Big Brown Eye by jesika2

Big Brown Eye

I decided, in a fit of insanity to play with the reversed lens Canon 500d this morning and set focus on a Verbena Bonariensis. Red Admiral had the same idea. The butterfly did not move for several minutes allowing me to take a few shots. Not even the flash bothered him/her. This f14, handheld with only minimal lightening, I didn't dare change settings to correct the exposure. Didn't even take my own advice and use the 2 second shutter delay.
This a tight crop of the face. I wonder how much more the Canon & its kit lens will allow me to crop?
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Amazing ... x
September 23rd, 2018  
@fbailey Thank you. I thought it astonishing enough before I cropped but this is beyond expectation. Pity the Admiral won't be back so I can experiment with f number & shutter speed. He was VERY cooperative, most are not
jx
September 23rd, 2018  
wow never would have imagined the eye detail!
September 23rd, 2018  
Ko*
Shooting macro's with reverse lens is almost top sport :) so i love what you did... excellent image...
September 24th, 2018  
Wow, such detail nice job.
September 24th, 2018  
@koalagardens @madeinnl @joev Thank you all. It's amazing what a tiny crop can reveal. Pity insects don't sit still very often so I could get close enough not to need a crop
j
September 26th, 2018  
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