A Gatekeeper Butterfly

I spotted this in my brother-in-law's vegetable patch in France. Pretty sure it is a Gatekeeper butterfly (pyronia tithonus).

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:105 mm

Max lens aperture:f/2.8

Exposure:1/640 at f/7.1

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 400

Grasshopper reflection

I spotted this grasshopper on a car and thought the reflection would work well.

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:105 mm

Max lens aperture:f/2.8

Exposure:1/160 at f/4

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:0 EV

Exposure mode:Manual

Exposure prog.:Manual

ISO speed:ISO 400

2016_52 - Week 1 - Metal

I've decided to attempt the 2016_52 challenge having not completed one since 2010!

 

Each week a topic is picked and all participants attempt to take a shot matching the title.

 

Week 1 was metal.  Thought I'd try and get some molten metal! Used a 70D on a tripod (useful having the articulated screen!) and a 580EX2 off camera on a stand. Manual focussed, put it on a timer and tried to get lots of smoke!

 



Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS 70D

Focal length:105 mm

Max lens aperture:f/2.8

Exposure:1/125 at f/13

Flash:Fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:0 EV

Exposure mode:Manual

Exposure prog.:Manual

ISO speed:ISO 100

Metering mode:Partial

Sun over the Troodos Mountains, Cyprus

I loved the way the rays of sun were seeping through the clouds - used a gently processed 3-shot HDR to replicate how they looked to the naked eye.

 

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:105 mm

Max lens aperture:f/2.8

Flash:Not fired

Exposure mode:Auto bracket

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Metering mode:Pattern

Morning Mist

 

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal length:105 mm

Max lens aperture:f/2.8

Exposure:1/2500 at f/6.3

Flash:Not fired

Exposure bias:-1 1/3 EV

Exposure mode:Auto bracket

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 100

Metering mode:Pattern

Jerry Too

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS 70D

Focal length:105 mm

Max lens aperture:f/2.8

Exposure:1/320 at f/2.8

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:0 EV

Exposure mode:Auto

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 400

Metering mode:Partial

Araneus diadematus

Really tricky getting this little guy's eyes perfectly in focus - I braced against a fence and slowly adjusted my distance whilst on live view. I certainly appreciated the articulated screen.

Canon 70D, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 OS, 1/125s @ f/8, 580EXII.

100% crop:

Jerry!

 

Camera make:Canon

Camera model:Canon EOS 70D

Focal length:105 mm

Exposure:1/320 at f/4

Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias:0 EV

Exposure mode:Auto

Exposure prog.:Aperture priority

ISO speed:ISO 400

Metering mode:Partial