Butterfly Pavilion

The new Tamron Americas trio of thoroughly bomb macro glass allows for photographers to consider all kinds of options. Of the three, the A067 50-400 VC VXD 1:2 Macro (now available for Nikon Z and Sony E systems!) offers the highest level of versatility for both photographers and videographers, alike. Honestly, the proto macro capability is just icing on a beautiful 12 layer optical cake. Here we're getting 1:4 mag ratio all the way out at 400mm, f/8, handheld for 1/125s at ISO 400. Plumeria for the win! Taken at Butterfly Pavilion, Colorado. Their botanists work triple shifts, I swear.

The Colorado Department of Transportation (#CDOT) is #partnering with the Butterfly Pavilion and others to protect #wildlife and help save species which cross #Colorado #highways, including a current study to " .... identify areas along our #roadways with high #tarantula densities and to use existing culverts within those areas to funnel the spiders beneath the roadways ... ". More details in the story below from KOAA5 . #Colorado #government #publicservie #transportation #safety #ProtectingWildlife Summer Slama #ButterflyPavillion https://lnkd.in/eaAJEd6x

Butterfly Pavilion is excited to announce that we raised a total of $440,923.70 at this year's Butterfly Ball Colorado! In a night packed with up close animal interactions including Rosie and butterflies in our Monarch Menagerie, speaker highlights on our global projects from Mongolia to Tanzania, dance performances, live auctions, a fashion show, and more, we truly had a blast! The night wouldn’t have been possible without our presenting sponsor Local Hive? Honey. We extend a huge thank you to them, everyone who attended the event, and our amazing sponsors! Wildlife Protection Solutions, Flintco, LLC, David Graham & Stubbs LLC, Baseline, BioMed Realty, Turner Construction Company, Intrepid, Photobucket, Arcinda, Bookcliff Vineyards Inc, Breckenridge Distillery, Colorado Expression, Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery, L.L.C., Mi Casa Azul LLC, East Los Arte , Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Behr Benefits, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD), and Stacey James Instituite.

What an enchanting evening at the Butterfly Ball, celebrating the?Butterfly Pavilion's incredible conservation work in Colorado and beyond! Proud of the strong partnership with the Butterfly Pavilion and?CSU College of Agricultural Sciences,?Warner College of Natural Resources?and?Colorado State University | College of Natural Sciences. Looking forward to seeing these collaborations grow!

Butterfly Pavilion's Annual Silent Auction is now live! Don't miss out on the chance to bid on incredible items as part of Butterfly Ball Colorado, our annual gala. Whether or not you purchased a ticket, you can support global conservation directly from your phone or laptop! From unforgettable experiences to unique treasures from around the world, our silent auction offers a one-of-a-kind way to contribute to invertebrate research, conservation, and education. Featured items include a glider flight for two, handcrafted Massai Jewelry, Peruvian Butterfly Shadowboxes, and more! After registering, you'll receive a text and email with access to the auction, so you can start bidding on your favorite items. Already purchased a ticket to Butterfly Ball Colorado? You're automatically registered! Visit https://lnkd.in/gps8TBzi to start bidding now until Saturday, September 28th at 8pm MT. Butterfly Ball Colorado is proudly presented by Local Hive? Honey #ButterflyBall #Gala #Colorado #ButterflyPavilion #CultureForAll

Our Spiders Around the World Exhibition is officially open! Now through October 31st, visit Butterfly Pavilion to experience an up-close look at some of our incredible spiders, including Orb Weavers as big as your hand, adorable baby tarantulas, and over 20 unique tarantula species from around the globe.

We still have limited tickets available for Butterfly Ball Colorado presented by Local Hive? Honey on September 28! Tell your friends and buy your tickets before it sells out! Thank you to our sponsors: Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Baseline by McWHINNEY, BioMed Realty, BOK Financial, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Westminster, City and County of Broomfield, Colorado Expression, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, dovetail solutions, First Western Trust, Flintco, LLC, Hyland Hills Parks & Recreation District, Intrepid Benefits, MindSpark, Mortenson, Mytech Partners, OZ Architecture, Photobucket, ROLL Recovery?, RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture, TWP - The Wells Partnership, Tolin Mechanical Systems, Turner Construction Company, Wildlife Protection Solutions, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD), Stacey James, Arcinda, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Mi Casa Azul LLC , East Los Arte

Exciting News! Turner is proud to announce our collaboration with Butterfly Pavilion as a proud sponsor of Butterfly Ball Colorado 2024!?Join us at this special gala to celebrate and support invertebrates and global conservation efforts to help these tiny creatures that are responsible for all life on earth.?Experience Colorado’s biggest night of conservation with a magical stroll through the Monarch Menagerie filled with 400 live monarch butterflies, a champagne welcome, cocktail reception, sit-down dinner, live entertainment, and exciting auctions. #ButterflyPavilion #TurnerDenver

Join Butterfly Pavilion for Colorado’s biggest night for conservation by becoming a volunteer for our upcoming Butterfly Ball Colorado on Saturday, September 28! Whether you're checking in guests or supporting the silent auction, this is your chance to support global conservation all the way from Colorado! Visit butterflyballcolorado.org or https://lnkd.in/gBR3_icz to learn more and sign up! Butterfly Ball Colorado is presented by Local Hive? Honey

Yesterday's Photo Hour at Butterfly Pavilion was the most well attended session we've had, yet. Fantastic questions, including some very good discussions about light sculpting. The usual lighting suspects came up: on camera flashes, ring lights, LED versions of one or the other... And how the most dramatic lighting often forces our source to be off camera. In this case, way off camera ?? out in front of the lens, above and to the left of the subject, spotting downwards. Fortunately, the Tamron Americas #A069 50-300 VC VXD Macro has outstanding stabilization AND dual linear voice coil auto focus tech, so it was made for this sort of thing. We had an ambitious list of wanted traits: translucence in the wings, a well lit thorax, a proper catch light in the eye AND we wanted the proboscis/bloom combo to remain within the direct light circle, knowing the scatter was going to fall off rapidly. This was all a huge gamble because both the camera and the flashlight used were handheld; which means upping the intensity of the light to allow for a manageable shutter speed/ISO balance without also blowing out a butterfly known for its dominant white accents. Sony's Expanded Spot AF was set for continuous at a sensitivity level of 5 to keep the eye on target. Metadata: 69mm, f/7.1, 1/125, ISO 200. A 16mm extension tube was also in play for even greater native magnification... The flashlight used was my new light painting partner: the ACEBEAM T35 Neutral White LED. Post production was a tight rope of color channels, controlling highlights and shadows but, with only one exception, all corrections were global: this is a single shot, full frame, uncropped image. A Paper Kite Butterfly at the bar. The mood works! Make sure you have a pocketable, off-camersa light source when you go shoot macro. And make sure your lens is our 50-300 VC VXD. It can do wonders ?? #butterflypavilion #withmytamron #tamronlenses #butterfliesofinstagram #macrophotography #acebeam #acebeamt35 #lensparty #colorado #coloradogram #coloradotography #igersdenver #denvergram #denvertography