Small brown butterfly

I took this small butterfly in my front garden this morning, it was'nt very livley at all which i came to the concludion that it had come out of it Chrysalis, it even sat on my for-finger for me as you can see, it also gives you an idea of how big it was too....i hope you enjoy....

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Very nice macros Karl, was that using your close up filters or just the camera
Martin

Just the camera lens, a little fill flash and about -1 of exposure to get thet right balance. I think insects like butterflies don't really need that kind of close-up because we want to see the whole picture because of their beauty.

I really want to create them B&W shots like yours they are just fantastic.....

more excellent shots. a very hairy butterfly. crisp and clear, very sharp as well. impressive.

Thanks once again for you comments, i only went outside to see what my kids were upto and there it was just hangin' around and of course i had to get the camera out.....

Very nice shots. This is another example of how much a G-series can do when it is owned by a great photographer.

I think the guy was stil in his dream early in the morning . Seriously, insects are normally less active in early morning. That's why is better to shot insect macros in early morning. Unfortunately, I just like this guy cannot wake up early

....thanks for your commennts, when i say early morning, it was more or less mid-morning, but you could be right until it wormed up with the morning sun?

Leorooster wrote:
Very nice shots. This is another example of how much a G-series can do when it is owned by a great photographer.

I think the guy was stil in his dream early in the morning . Seriously, insects are normally less active in early morning. That's why is better to shot insect macros in early morning. Unfortunately, I just like this guy cannot wake up early

Great detail and colour. Shows how versatile the G6 is.

Gorgeous butterfly. I'm envious. That G6 takes killer photos in your hands!

Thanks, anybody 'CAN DO' the same, i have come to learn a lot with the G6 and one of them is getting the flash and exposure an even balance, i'm more impressed with the built in flash i use all the time, i don't even get a drop-off shadow on the bottom right being so close to the subjects, i think canon have got thats spot on, other people may have a different view over the G6 but it works well for me and proff is in the images i've taken so far......