Glasswing

[bugmeister]

Just for Annie, 'cos I promised to post one

 

 

EOS300D, Sigma 105mm @ f2.8 @ 1/60s @ iso200

 

Taken some years ago at Long Sutton Butterfly and Wildlife park which is now closed (late 2012)

[KateW]

Wow, that is beautiful!

[JohnP]

Gorgeous... thanks for sharing Bugs! I've never seen one.

[annie]

cor! bugs, what an absolute smasher of a picture. they are so beautiful and so small. such a shame that the ones in the world of butterflies, Hertfordshire were all wiped out by a virus, the two year ban on them keeping them, to protect the other butterflies should be up soon.

 

thanks for putting this wonderful shot up bugs xxx

[Korky]

Stunningly good - I really am in awe at the sheer quality of this image.

 

Korky

[ChrisLumix]

Aptly named. Superb shot.

[Terry]

Stunning

[FUJI]

Macro at its very best Bugsy...........inspirational!

FUJI

[NannyFerret]

This is beautiful, Bugs.
Did you use any kind of lighting to get his wings to shine like that?

[bugmeister]

This is beautiful, Bugs.

Did you use any kind of lighting to get his wings to shine like that?

The exif doesn't reckon the flash was used, but at the time I had a non-canon flash so it may not have recorded it, and also the 1/60s exposure does suggest the flash fired. If so, it would have had a few layers of white hankie to soften the flash.

[Leon]

cracking image, I have some pictures of these somewhere

 

Sorry though I'm not into the frames

[NannyFerret]

Would it be better if I used an external flash when shooting with my Raynox as I can pull that forward to zoom mode?
I have a nylon material diffuser which I can pull over it.

[bugmeister]

cracking image, I have some pictures of these somewhere

 

Sorry though I'm not into the frames

It was a phase I was going through at the time

 

Would it be better if I used an external flash when shooting with my Raynox as I can pull that forward to zoom mode?

I have a nylon material diffuser which I can pull over it.

A top mounted flash will normally (always?) give better results than the on-board flash simply because it's further from the centre line so you get less direct reflected flash, and a diffuser, whether it's a white sock or a professional attachment will always help to soften the light.

[NannyFerret]

Thanks,  Bugs. 

I didn't take the flashgun on holiday as I was cutting down as much as I could with having to carry it all in my backpack, but I will start to take it out with me when we are just on one of our days out.
I also have a bracket but then it all becomes heavy and cumbersome. 

[Les]

Wonderful shot,never heard or seen one before thanks for putting that right.Fine example of the photographers art.  

[DaveS]

As good as it gets I reckon 

 

Dave

[geodar]

yep, as said, stunning shot, not the easiest subjects to capture, they're so flighty.

Geoff

there is a canny little butterfly world at Stockton which is worth a visit if anybody is around that area.

[Kobione]

Wow, Bugs, fantastic shot!! Thanks for sharing this one

[bugmeister]

Thanks everyone.

 

They can be very difficult to catch even though they are probably used to people being in the enclosed world of a butterfly house, but this one didn't seem to care as I moved round trying to get a proper sideways shot.

[Barbara]

Wonderful shot, wish mine were halfway as good as this, I thinks this little butterfly is  more fascinating than some of the large more colourful  species

[Phil]

What a beauty!