Leorooster Cream of the Crop  6,749 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2005 Location: New York More info | Jul 21, 2006 08:55 | #1 Saw this butterfly earlier this week and snap a few shots, but they are not great. Here is one:  Below is a closeup shot of it. After closer examination on my monitor, I noticed that it has "something" on its head. Don't know if these are pollens or they are eggs of some sort. What do you think?  Canon 1DMarkIII
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LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006  More info | Jul 21, 2006 09:01 | #2 Lovely detail esp in the crop- they are pollen grains- amazing colours in the crop as well http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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Leorooster THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 6,749 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2005 Location: New York More info | Jul 21, 2006 09:09 | #3 Thanks, Brian! I didn't know pollen grains have "spikes" on them. Very cool Canon 1DMarkIII
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Seefutlung Goldmember  3,262 posts Likes: 1 Joined Feb 2006 Location: SoCal More info | Jul 21, 2006 09:11 | #4 Yes, definatly pollen ... those spikes are what makes the pollen "stick" to the b-fly's hairs. - Unsharp At Any Speed -
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JohnEllis Goldmember  1,064 posts Likes: 2 Joined Feb 2005 Location: Barrow-in-Furness More info | Jul 21, 2006 09:23 | #5 Very good excellent detail, I whish you had the mikes framer (you can get on Forum) for details of shot like exposure and aperture settings. Your images are a very high standard.....well done. Canon 400, 5d, Cameras. Canon Zoom 70-200 2.8 I.S. USM Lens, Canon Extender.Canon 1x1.4 Extender.
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Leorooster THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 6,749 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2005 Location: New York More info | Seefutlung wrote: Yes, definatly pollen ... those spikes are what makes the pollen "stick" to the b-fly's hairs. Hmmmm.......that makes sense. Thanks! Canon 1DMarkIII
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Bama Goldmember  1,010 posts Joined Jun 2005 More info | beautiful details on the butterfly and pollen. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakesbama/
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LesterWareham Moderator  More info | Jul 21, 2006 12:23 | #8 Looks like pollen to me - fantastic detail. Gear List
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Leorooster THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 6,749 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2005 Location: New York More info | Jul 22, 2006 11:59 | #9 Thanks everyone for your kind words and id Canon 1DMarkIII
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