Monarch

gluwater

I have given up trying to capture a Monarch with my 100mm macro. I can never get nearly close enough to them. Maybe I emit some kind of anti-butterfly hormone or something, who knows.

Taken with 70-200IS, click for exif.

prity goldfish

lol yea it's a shame when your subject doesn't stay still long enough for you to get the picture. maybe if you have a really long zoom lens or telephoto then you can get closer without having to physically get closer, you know? it still looks good though. good job

gluwater

Thanks Prity. The 70-200 that this was taken with is my longest lens, plus I just got a 1.4x TC for it. The problem with it is the minimum focusing distance. This shot was the closest I could get while being able to focus. I'm entertaining the thought of getting a close up lens for the 70-200 but they are a couple hundred bucks that I don't want to spend right now. Thanks for looking:D and the comment