Daily Archives: November 15, 2010

Went to the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory this weekend and took along my 5D Mk II with a 100mm f/2.8 macro and a 300mm f/2.8 telephoto with some extenders to pull in the minimum focal distance.

As an example, the above shot is a Common Mormon, (Papilio polytes), that I shot with the EF 300mm L IS USM lens using extensions to pull in minimum focal distance,  (for this shot, all three12mm, 20mm, and 36mm).

For the 100mm f/2.8, flash was the MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite’s, for the 300mm f/2.8, I used a 580EX II and where possible, (specifically on this shot), a 430EX II as a fill light, (really need three hands to hold everything as the 300mm weighs in at 5.6 lbs)!

Anyway, here is the link to approximately 20 shots using both lens, (shot over 250 pictures but like these the best):

Besides clicking, a html gallery was also setup:

http;//www.tpo.ca/Butterflies/index.html

Any questions or critiques, please let me know!

Cheers

Bob