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Butterfly and Dragonfly

Started Jul 27, 2019 | Discussions
ANAYV Forum Pro • Posts: 23,926
Butterfly and Dragonfly
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Both Butterflies are the same exact type. Just look different with wings open and wings closed.

SX60 handheld

ANAYV

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
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saaber1 Senior Member • Posts: 2,164
Re: Butterfly and Dragonfly

Looking good.  The two butterfly ones (some others also possibly) u may want to try adding in-camera flash (if it has) or handheld flash in optical slave mode along with internal flash.  That may add lots of detail even at a low fill flash level.  Personally I don't like the look where the flash is supplying 100% of the light (aperture/shutter/iso speed set to eliminate any ambient light) because I think it looks too artificial on insects/hummingbirds, etc. but fill flash can add a lot of detail (just personal preference, someone else might like that very detailed but artificial look).

I do recognize though that different people have different opinions on whether a flash can damage the insects eyes and I don't know enough about it to say it does or doesn't I only say that photographically it may help.

Jim Senior Member • Posts: 2,666
Re: Butterfly and Dragonfly

Nice shots, ANAYV. You really get the most out of your SX60HS.

Jim

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OP ANAYV Forum Pro • Posts: 23,926
Re: Butterfly and Dragonfly

saaber1 wrote:

Looking good. The two butterfly ones (some others also possibly) u may want to try adding in-camera flash (if it has) or handheld flash in optical slave mode along with internal flash. That may add lots of detail even at a low fill flash level. Personally I don't like the look where the flash is supplying 100% of the light (aperture/shutter/iso speed set to eliminate any ambient light) because I think it looks too artificial on insects/hummingbirds, etc. but fill flash can add a lot of detail (just personal preference, someone else might like that very detailed but artificial look).

I do recognize though that different people have different opinions on whether a flash can damage the insects eyes and I don't know enough about it to say it does or doesn't I only say that photographically it may help.

Thanks for the comments.

Funny you mention flash.

I actually did take a few with flash. Didnt come out as detailed. Could be me, as I hardly use flash...but did use it for one of the Butterflues in this post.

Will try and post it here, after work.

ANAYV

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