Artichoke Posted July 23, 2007 Share #1 Posted July 23, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) a favorite visitor to our garden & this one was very cooperative [ATTACH]46520[/ATTACH] I think getting the right flowers for these fine butterflies helps with photographing them [ATTACH]46521[/ATTACH] could this critter be making a deposit on our Meyer lemon tree? the Viso/bellows/M8/135 Tele Elmar is a fine combination for doing such photographs ...I find my "winners" yield quite close to that I was getting using a fully automated DSLR and I find the resolution/color advantage of the M8 well worth the trouble I have others of this fine creature and larger versions of these, along with shooting information here fauna Photo Gallery by Artichoke Vinagrette at pbase.com comments & critiques welcome Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 Hi Artichoke, Take a look here a cooperative monarch . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
martinop Posted July 23, 2007 Share #2 Posted July 23, 2007 Like the closeup on the butterflies i.e details and colors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macos Posted July 23, 2007 Share #3 Posted July 23, 2007 great capture. The combination is obviously very efficient. The details and everything are remarkable. BR Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernando_b Posted July 24, 2007 Share #4 Posted July 24, 2007 Arthur, second one is impressive! It seems to see a 3D hologram. Fernando. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted July 26, 2007 I spend hours stalking butterflies in our garden & have planted all manner of butterfly attracting plants to bring them in ...still few seem to spend enough time in one place to draw a bead ...we have a great deal of competition in our neighborhood while the Viso/bellows combination (on a monopod) is a bit clumsy, I have gotten quite used to it & don't see that much of a liability over using a DSLR ...I never liked AF for macros like this and I tend to focus using the classic macro technique of moving the camera the greatest problem with this setup is setting the exposure accurately, but a quick chimp helps with this after a short time you learn how to set based on the lighting circumstances ...I will fire a few test shots using A shutter selection with the Viso in black dot mode & then set the exposure manually using the yellow dot mode on the Viso III which minimizes shutter black out and increases speed considerably ...I use the TE 135 at f8 and if light allows I may go with even smaller apertures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted July 27, 2007 Share #6 Posted July 27, 2007 Very Nice.......Butterfly gardens work if you dedicate a spot for one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted July 27, 2007 Share #7 Posted July 27, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) These are beautiful studies. You did well with a monopod which I think is a good choice from a mobility point of view. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsw Posted July 29, 2007 Share #8 Posted July 29, 2007 Stunning captures! I just got my Viso III in the mail from eBay. Now hunting for a bellows. How far are you from the butterfly when you captured these? Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted July 30, 2007 we have planted all manner of plants to seduce butterflies to linger in our garden, but I am afraid that our neighbors have as well, so we have lots of competition ...swallowtails have been particularly skittish this year there is a fine enclosed butterfly center near where I live, and they do have some fabulous specimens there, but this takes a good deal of the sport out of the photography ...the center holds a twice yearly butterfly plant sale & I am always out to fortify the garden to seduce more of these critters into lingering I find a monopod the ideal support and with the somewhat ungainly Viso/bellows combination hand holding is simply not in order ...I have used flash with my DSLRs (the butterflies don't seem to mind it at all) but with decent light, I much prefer using ambient light ...nothing is so flattering as ambient light, be it people or butterflies congrats on getting your Viso, Henry ...it adds a whole new dimension to M cameras & while it takes some time to learn its tricks, it can reward with excellent quality ...the bellows makes this even more ungainly, but allows for close ups & much more than you need for getting a bug of this size to fill the frame ...I was probably about 2 to 3 feet from the subjects with these & the frame was about 60 to 70 percent filled ...the 135 TE f4 seems near ideal for this kind of work with the Viso/bellows as it allows for reasonable working distance and is very sharp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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