Autumn is great time to shoot butterflies. You can find flowers that attract various butterflies and it is getting slightly cooler and hence more bearable to spend time outdoors. I especially like to capture butterflies on cosmos fields and red spider lily fields, that can both be found in central Tokyo.
This week, I spent some time shooting on the cosmos field of Hamarikyu Gardens. Upon arrival I was rather disappointed to see that the typhoon that had recently hit Tokyo, had ruined the cosmos fields. Only few flowers stood strong and straight and the rest were badly bent down. However, they still attracted butterflies, especially the asian swallowtails. I kept shooting for an hour and half until my battery went dead. I had forgotten to bring an extra battery pack so all I could was to leave for the day. I hope to make some time soon to go back, if not earlier, at least when the pink cosmos will also be in bloom, probably in October.
秋の花畑は蝶の撮影に最高です。様々な蝶が見られるし、気温も少し涼しくなってきています。特にコスモスや彼岸花畑での蝶を良く追っています。
今週はキバナコスモスがある浜離宮恩賜庭園に行ってきました。東京を直撃した台風のため、コスモス畑がひどい状態にっていました。大半のお花が倒れていまして、所々だけ強くてまっすぐなお花が立っていました。しかし、あの状態でも蝶が沢山やってきました。特にアゲハチョウはあちこち飛び交っていました。電池切れまで撮りまくっていました。スペアな電池パックを持って来るのを忘れてしまった為、一時間半後位帰るしかなかったです。是非また出直したいです！１０月に咲くピンクのコスモスも撮りたいです。
Asian Pale-clouded Yellow