
Originally Posted by
Jerry van Dijk
Hi Gary, I think you already did a good job! Apart from the points you already mentioned, I would advise you to watch the angle you get on the butterfly. If you're going for a shot from the side, then try to get as much of the butterfly in one plane as you can. As you may notice, the lower parts of the wings, which are out of the plane of focus are quite soft now. Stopping down of course also helps, but may ruin your BG.
Another thing I would encourage you to do is to try getting some shots without flash. It is my experience that using flash often removes some of the nice "3D" details of the butterflies and sometimes washes out some of that lovely colors. Your camera should be able to handle the high ISO you need quite well.