Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...
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The wings are not in good conditions anymore!
What's this straight white line right above the bee's head?
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The wings are not in good conditions anymore!
What's this straight white line right above the bee's head?
That is a water drop from the sprinkler!
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From the last weekend.
#1 - The Larger Lantana Butterfly
## 2 and 3 - The Smaller Lantana Butterfly
## 4 and 5 - The Long-tailed Blue
#6 - The Large Orange Sulphur
#7 - The Monarch Butterfly
#1 - The Larger Lantana Butterfly
## 2 and 3 - The Smaller Lantana Butterfly
## 4 and 5 - The Long-tailed Blue
#6 - The Large Orange Sulphur
#7 - The Monarch Butterfly
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Yes it was 500PF. So far I have to learn that the mfd is 300 instead of 220 cm (like in 200-500). Got plenty of out of focus shots. At home after opening the metadata files I found a lot of shots taken at 299cm
- some of them acceptable. May be I have to change the settings of the camera - it is set to shoot even if the focus is not right there (for flying objects).So far I have better results for insects with 200-500 but it's to early to say (this was my first day dedicated to the insects with 500PF and it was very windy).
May be the reason is on me...
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Here are some of my last insects photos with the 200-500 f5.6, after that I attached the 500PF and never change it. That bee looks pretty much as the one posted by Bert but they are different species.
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You do have to see clearly in the viewfinder that it is focus when around 3m. The 200-500 is optimised for shorter distances and I would have thought excellent for insects. Can't wait to try out the 100-500mm when the butterflies start appearing since it is much better than the 100-400mm very close up though it catches up quickly further away.Yes it was 500PF. So far I have to learn that the mfd is 300 instead of 220 cm (like in 200-500). Got plenty of out of focus shots. At home after opening the metadata files I found a lot of shots taken at 299cm
So far I have better results for insects with 200-500 but it's to early to say (this was my first day dedicated to the insects with 500PF and it was very windy).
May be the reason is on me...
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" You do have to see clearly in the viewfinder that it is focus when around 3m " - not when so windy...
Yeah mfd 90cm (and magnification X 0.33!) sounds really impressive! For bigger insects you may need to zoom down.
Well, unfortunately you have to wait little bit - it's still January!
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Took this shot in my backyard. I have these Live Forever Flowers and swarms of Bee’s come every year and I sit Among them. I have never been stung. It is mind blowing how many Bee’s are there at one time.
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To be honest I prefer shorter focal length for macro. I just love the look!
Some BIF with the Eos R and the RF 35 @ 1/2000, f/8 Iso 500
And a bumblebee shot with the Laowa 60mm Makro and MT24 @ 1/320s f/8 Iso 3200
Very nice! I especially like the first picture.
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Well, I also prefer a macro lens for this kind of shots. The problem is that I don't like to change lenses in the field and most importantly: my macro lens was occupied by my daughter (plus one of my back up bodies) so I practically have no macro lensTo be honest I prefer shorter focal length for macro. I just love the look!
Some BIF with the Eos R and the RF 35 @ 1/2000, f/8 Iso 500
View attachment 195261
And a bumblebee shot with the Laowa 60mm Makro and MT24 @ 1/320s f/8 Iso 3200View attachment 195260
.Here you have few shots taken by my daughter (I'm posting with her permission!) - always hand-held and always in the field (windy or not...). BTW she doesn't think only the butterflies are beautiful
!Edited: I forgot to mention the lens - 105mm Sigma (macro)
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