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Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
A few shots of Gary, a Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly, who I spotted recently on a step in my back garden.    My favourite, although he refused to smile   Actual size:  Some nearby moss:  Berry:  All shots snapped with EOS 600D + 50mm f1.8 (effectively 80mm @ full frame) + Polaroid Auto-Extension Tubes. Depth of Field is poor as Gary didn't want to keep still, and even though I was using my tripod, I shot with the fastest shutter speed the light would allow. RAW development in Lightroom 5.
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/10/29 08:50:56
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Beautifull pictures Steve, but....
How'd you know it's called Gary?
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/10/29 09:23:26
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Do you have a leg garden too?
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/10/29 09:36:02
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I'm surprised you got Gary to stay still at all. Great shots, though.
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/10/29 09:39:01
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I'm surprised you got Gary to stay still at all. Great shots, though.
It was easy after they went out for a few jars Jan!  Good stuff Steve! 
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/10/29 09:41:00
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Oh, is Gary partial to Guiness?
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/10/29 11:33:27
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Very nice Steve. I really liked the shot of the berry. I'm getting into macro stuff myself now. What's the benefit of the extension?
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/10/29 11:43:10
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Very nice pics.
Gary is hairy, Maybe this is the way that type looks. I haven't seen any "hairy" butterflies like that around here. Doesn't mean they're not here.
That last picture is berry nice.( ok I'm leaving I'm leaving).
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/10/29 11:55:37
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Very nice Steve. I really liked the shot of the berry. I'm getting into macro stuff myself now. What's the benefit of the extension?
Randy
Thanks mate The extension tubes are just a device to move the lens further away from the film plane. With the lens further away from the camera than normal, it doesn't have to refract the incoming light to such a degree, which basically means it can focus on objects much closer than without the tubes, hence the apparent 'magnifying' effect. On the really close pics of Gary, the front element of my lens was less than an inch away from him; the normal closest focussing range of the lens I used is around 18 inches. A big plus is that they contain no lens elements (they are basically just a set of hollow tubes of different length) so they (near enough) maintain the optical quality of the lens itself. Plus, the Polaroid set I bought each have Canon electrical contacts which lets the lens communicate as normal with the body, and hence allow autofocus and auto-exposure options to be selected. Randy, Polaroid also make a set for Nikons, and I reckon they're a real bargain for just 75 of your American Dollars on AMAZON. I can't recommend them highly enough. From my experience, the only proviso is that although the auto-exposure works perfectly (and incidentally also maintains full TTL flash exposure), sometimes the autofocus does tend to hunt around a lot and often fails to find focus (although that's a limit of my camera, not the tubes) so I normally switch over to manual focus.
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/10/29 13:23:25
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How'd you know it's called Gary?
My daughter mentioned that he "looked like a Gary", and that's good enough for me
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/10/29 13:37:08
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/10/29 13:52:39
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SteveStrummerUK
sometimes the autofocus does tend to hunt around a lot and often fails to find focus (although that's a limit of my camera, not the tubes) so I normally switch over to manual focus.
That's not really a limit of the camera, Steve. It's the nature of macro, and becomes very apparent in handheld situations. Your focal plane is extremely narrow, and the slightest movement translates to a relatively large change. Auto focus is more of a hindrance here, as it will be forever chasing the focal plane. Manual focus is definitely the way to go. By way of example, my Peach blossom was a very challenging shot. Standing outdoors in a light breeze, not only was I moving, but the flower was as well. With auto focus, this would have been a no go. As you've noticed, it all comes down to timing, and snapping the shutter as your subject crosses the focal plane. Nice shots. I love stuff like this.
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/10/29 16:20:56
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How'd you know it's called Gary?
My daughter mentioned that he "looked like a Gary", and that's good enough for me
I think you misheard. That's definitely Barry in them pics.
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
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Re: Gary the Butterfly (Adventures in Macro Photography #3)
2013/11/01 10:31:23
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Thanks for the info Steve. I picked up a set of Vivitar extension tubes for my Nikon for $64.00 U.S. Looking forward to getting into the macro shots.
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