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Clouded Yellow Butterfly on Thistle in Greece

e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,378 Major grins
edited February 1, 2015 in Holy Macro
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This is from one of few sequences I shot with my EP-2, using the Olympus 4/3 ED 70-300mm AF. The AF was far too slow for most purposes but this butterfly was out of reach for alternative lenses and gave me sufficient time.

I don't like posting images of butterflies with damaged wings but his is not excessively obtrusive and visible only in the first image, which I think has merit. The first image is cropped by about 50%

EP-2 70-300 at 300mm, f9, ISO 200, hand-held, bright sunlight. It is probably worth a reminder that 300mm on m4/3 is equivalent to 600mm full frame.

The bright, white petals of the thistle are a bit problematic as highlights but I have toned them down considerably.

Unfortunately, I did not yet have the EM-1, which might have captured more detail.

Harold

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    e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,378 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2015
    This, of course is not a clouded yellow but a fritillary. I knew that before I posted it by my thoughts must have wandered. Senior moment!

    Harold

    If the title can be edited...

    Harold
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    StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2015
    Just great!clap.gif
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    e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,378 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2015
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Just great!clap.gif

    Thanks.

    I was checking the colours of the hind wing in the JPEG against those in the RAW file and something in my brain said "Clouded Yellow", hence the incorrect title.

    Harold
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    StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2015
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    Thanks.

    I was checking the colours of the hind wing in the JPEG against those in the RAW file and something in my brain said "Clouded Yellow", hence the incorrect title.

    Harold

    Natural light?
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    Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,900 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2015
    Good ones Harold
    Brian V.
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    e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,378 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2015
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Natural light?

    Sun behind the butterfly.

    Harold
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    e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,378 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2015
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Good ones Harold
    Brian V.

    Thanks, Brian.

    Several times, I thought of selling the lens because of its awful AF performance with my EP-2. I decided to hold onto it until I new if the claims of better performance with the EM-1 were true. I made the right decision. If I started doing a lot of long focal length shots I would probably consider an alternative, probably a zoom in the telephoto range, 200mm upwards.

    Harold
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