Hi all, I havent posted anything on here for a while so I thought I should! Here are some recent shots....all these are natural light with a tripod. Sigma 150mm macro and 40D for the MF's and GHS and Bigma 50-500mm and 40D for the SPBF's. 1Green Hairstreak http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyb...

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Hi all, here are a couple from yesterday. Pearl Bordered Frit' http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/IMG_6675copy.jpg Pearl Bordered Frit' wing http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/IMG_6668copy.jpg Feeding Brimstone http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/IMG_6611copy.jpg

Hi all, these shots are from my first butterfly hunt of the year at Stover Country Park in Devon.I used my Canon 40D,Sigma 150mm macro and 430ex flash with diffuser,all hand held. 1 Comma http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/comma1-1.jpg 2 http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/com...

I hand hold my 150mm Sigma with my 40D often for butterflies.I use a 430EX mounted on a flash bracket with diffuser to get faster shutterspeed etc.I dont find the setup particularly heavy,and often a tripod would mean I would miss opportuities altogether.I use the flash first, then if I get the chan...

Fantastic shots - love the Brim on yellow flower. I see from EXIF that flash fired - but you never can tell from data what flash set up was - scuse pun but could you enlighten me as I'm keen to learn your techniques! (I'm a EOS 400D user). Also on EXIF it says focal length - i was never sure if thi...

Hi all, here are a few from the last few weeks. 1 http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/brimsun3.jpg 2 http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/brimsun2.jpg 3 http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/brimsun1.jpg 4 http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/lwhite.jpg 5 http...

Hi all, here are a few recent ones.. large white http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/IMG_3864copy.jpg green veined white http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/IMG_3874.jpg peacock http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/IMG_3876copy.jpg White Admiral http://i92.photobucket...

Yes I did use flash Sylvia.I used a canon 430EX flashgun mounted on a flash bracket,and a homemade diffuser.I usually have the camera in manual mode and set at F9-F13 and then adjust the shutterspeed accordingly as I go.I find it all works quite well,and a lot easier than trying to set up a tripod i...

Thats a nice shot mate,shows the rich coloration and has plenty of detail and sharpness.I hope I will one day be lucky enough to get as close to one of those as you did.

Hi all, here are a few shots from Start point in Devon.I didnt see a silver studded blue which I was diapointed about,but I did see a clouded yellow on the wing which cheered me up.There were hundreds on Gatekeepers and Meadow browns around,as well as small skippers,large whites,small copper,common ...

Hi all, I paid a visit to Dunsford on Dartmoor today.The weather was far from perfect,but I did manage to get a few quick shots of a High Brown Fritillary during the sunny spells.The Red admiral was bathing and kept still for me for a while.... High Brown Frit http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/da...

Thanks for your comments and confirmation of ID guys.I did try some natural light shots but I did not have my tripod with me and the result was motion blur.I would have been interested to compare myself....lesson learned there I think....dont forget your tripod!

I would appreciate comments.I am a poor judge of my own work and I am experimenting with my camera setup at the moment.

Thats a lovely shot mate,very nice light and soft colors.I like it a lot.

I have started using flash for butterflies.I use FEC to try and balance the light and get better overall exposure.I also use a diffuser to try and prevent the flash being too harsh.Its difficult to get the balance correct sometimes.I use the flash for Dragonflies/Damselflies as well, the diffuser he...

Hi all, I havn't posted for a long time so first of all hello again!I took this shot today, I think its a small pearl bordered fritillary but I am sure someone will put me right if I'm wrong. http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/smallpearlborderedfritt.jpg crop of the same shot http://i92....

I was using a tripod....sort of!I started off trying to set up all 3 legs...but there was too much in the way.So I resorted to using one of the legs monopod style for the shots.

Thank you Rogerdodge for your comments.I used a Canon 350D with a Sigma 150mm lens and a 20mm kenko extension tube.Can I recommend you all download a prog called opanda exif http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/index.html Its free and allows you to right click on an image and view the EXIF data for it.It ...

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