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Five times magnification portrait of a marbled white butterfly

When I first got into macro photography I was blown away by the high-level magnification shots I was seeing on the web. I was somewhat disappointed when I realized most of the photographs where taken in a studio on dead subjects. I set my self a goal to photograph the subjects alive and well in their own environment ie out where they live but to deliver similar type results. I think this was the first time I properly managed it.This a marbled white butterfly photographed at Brockadale Nature Reserve. It was taken at 5 times magnification is about 50 images stacked using the Canon 5DS camera. So it was a huge file by the time I had finished. Hopefully, you can see a lot of the detail on this version!The water on the eye is either a dewdrop or rain but the insects I photograph are never sprayed.

Five times magnification portrait of a marbled white butterfly

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