Sharing A Few Butterflies Part VIII

[Bluesteel]

one more..... Malay Lacewing

Cheers!

 

[rwalker]

Plain Tiger

Leopard

:cheers:

 

[m00nman26]

Sharing some old shots too.

Plain plush blue

Fluffy tit

Fluffy tit open wing shot

Red flash

Suffused flash

 

[Bluesteel]

James ,

Beautiful shots !!!

Thanks for the contributions!


Cheers!

 

[Bluesteel]

Phalanta phalantha phalantha -- (Leopard)

 

[Diavonex]

Bluesteel, you have one of the best butterfly collection :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[kuanwk]

something more mundane:



Why are they called 4 rings when there seems to be 5 of them?

 

[Papilio]

something more mundane:


Why are they called 4 rings when there seems to be 5 of them?

Your shot seems a bit underexposed. Perhaps pushing the brightness up would help the shot look better.

The number of rings that are referred to in the common names of the Ypthima species are counted from the hindwings only. Here's a blog article on another species of the genus that explains the common name.

 

[kuanwk]

Your shot seems a bit underexposed. Perhaps pushing the brightness up would help the shot look better.

well, it was their sleeping time towards the end of the day, so perhaps underexpose is more suitable..
thats the excuse for the new diffuser needing a bit more improvement anyway..

The number of rings that are referred to in the common names of the Ypthima species are counted from the hindwings only. Here's a blog article on another species of the genus that explains the common name.

tks.
i juz read THE bk and found the answer too..

 

[Bluesteel]

Kuan,

What is your equipment setup?

Are your using ""first curtain"" or ""rear syn""( 2nd curtain ) flash ?

Most of us use fill-flash , in this mode the shutter open to let in the ambient light first and the fill flash comes in to illuminate the finer details of the subject just before the shutter second curtain closes. This will render the finer details of the subject better and at the same time a brighter backdrop.

I am using Canon setup and the flash is always pointed at the subject directly without any diffuser . The ETTL of the Canon flash in the rear syn flash mode is intelligent enough to provided the right amount of the "fill-flash" without having to using diffuser.

Cheers!

well, it was their sleeping time towards the end of the day, so perhaps underexpose is more suitable..
thats the excuse for the new diffuser needing a bit more improvement anyway..



tks.
i juz read THE bk and found the answer too..

 

[Bluesteel]

Tagiades ultra - The Ultra Snow Flat

ISO1600 1/80s F/9 , Full frame , Fill-flash, Handheld.

As always Comments and Critiques are most welcome!

Cheers!

 

[kuanwk]

Kuan,

What is your equipment setup?

Are your using ""first curtain"" or ""rear syn""( 2nd curtain ) flash ?

Most of us use fill-flash , in this mode the shutter open to let in the ambient light first and the fill flash comes in to illuminate the finer details of the subject just before the shutter second curtain closes. This will render the finer details of the subject better and at the same time a brighter backdrop.

I am using Canon setup and the flash is always pointed at the subject directly without any diffuser . The ETTL of the Canon flash in the rear syn flash mode is intelligent enough to provided the right amount of the "fill-flash" without having to using diffuser.

Cheers!

most of u use 180mm! :bsmilie:

im using an old oly with a 105, mostly flash fill..
rear sync is an occasional luxury, due to the low shutter speeds, and i dont have much iso to compensate with..
flashhead usually at an angle, as a way to reduce the impact of shadows.
and hotspots, altho it doesnt appear so much on butterflies (but it keeps appearing on the cats).

 

[commonbirdwing16]

Mating Orange Emigrant

Mating Gram Blue

 

[windynites]

Impressive series :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing.

 

[tishfire]

Sharing a few shots here, not too sure of their ids.

 

[inckurei]

Hi Tishfire,

1) Orsotriaena medus cinerea (Nigger) thats the name of the butterfly!
2) Ideopsis vulgaris macrina (Blue Glassy Tiger)
3) Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche) Not bad, manage to get a nice and sharp shot of this very skittish butterfly that never seem to land most of the time!
4) 4&5, some skipper, I am really bad at ID-ing skippers! :embrass:

You can try to ID your shots, we do have an online photo checklist @ www.butterflycircle.com/checklist2

cheers!

 

[tishfire]

Hi Tishfire,

1) Orsotriaena medus cinerea (Nigger) thats the name of the butterfly!
2) Ideopsis vulgaris macrina (Blue Glassy Tiger)
3) Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche) Not bad, manage to get a nice and sharp shot of this very skittish butterfly that never seem to land most of the time!
4) 4&5, some skipper, I am really bad at ID-ing skippers! :embrass:

You can try to ID your shots, we do have an online photo checklist @ www.butterflycircle.com/checklist2

cheers!

Hi, thanks for the ID, #4 and #5 i previous only know them as bush skipper, i just scanned the previous post here and got their names as palm dart, hope i am correct.

As for Psyche, I followed it for a while before it freeze for me to take 5-6 shots, it was upside down and I rotated it upwards

thanks again

 

[bluefinx]

Sharing a few shots.



Spalgis epius epius (Apefly)




Zeltus amasa maximinianus (Fluffy Tit)





Hypolimnas misippus misippus (Danaid Eggfly)

 

[log1t3ch]

i havent posted here for almost a year since i started my studies, heres a record of some butt i took while i was up cradle mountain. looks like i got to start brushing up my butt photographing skills to catch up with all the wonderful shots that are in this thread.

 

[Bluesteel]

Rapala iarbus iarbus --Common Red Flash

ISO1250 1/100s F/10 , EV+0.33 , Fill-flashed , Handheld.

Cheers!