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Butterfly

Postby Bob G on Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:53 pm

Not really a Macro - but I was walking back from the beach and spotted this guy so I got in close with the 24-70 lens and opened right up to limit DOF.

Anyone know their butterfly species? -please don't say it's a moth.
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Re: Butterfly

Postby llubnrut on Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:07 pm

I believe it is a Eurema hecabe. Otherwise know as a Common Grass Yellow butterfly. They are medium in size, have yellow wings with black edge. They are easily found fluttering close to ground. They fly very quickly. We can see them in Brisbane in all seasons. The caterpillar is green in colour with yellow lines each side of body. The caterpillar feeds on Dwarf's Apple Breynia oblongifolia, pinnate Acacia and a weed Sesbania cannabina.

Googled it by the way.. wouldn't know one butterfly from the next :)

Nice shot though.

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Re: Butterfly

Postby surenj on Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:40 pm

nice lighting... Could I assume it is the sky-cloud large size soft box powered by SUN branded flash?
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Re: Butterfly

Postby sirhc55 on Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:39 pm

Beautiful composition Bob - the butterfly leads you up the stem to the buds and ties the whole pic together :)
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Re: Butterfly

Postby Bob G on Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:55 am

IIubunrut - Thanks for the I/D, looks right to me

surenj said: nice lighting... Could I assume it is the sky-cloud large size soft box powered by SUN branded flash?
No mate! all natural Lighting - taken with D3 - little bit of work in CS3

sirch55 said: Beautiful composition Bob - the butterfly leads you up the stem to the buds and ties the whole pic together
Thanks - pleased you like it
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Re: Butterfly

Postby JeffGlue on Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:27 am

Bob G wrote:
surenj said: nice lighting... Could I assume it is the sky-cloud large size soft box powered by SUN branded flash?
No mate! all natural Lighting - taken with D3 - little bit of work in CS3



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Re: Butterfly

Postby surenj on Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:43 pm

surenj said: nice lighting... Could I assume it is the sky-cloud large size soft box powered by SUN branded flash?[ No mate! all natural Lighting - taken with D3 - little bit of work in CS3


Sorry Bob that's what i meant but was meaning to ask whether it was a cloudy day?
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Re: Butterfly

Postby Bob G on Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:44 pm

Sorry Mate!

It was a sunny day but I was in under a tree canopy
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Re: Butterfly

Postby ebarra8 on Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:41 am

Bob great close up shot of the butterfly. The colour and lighting in the pic really stand out. :up:
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