Butterfly

DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
edited March 14, 2007 in Holy Macro
The weather was decent enough for me to go out and do some shooting today, and while trying to shoot some bees this guy set down close to me.

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This is my first decent outing with the Xti and I'm seeing a graininess that I didn't see when shooting with the 20D. I've heard of the Xti under exposing, and since I shoot at -2/3 EV I think the grain is just magnified noise from adjusting the exposure in post processing. Next time I'll shoot at 0 EV and see what happens...
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2007
    Wonderful captures Dalentech- love the light through the wings in #1
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2007
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Wonderful captures Dalentech- love the light through the wings in #1
    Brian v.

    Thanks Brian! I was using a flash for fill so I got some detail even though the critter was back lit mwink.gif

    Now if I can just get use to the way the Xti under exposes...
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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2007
    Beautiful images.
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2007
    tlee wrote:
    Beautiful images.

    Thanks!

    BTW: Your avatar always gives me a chuckle rolleyes1.gif
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2007
    Beautiful i loved them both
    So these are from new camera clap.gif
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2007
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Beautiful i loved them both
    So these are from new camera clap.gif

    Thanks Awais!

    Yes, these are from the Xti and I'm using the MR-14 as my flash. The MT-24 is in storage waiting for me to get back to abstract and studio work...
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2007
    Dalantech wrote:
    The weather was decent enough for me to go out and do some shooting today, and while trying to shoot some bees this guy set down close to me.

    This is my first decent outing with the Xti and I'm seeing a graininess that I didn't see when shooting with the 20D. I've heard of the Xti under exposing, and since I shoot at -2/3 EV I think the grain is just magnified noise from adjusting the exposure in post processing. Next time I'll shoot at 0 EV and see what happens...

    Nice one Dalantech, a green eyed butterfly :D
    Did you get to see the inside of its wings at all?
    I'm curious as to what colour they were when open.
    Great shots clap.gif ..... Skippy
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2007
    Beutiful 1st shot. Love how you can almost see throught the wings. Thank you for sharing! clap.gif
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    Nice one Dalantech, a green eyed butterfly :D
    Did you get to see the inside of its wings at all?
    I'm curious as to what colour they were when open.
    Great shots clap.gif ..... Skippy
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    You can almost see the spots from the side I was shooting from. They didn't open until the critter took off :)
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Beutiful 1st shot. Love how you can almost see throught the wings. Thank you for sharing! clap.gif

    Actually you can -the sun was almost behind the butterfly mwink.gif
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  • RearviewMirrorDCRearviewMirrorDC Registered Users Posts: 15 Big grins
    edited March 13, 2007
    Very n i c e
    Dalantech. Wow. Wow. I visited your site -- I really love your photography! I've been an artist for many years and seriously appreciate your artistic eye! wave.gif
    Cheers!
    Mary
  • SerratorSerrator Registered Users Posts: 227 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2007
    Outstanding closeups! I can never get one to sit still long enough or allow me to get close enough to capture pics like you have done!! Excellent.

    What lens setup were you using for these?
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    Very nice, especially the light on the first one thumb.gif
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    RearviewMirrorDC wrote:
    Dalantech. Wow. Wow. I visited your site -- I really love your photography! I've been an artist for many years and seriously appreciate your artistic eye! wave.gif
    Cheers!
    Mary

    That's the best compliment I've had in a long time -I'm glad you like my work! :cool
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    Serrator wrote:
    Outstanding closeups! I can never get one to sit still long enough or allow me to get close enough to capture pics like you have done!! Excellent.

    What lens setup were you using for these?

    I got lucky: I was sitting in the grass waiting for some bees to get close and the butterfly landed less than a meter away. I moved slowly to get close to it and it instinctively froze...

    I've been shooting with Canon's 100mm macro lens for a little over a year now -great color and contrast with that glass!
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    BigAl wrote:
    Very nice, especially the light on the first one thumb.gif

    Thanks! Using a flash for fill saved me on that one...
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