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03-04-2006, 12:34
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More Butterflies
Here are a few butterfly pictures taken the week before last. I hope you like them
    
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03-04-2006, 12:34
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    There are some more new ones on my website if you are not yet suffering from butterfly overload 
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03-04-2006, 12:47
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Super shots, Steve
 . Now I know this isn't the critique forum and who am I to question the boss but............................I don't care for the foreground leaves in the second shot  I'd be interested to know where you took them, being as it's probably -5 where you live? regards |
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03-04-2006, 13:05
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excellent shots again, how close could you get to them?
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03-04-2006, 13:11
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They were all taken in the Bottanical Gardens in Munich. They have an exhibition open from December through until the end of March every year, they import them all as pupas and allow them to grow in a massive greenhouse, they go through their usual life cycles and the green house is completely open to the public for the duration. |
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03-04-2006, 13:13
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Some of the rarer ones tend to stay exclusively in those areas making photographing them very tricky.
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03-04-2006, 15:41
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Excellent photos - but surely some of the moths are going to complain of what they are called!
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03-04-2006, 17:33
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All are excellent but I think 4, 10 and 12 are outstanding. Great stuff! as your other butterflies pics also.
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03-04-2006, 18:19
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Thank you for commenting Ken
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03-04-2006, 18:38
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great pics Steve, what lens do you use for them
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03-04-2006, 19:11
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Thanks
I used a Canon 70-200 L with a 13mm extension tube to reduce the minimum focal distance. |
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03-04-2006, 19:30
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nice set of pictures steve, hmm i live only 4 miles from a butterfly farm, must take a trip there.
ps, did you use a tripod, i have a monopod would that be any good. TFS |
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03-04-2006, 19:42
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No tripod or monopod was used as the space availible is very resticted and the butterflies are also very active. If you have room at the butterfly farm near you I would advice a monopod. Some of my shots have been taken on ISO 800 to keep shutterspeeds up and obviously they would have been better at lower ISO's to keep the noise to a minimum. A flash or tripod would have helped but no flash is allowed and the lack of space put a stop to me using the tripod.
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