Small blue.. behaving like a pet

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MacroLuv
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Small blue.. behaving like a pet

Post by MacroLuv »

From 'on my palm/finger series'. :D
All pics are handheld and full frame (or just slightly cropping).

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Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Date/time original 17.10.2009 15:47:24
Shutter speed value 1/400 s
Aperture value f/5
ISO speed ratings ISO 400
Focal length 100 mm

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Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Date/time original 17.10.2009 15:47:45
Shutter speed value 1/400 s
Aperture value f/5
ISO speed ratings ISO 400
Focal length 100 mm

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Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Date/time original 17.10.2009 15:56:53
Shutter speed value 1/320 s
Aperture value f/7.1
ISO speed ratings ISO 400
Focal length 100 mm

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Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Date/time original 17.10.2009 16:28:38
Shutter speed value 1/320 s
Aperture value f/4
ISO speed ratings ISO 800
Focal length 100 mm

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Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Date/time original 17.10.2009 16:36:51
Shutter speed value 1/320 s
Aperture value f/3.5
ISO speed ratings ISO 800
Focal length 100 mm
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Post by Cactusdave »

Very nice pictures. You are using the Canon 100mm F2.8 macro lens I guess? The butterfly is really enjoying the salts in the sweat on your fingers.
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MacroLuv
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Post by MacroLuv »

Cactusdave wrote:Very nice pictures. You are using the Canon 100mm F2.8 macro lens I guess? The butterfly is really enjoying the salts in the sweat on your fingers.
Thanks! Yes, it is the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens.
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Post by LordV »

Lovely series - esp like #3

Peculiarly exhilarating/exciting feeling when you have an insect like this on your hand !
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Post by l2oBiN »

I second #3 being my favourite. Quite unusual to see a blue doing that...?

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Post by rjlittlefield »

Nice work, MacroLuv.
l2oBiN wrote:Quite unusual to see a blue doing that...?
Depends on species, gender, and probably quite a bit more. See HERE for another picture and some discussion of this salt-licking behavior.

What's interesting to me about MacroLuv's series is that the butterfly's proboscis is uncurled in only one of the photos. For a butterfly on a finger, I would have expected the proboscis to be out and probing most of the time. This one seems just friendly!

--Rik

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Post by MacroLuv »

Thanks folks! :D

Well, this one was extremely friendly! I have hundreds photgraphs of this same guy. From the EXIF data, I can conclude that I was walking around more than one hour and half with this little creature on my hand.
Speaking about friendly behavior, I bet on Sue's comment in Rik's topic (topic ID 4775): " These guys can be cooperative if the weather is a bit cool."
Indeed, they turn somehow lazy at late afternoon.
So I think this guy was enjoying the warmth of my hand rather than salinity. :lol:
:smt023 for "Sherlock Holmes" :wink:
The meaning of beauty is in sharing with others.

P.S.
Noticing of my "a" and "the" and other grammar
errors are welcome. :D

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