Up close and personal with butteflies

[gregr]

We have butterfly tent at the Natural History Museum now- I stopped by for a little while yesterday and tried to get some close-up shots. All of these are uncropped- it's amazing how close you can get in a protected environment.

All of those were taken handheld with a 100mm macro lens and flash.

 

[highquality]

wow! lookin good

 

[JR719]

Nice shots. Captivity is better for shooting IMO.

 

[astrogazer]

Is that in like a avery? The humidity is so high in the one we have down here, I have like a permafog on my sensor.

 

[gregr]

Thanks all. Thankfully they don't spray mist here- they try to keep it somewhat indigenous- there are a couple eastern butterflies like the Zebra Longwing but most of them are butterflies you can find right here in California- I like that.

 

[fishypets]

Great free hand shots Greg. I would require a pod to get a shot like that.

 

[Flipturn88]

Beautiful as always, Greg. :thumbsup: I've always admired your butterfly shots. You must have a way with those guys - they don't seem to mind being the subject of your closeup pics.

 

[gregr]

Thanks again

 

[joefish]

Great shots Greg, Hand held ? you show off! :lol:

Did you use the camera popup or an external ? lighing looks perfect .

 

[gregr]

Flash in the hotshoe

 

[Frisco]

Nice pics Greg, it looks like it must have been a whole lot of fun.