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    Default Macro and Flora Image of the Week for the week ending April 19th, 2013: Melvin Grey - Red Admiral Butterfly

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    Congratulations Melvin!

    I was out trying to find some shorebirds, so I only had a 500mm lens and 2x converter - shorebirds being much harder to get close to in the UK !! I came across a few butterflies feeding on ivy blossom, so rather than go home 'empty handed' I had a go at stalking them. This image is full frame, un-cropped. Taken at the closest distance that the lens combo would focus on - not exactly a macro rig but by taking care to get the plane of the butterflies wings as parallel as possible with the sensor plane I was able to make the most of the shallow depth of field, it also produced a nice out of focus BG.

    Camera 1D Mk1V EF 500mm f4 L IS plus TC2 Exp. 1/500 @ f10 ISO 800

    This is more to show what can be achieved with unconventional equipment.

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    Incredible!! Love it, and moreso that you were able to salvage the day with what would be considered by many as not the most ideal equipment at hand.

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    Congratulations Melvin! Well deserved recognition for a beautiful image!

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    Thank you very much for your comments - particularly as it was my first posting to this Forum - I just thought it was funny ending up with a butterfly when I was hunting shorebirds!!

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    Congrats Melvin the colors rock here
    Don Lacy
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