Small Skipper close up

These shots of Small Skipper were taken tonight with the Nikon Micro Nikkor 105mm F/2.8 lens.  I've had some really good fun tonight with this lens.

These images involve two different skippers, but taken from very different angles.  The image above has had the exposure raised to +1.3 EV to compensate for the bright background.

The image above and below have the aperture set to F/8 at approx six inches distance, thus the only part of the insect in focus is the eye and antennae.

Blues, Whites, Skippers and Hairstreaks

This post shows a selection of images taken last week in Turkey. If anyone can identify the blues, I would like to know. Also, the Small Skipper image at the bottom is relatively bright compared to the British Small Skipper, so the id could be open to debate!

Grecian Copper (above)

Blue-spot Hairstreak (above)

Bath White (above)

Ilex Hairstreak (above)

Blue sp.

Little Tiger Blue (above)

Oriental Marbled Skipper (above)

Small Skipper (probable above)