This is from 2007, when I first got my Nikon 105mm Micro glass. Here’s a close-up of the newborn Gulf Fritillary butterfly who stayed still enough for me to practice focusing.
Other photos of this guy are here: New Gulf Fritillary Butterfly and here: Gulf Fritillary Butterflies Mating
The 105 micro is my favorite lens of all time: some beautiful bokeh and sharp as a tack (when the wind isn’t blowing your subject around…).
- Caption: Close up of young Gulf Fritillary butterfly after emergence from cocoon
- Focal length: 0.3125mm
- ISO: 200
- Keywords: Array
- Shutter speed: 1/73s
- Title: Close up of young Gulf Fritillary butterfly after emergence from cocoon