More from TPTP

[richardlbong]

Was at TPTP this morning to check out the place. Quite a bit of 'butt' activities.
Decided to shoot the small Slate Flash using the 70-300mm Sigma with a Canon 500D close-up. In order to overcome the small DOF, I shot these with an aperture setting of f20.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b323/digimania/B-Pals/slate1.jpg
Rapala manea chozeba (Slate Flash)

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b323/digimania/B-Pals/slate.jpg
Rapala manea chozeba (Slate Flash)

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b323/digimania/B-Pals/andersonii.jpg
Eurema andersonii andersonii

Richard

[Cruiser]

Richard,
#1 got my vote. I like the saturated red Ixora? flowers BG and with the kind of sharpness you can achieve I don't think you will need a dedicated macro lens any more :cheers:

[Painted Jezebel]

Richard, I may be wrong, but are not 1 & 2 the female Rapala pheretima sequiera(Copper Flash), with the prominent end of cell bars on fore and hind wings?

Les
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[richardlbong]

Thank s Ben and Les. Here's a upper side shot of this butt. Istill believe it is a Rapala manea chozeba (Slate Flash).
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b323/digimania/B-Pals/slate2.jpg
Richard

[Painted Jezebel]

The upperside certainly muddies the water for me, as the female R. manea is much duller than the female R. pheretima on the upperside. If this is R. manea, then I will have to stop ignoring all the 'pheretima' I've been seeing, and check each one as I am yet to confirm D. manea on Samui.

I like to think I'm wrong, as this could mean another +1 in due course!

Irrespective of this discussion, they are beautifully clear shots.:thumbsup:

Les
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