Butterfly

[V6GTO]

Had a visit from this little fella this evening.











Martin.

[_dobbo_]

So much detail in these - are they with a macro, or with the 100-400?

[V6GTO]

_dobbo_ said:

So much detail in these - are they with a macro, or with the 100-400?

With a Canon 100 f2.8 Macro...the last 2 with 65mm of extention tubes as well.

This is at 100%...



Martin.

[srider]

I have some almost identical shots as those from last year! Very nice. Not thought of using tubes on my 100mm macro, will give that a go.

[marctwo]

Number 2 is superb. "Take me to your leader".

Everything you post is always so sharp. I guess that's just good glass?

[matt gravy]

feck! Good skills martin

Matt

[V6GTO]

I take it not many people like butterflys or macro work then

Martin

[fergusd]

V6GTO said:

I take it not many people like butterflys or macro work then Martin

The look superb, the 100% looks funny tho . . . ?

Fd

[cirks]

V6GTO said:

I take it not many people like butterflys or macro work then Martin

Yup, I like them but the ones around my area don't stay around long enough to focus my 100mm f2.8 macro let alone fitting tubes as well! Go on, tell us the truth, all your insects are hypnotised by you before you take the piccies

As a matter of interest, is the black background to most of them purely down to shallow DOF @2.8 or did you have something behind the flutterby?

>> Edited by cirks on Thursday 4th May 09:37

[joust]

cirks said:

Go on, tell us the truth, all your insects are hypnotised by you before you take the piccies

They take one look at his car.....

[V6GTO]

joust said:

cirks said: Go on, tell us the truth, all your insects are hypnotised by you before you take the piccies They take one look at his car.....

It's kept in an underground garage with a cover on so it doesn't blind anyone/anything

Martin.

[V6GTO]

cirks said:

As a matter of interest, is the black background to most of them purely down to shallow DOF @2.8 or did you have something behind the flutterby?

It's because the flash can't reach the background which was a white wall 30' away.

Martin.

[te51cle]

Very hard to do as well as that. I can never get near them, I think they always fly off when they smell me coming.