Butterflies Up Close

A second visit to Pignal saw me take several macro photos of the abundant butterflies with my MPE-65mm Macro Lens, which gives a magnification of between 1 and 5x.  Most of the images taken of butteflies with it I use between 1 – 2 x, as butterflies are quite large subjects.

The following are a selection of images that I took with this lens on this trip.

Marbled White ( x2 Mag).  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Macro Lens.  ISO 200 F11 1/250.  Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.  Blue Card in background.

 

 

Skipper on Bramble (about 1.5x).  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Macro Lens.  ISO 250 F11 1/250.  Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

Skipper against Pink (about 1.5x).  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Macro Lens.  ISO 250 F11 1/250.  Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

Silver-washed Fritillary nectaring.  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Macro Lens.  ISO 250 F11 1/250.  Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash

Skipper (about 1.5x).  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Macro Lens.  ISO 250 F11 1/250.  Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

Small Heath Portrait.  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Macro Lens.  ISO 250 F11 1/250.  Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

Small Heath nectaring  on bramble (Landscape).  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Macro Lens.  ISO 250 F11 1/250.  Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

Small Heath nectaring  on bramble (Portrait).  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Macro Lens.  ISO 250 F13 1/250.  Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

Small Heath on Bramble( about 1.5x).  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm Macro Lens.  ISO 250 F11 1/250.  Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

Map of Location

Pignal Inclosure , New Forest.