Red Admiral

Here are a couple more shots of red admirals from Wednesday's visit to Deep Dale:

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Comments

[John Charles]

Lovely shots Roger.

[Ian Yates ヅ]

Hi Roger,

Just wondering what kind of lens you use for these great photographs, and how close you can get to the butterflys to take them?

Obviously, a macro, but do you use a long zooming lens, so you can shoot from a distance, say a meter or so, or do you use something shorter, and get in close...if so, how do you manage not to scare the creature off?

Thanks for the great pics,

Ian

[Roger Butterfield]

@ John Charles: Thanks!

@ Ian Yates: These shots were taken with the Zuiko 50-200mm zoom lens, which has a minimum focus distance of about 1.3 metres. I also use the Zuiko 50mm macro lens; the detail is better, but you have to get much closer to the subject.

[Steven Scott]

Wonderful photography. Great blog.