Phuket - Butterfly Farm , Collection 2, February 2008

A second set of images from the butterfly farm. The first set was taken using the 300mm IS f2.8 lens, which, because the butterflies were very close, was a bit restrictive. I went back for a second visit a couple of weeks later with my newly acquired 40D with 10-22 zoom and 1D MarkII fitted with an also newly acquired 70-200 IS f4. A couple of the shots taken with the wide angle were so close that the lens was almost touching the butterflies, who took almost no notice. The timing of the visits is clearly a matter of luck since on this second visit, the variety of species wasn't so great.