An afternoon at the tropical butterfly house... (pics added)

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An afternoon at the tropical butterfly house... (pics added)

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...in Stratford upon Avon. Didn't take any macro lenses or I'd have returned with shots of butterfly heads - only :D

First two are with 70-200 @ 200mm, last is with a 28mm prime. All handheld single shots.

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Great photos!
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Here's a few more from the same day. All 70-200mm @ 200mm.

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Really like the front view of the Heliconius!

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Pretty good!
I did a trip to a local buttefly house a while back, thinking it would just be something to do while I waited for summer. I had so much fun I went again. I would recommend it it anyone (who is not already in the tropics, of course)!
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MarkSturtevant wrote:...I would recommend it it anyone (who is not already in the tropics, of course)!
I second that. My main motivation for going was to test a camera for potential overheating problems, but like you, I enjoyed it so much I'm going back next week. There were so many butterflies I got a bit "snap happy" at times so I intend to slow down and take fewer, more "considered" shots next time.

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Lovely sharp images. I would need a tripod for that. What were the setting?
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75RR wrote:Lovely sharp images. I would need a tripod for that. What were the setting?
Thanks. Settings were around f/5.6 to f/8 and 1/125th sec for most of the images I took that day. This using aperture priority with ISO floating on auto. ISO ranged from 250 to 1600 depending on the light. I'd like to say I have super-steady hands - but I can't. It was mainly fast-tracking, continuous AF and 5 stops of in-body stabilisation that kept things nice and sharp (Sony A9). Like having an invisible tripod really :)

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