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    Default Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)

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    Hand held with garden cane, Canon 5D IVCanon 180mm macro
    Auto ISO1600 , 1/1000 sec f9
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    The garden cane or a piece of dowelling about 4 foot long, hold the tripod foot and the cane in the left hand, you can find any height any angle very quickly, I find this much more flexible than a monopod (also lighter!). I hold the foot against the cane as opposed to the camera so I don't scratch the camera. the cane is also very useful for moving blades of grass out of the way without disturbing the insects.

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    Very nice. Sounds like you have found a unique method for your macro opportunities. Butterfly is tack sharp, really like the perch and the green background.

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    Hi Jon, again great colours, but if you cranked things up to say f/22 and just backed off a fraction (moving back), would you get all the vegetation and antenna in focus?

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    [QUOTE=Steve Kaluski;1186909]Hi Jon, again great colours, but if you cranked things up to say f/22 and just backed off a fraction (moving back), would you get all the vegetation and antenna in focus?

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    Quite likely Steve but I would hesitate to go to f22 because diffraction sets in. F16 would do it, I think I did take some further back, I usually do if I get a cooperative subject.

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    Beautiful image. Great Background and awesome colors on the subject.

    Thanks sharing

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