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Ripolini
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I tend to use my tripods as much as possible when taking close-ups and macro photographs.
However, on very few occasions I was able to take close-up pictures thanks to VR and AF-S.
The attached picture is an example.
I took it when I was visiting an archaeological site in Austria.
I didn't have my tripod with me (I left it in the car ). I saw that six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) resting on a plant. The overcast sky provided a nice diffuse lighting, so I tried to take few pictures. I settled at the ground level, and used D300+105VR (f/8, 1/200 s) combo hand hold, ISO 400, AF-C with one of the 51 AF sensors pointed at the eye of the insect. Both AF-S and VR helped me, on that occasion, to take a sharp close-up image.
Considering the size of the six-spot Burnet, and that I used a DX body, magnification was around 1:2.
The distant background allowed to avoid distracting elements.

http://www.webalice.it/riccardo.polini/my_pictures/Austria/Zygaena_filipendulae_2764LR.jpg

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Nov 16, 2014 at 10:39 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Six-spot Burnet


That's a beauty Riccardo.


Nov 16, 2014 at 08:15 PM
Ripolini
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Six-spot Burnet


Thanks Mark


Nov 17, 2014 at 01:33 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Six-spot Burnet


Wonderful shot Riccardo !

Birdie



Nov 17, 2014 at 01:36 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Six-spot Burnet


Wonderful capture !
Brian v



Nov 17, 2014 at 02:08 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Six-spot Burnet


Delightful colors.....looks great.

Lee



Nov 17, 2014 at 02:29 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Six-spot Burnet


Lovely subjects when you get the lighting right, as you have.

There was a time when I would count the spots on a Burnet and know the name. Across Europe there are so many species and variants that I am now very cautious. That said, I believe it is the typical form of Zygaena filipendulae, the Six-Spot. There is, in Italy and Spain, a variant, f. liguris, with the distal, posterior spot missing, in which case the very broad border on the hind wing makes it the Six-Spot.

Harold



Nov 17, 2014 at 05:43 AM
Ripolini
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birdied wrote:
Wonderful shot Riccardo !

Thanks Birdie!

LordV wrote:
Wonderful capture !

Thank you Brian.

Lee Nelson wrote:
Delightful colors.....looks great.

Thanks Lee!

e6filmuser wrote:
Lovely subjects when you get the lighting right, as you have.

Thank you Harold.

e6filmuser wrote:
There is, in Italy and Spain, a variant, f. liguris, with the distal, posterior spot missing, in which case the very broad border on the hind wing makes it the Six-Spot.

Thank you for the info. I checked my butterflies guide (by Michael Chinery) and yes the Z. f. liguris has five red spots. Z. f. liguris looks very similar to Z. lonicerae; however, as you said, the very broad border on the hind wing makes Z. f. liguris recognizable. Thank you!



Nov 17, 2014 at 01:25 PM
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Ripolini wrote:
Thank you for the info. I checked my butterflies guide (by Michael Chinery) and yes the Z. f. liguris has five red spots. Z. f. liguris looks very similar to Z. lonicerae; however, as you said, the very broad border on the hind wing makes Z. f. liguris recognizable. Thank you!


Yes, Chinery "Butterflies and Day-Flying Moths of Britain and Europe" is my source.

Harold



Nov 18, 2014 at 02:43 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Six-spot Burnet


Very nice.


Nov 18, 2014 at 10:59 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Six-spot Burnet


Beautiful shot! Nice light and colors!


Nov 19, 2014 at 03:55 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Six-spot Burnet


Love the light and the framing


Nov 21, 2014 at 03:09 AM
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Jonathan Huynh wrote:
Very nice.


orionmystery wrote:
Beautiful shot! Nice light and colors!


Dalantech wrote:
Love the light and the framing


Thank you guys



Dec 07, 2014 at 02:11 PM





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