” link shared in yesterdays post, I’m now exporting JPEG’s to this blog at Adobe Lightroom’s default 75 quality setting. I’d been using a higher setting but I don’t believe it was buying me anything except a larger than required image file size.
Great news, at least to me, cooler temperatures (90°F highs) are predicted here this week and there’s even a chance of rain — sorely needed. I’ve long accepted I’m not a creature of summer and I deal much better with cold than I do with hot and humid. It also means that this week the landscaping we did last fall doesn’t have to be watered every day. Those new plantings cost too much to be allowed to die in the heat. :-)
Earl,
I think this is a very nice photo of the butterflies! They are all grouped together, like a family. I like the color and detail, and the blue dots on them, very nice capture!
Alan
Alan, thanks!
Good to hear that you folks are going to get a little cooling! If you want an extended period of cooling, come to Astoria as it’s not predicted to get above 70 all week.
Steve, I could stand 70 for a while. That’s the daily low mark here, even on this cooler week. :-)
I thought I read somewhere that they are going after salt or some other mineral. Cool shot – a squadron of butterflies!
Mark, you could well be correct on the salt, but this area is used for picnics so it may be someone poured something sweet out at this spot.. Hey, I like the term squadron better than brigade — more fitting with butterflies. :-)
What a great freakin’ shot.
Wow.. all these butterflies are simply fabulous . I cannot find and catch on one butterfly , but you got all those :))
wonderfully captured, like guys going to the beach :)