Grass Blue

[yanyewkay]

Just happen to walk by and saw these little beauties.
erm.. is this a Lesser Grass Blue or Pygmy Grass Blue.



It's really tiny and the biggest one I've found is still smaller than a 1 cent coin.

[Papilio]

Nice composition of the butterfly on the flowers. If only the butterfly were a tad sharper.

[Falcon]

Beautiful composition.

[macross]

The butt is Pygmy Grass Blue (Zizula hylax pygmea).

[yanyewkay]

thanks for the Id again guys .

Anyway, I always find that the wings are oof for most (all) my shots. I'm using f8/f11 most of the time. I'm actually suspecting that my diopter setting on my D70 may be out. But I can't find a good method to test because the difference is always like only 2-3mm. Any suggestions?

EDIT: my settings most of the time

f/8-11
300mm
distance ~1m

[yanyewkay]

for the above shot,
used Manual focus,
shutter was 1/640,
no fill in cos it was in the hot afternoon sun.
Aperture Priority
Sigma 70-300 APO Macro Super II

For landscape shots with this lens it seems ok. My only worry is back/fwd focussing problem.

DOF is only 2mm at f8 so shallow

[Papilio]

Originally Posted by yanyewkay for the above shot, used Manual focus, shutter was 1/640, no fill in cos it was in the hot afternoon sun. Aperture Priority Sigma 70-300 APO Macro Super II For landscape shots with this lens it seems ok. My only worry is back/fwd focussing problem. DOF is only 2mm at f8 so shallow

MF eh? Maybe next time try two shots, one with MF and leave the other to the camera's AF, and compare the two.

[megaweb]

Becareful when you take butt with bright and shinning wings. Try to use flash compensate -1 to -2 for better exposure.

[yanyewkay]

thanks master papilio and skyflash will try this out this coming weekend! hope to brush up my skills more before I join you guys on hunting the exotic butts

thanks megaweb. I have a prob with my flash right now.. I'm using a flash that doesn't iTTL with my D70 (Metz 32 Z1), is there anyway for me to do the compensation?

[jr123]

Hi guys...I think I got the same type of butt at Sengkang just now..



D70 w/ Micro Nikkor 55mm
Manual focus
Built in flash at 1/8 power

[Garion]

This is a lovely shot yanyewkay! Very nice composition and beautiful blurred background. Looking at this pic gives me a feeling of peace and serenity. Good job, hope to see more from you!

[yanyewkay]

Originally Posted by Garion This is a lovely shot yanyewkay! Very nice composition and beautiful blurred background. Looking at this pic gives me a feeling of peace and serenity. Good job, hope to see more from you!

thanks

[macross]

Originally Posted by jr123 Hi guys...I think I got the same type of butt at Sengkang just now.. D70 w/ Micro Nikkor 55mm Manual focus Built in flash at 1/8 power

jr123, what u have shot is NOT a Pygmy Grass Blue, but a Lesser Grass Blue (Zizina otis lampa).

[robotech]

Originally Posted by macross jr123, what u have shot is NOT a Pygmy Grass Blue, but a Lesser Grass Blue (Zizina otis lampa).

Izzit? looks like the Pygmy...sorry man..ID wrongly.

[yanyewkay]

i was contemplating to Id it as a LGB or not.. not too confident myself. good catch.. LGBs are quite hard to get!

[robotech]

Originally Posted by yanyewkay i was contemplating to Id it as a LGB or not.. not too confident myself. good catch.. LGBs are quite hard to get!

Izzit? I saw tons of them around my house in SengKang...only around 1cm in length only.

[sumball]

See the diff btw LGB & PGB here.

[megaweb]

Originally Posted by yanyewkay thanks megaweb. I have a prob with my flash right now.. I'm using a flash that doesn't iTTL with my D70 (Metz 32 Z1), is there anyway for me to do the compensation?

if you are unable to adjust your flash exposure from your flash unit, you can use external items like tracing paper or a diffuser like omni-bounce to lower down the exposure.

[yanyewkay]

sumball: like that also can ah.. now i know the diff...

megaweb: thanks

[sumball]

孺子可教也！