The friendliest butterfly, ever!

[orionmystery]

Or maybe the hungriest??? :D They normally wouldn't let me get within 3 ft of them!

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C&C most welcomed :)

[klguy]

Two good shots, Kurt.

Since you are going to butt park tomolo, you will have no problem shooting close up at 1:1 or more. The butts are friendly and used to people. Many times, I managed to spend more than 3 minutes with a single butterfly whose just too busy feeding on the flowers.

[ShaolinTiger]

Two good shots, Kurt.

Since you are going to butt park tomolo, you will have no problem shooting close up at 1:1 or more. The butts are friendly and used to people. Many times, I managed to spend more than 3 minutes with a single butterfly whose just too busy feeding on the flowers.

Butterfly park isn't so enjoyable as wild though as most butterflies are kind of tattered and old looking.

[StPatrick]

Butterfly park isn't so enjoyable as wild though as most butterflies are kind of tattered and old looking.

Yea....have to agree with ST. and cannot bring tripod in too... :(

[liewwk]

Yea....have to agree with ST. and cannot bring tripod in too... :(

agreed. But no worry OM have his invisible monopod :D

[neoro]

Nice one. Was it hard not to shoot 1:1 ?

[orionmystery]

Yea....have to agree with ST. and cannot bring tripod in too... :(

No worries..i'll bring a broom stick, with the sweeping end on if i can't remove it :D

Butterfly park isn't so enjoyable as wild though as most butterflies are kind of tattered and old looking.

Eeek....let's hope i'll find a few pretty ones :)

Two good shots, Kurt.

Since you are going to butt park tomolo, you will have no problem shooting close up at 1:1 or more. The butts are friendly and used to people. Many times, I managed to spend more than 3 minutes with a single butterfly whose just too busy feeding on the flowers.

I don't plan to go 1:1 on butts :). Only 3 minutes? I spent like 20 minutes with this butt, altogether!


agreed. But no worry OM have his invisible monopod :D

Broom stick loh :)

Nice one. Was it hard not to shoot 1:1 ?

1:1 is quite easy now :)...and anything less than 1:1 ...just shoot only :D. Just kidding...butterflies are big, so there's no need to go 1:1

[nfariz8]

Nice one. Was it hard not to shoot 1:1 ?

funny that you mention it, i have tendency to go 1:1 all the time lately..

[liewwk]

funny that you mention it, i have tendency to go 1:1 all the time lately..

me too :D
for my last Gasing trip 80% 1:1 then non-blur picture ~75%

[ShaolinTiger]

It's not about getting as close as possible, for butterflies 1:1 is not very attractive.

Remember photography is about light primarily, the angle and quality of the light, after that is composition.

Don't always try and get as close as possible, unless you want to be a scientist not a photographer :D

[nfariz8]

It's not about getting as close as possible, for butterflies 1:1 is not very attractive.

Remember photography is about light primarily, the angle and quality of the light, after that is composition.

Don't always try and get as close as possible, unless you want to be a scientist not a photographer :D

agree with you on that.. its just that the urge to go 1:1 is very high on me since i'm still new in macro and like to see as much detail as i can.. its like a disease.. :D

[neoro]

funny that you mention it, i have tendency to go 1:1 all the time lately..

heheeh i understand, my case 2.5:1 , shooting 1:1 left me with so much space.

me too :D
for my last Gasing trip 80% 1:1 then non-blur picture ~75%

its common, but the 25% keeper are GEMS...:)

[joyce]

nice shots!

[alicialph]

kecantikan shots.. i find it kinda hard to get butterfly shots..

[kiankheong]

Don't always try and get as close as possible, unless you want to be a scientist not a photographer :D

I prefer a combination of both, science photography. :D :run_away: