Gulf Fritillary
Lepidopteran Papparazzi?
Experimenting with using extension tubes and a long lens. It's one of the prettier late summer-fall butterflies. ...
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Lepidopteran Papparazzi?
Experimenting with using extension tubes and a long lens. It's one of the prettier late summer-fall butterflies.
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Experimenting with using extension tubes and a long lens. It's one of the prettier late summer-fall butterflies.
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Location
This photograph was taken on the marigolds I planted to attract pollinating insects in my "victory garden." It's in rural Alabama, up in the hill country.Time
In the afternoon.Lighting
Natural light in the late afternoon.Equipment
I was experimenting at using extension tubes with a long lens (600mm). I'd been using shorter focal length lenses with varying results, but usually disturbing the insects.Inspiration
I wanted to capture animals in their natural environment.Editing
A small amount of contrast and intensity adjustment using Darktable (an open source alternative to Adobe's lightable.)In my camera bag
A Sony A7III with various lenses ranging from a 28-70mm zoom, a totally manual Sam Yang 85mm, to a 600mm Sony zoom. Since they're light and small, I usually have extension rings for closeups. I'm extremely careful about keeping the sensor clean, and always prepared to clean it as needed. So about half my gear is concerned with cleaning. My kit is designed to be portable - and I'm a good light weight backpacker. If needed I can add a godox 204 flash, a generic gyroscopic stabilizer, or a tripod.Feedback
Use as long a lens as you can to avoid disturbing the animals. Automatic focus helps, but be prepared to take a lot of images to get the focus exactly right as the depth of focus is extremely small.
