Winged iridescence
by prsjnb
Blue morpho (Morpho peleides). K20D, 50-200mm DA WR and off-camera fill-flash.
Uploaded29/03/2011 - 15:20
CategoryWildlife / Nature
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Posted 29/03/2011 - 16:11
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Beautiful.
Posted 29/03/2011 - 17:01
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Excellent shot, Jon. I like the composition, but mainly the colours. I like the steel-blue colour of the butterfly's wings. Well done.
Posted 29/03/2011 - 18:39
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Great colour and detail.
Regards, Tom
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K-1ii,K-3iii's.
SMC PENTAX-F 1:2.8 28mm, HD Pentax-D FA* 1:1.4 50mm SDM AW,
SMC PENTAX-D FA MACRO 1:2.8 100mm WR,
SMC PENTAX-DA* 1:4 300mm ED [IF] SDM,
SMC PENTAX-FA* 1:4 600mm IF & ED,
HD PENTAX -DA 1.4x AW AF REAR CONVERTER,
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Posted 29/03/2011 - 20:13
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Very nice indeed.
Posted 31/03/2011 - 13:04
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Thank you all: your generous comments are much appreciated .
In answer to your question, Michael, yes That used is made of white a white material with elasticated edgeing having the form of a small 'shower cap' that is placed over the flash head. The flash was attached to the camera with an extension cord and held above and at arms length from the butterfly. The image was captured '(one) hand-held' using a shutter chosen to obtain a mix of ambient and flash illumination, with the former predominating. All sounds very technical and planned but, in all honesty, I was just fortunate .
Jon
In answer to your question, Michael, yes That used is made of white a white material with elasticated edgeing having the form of a small 'shower cap' that is placed over the flash head. The flash was attached to the camera with an extension cord and held above and at arms length from the butterfly. The image was captured '(one) hand-held' using a shutter chosen to obtain a mix of ambient and flash illumination, with the former predominating. All sounds very technical and planned but, in all honesty, I was just fortunate .
Jon
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Was the flash diffused at all?
Regards,
Michael
Michael