lycaenid butterfly

Taken at the park with my trusty Canon Ixus compact. Since compacts can't zoom in for macro, I had to be real still as I approached the butterfly to get a good close-up shot without startling it. Sometimes it can be frustrating using a compact because you don't have as much control over the controls and focusing, especially for macros, but it just takes some modifications and adaptations to get a good photo out of it (:

It was in the late morning, but it was getting pretty clouded over which made for the flat lighting.





Photo (c) nephelae (please do not distribute or use my work for commercial purposes, for non-commercial purposes, do credit me! Thanks.)