Red Spotted Purple Butterfly

arjudy
Posted 25/10/2010 - 02:17 Link
Both of these were taken with an *ist DS using the 50-200mm SMC DA lens.

Here is a dorsal shot of a Red Spotted Purple butterfly.
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Here is the ventral shot.
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Edited by arjudy: 25/10/2010 - 02:19
Mike-P
Posted 25/10/2010 - 06:39 Link
Considering the lens is normally used as a general workhorse and not a macro they are not bad at all.

Second one would have been superb if taken with a macro though.

Would be tempted to clone out the leaf on the left.
thoughton
Posted 25/10/2010 - 09:55 Link
Lovely shots, made even more impressive as Mike says by the use of a general purpose lens.
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fatspider
Posted 25/10/2010 - 12:33 Link
Nice shots Alan, are these in the wild or at a butterfly farm?
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Stuey
Posted 25/10/2010 - 12:36 Link
Nice shots
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arjudy
Posted 25/10/2010 - 12:54 Link
Thanks for the comments. These were taken in my garden. In the first shot the background is lima bean hulls. The second shot was taken on the lima bean plant itself.
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