About the Image(s)

As mentioned before, the best camera and lens is the one you have on you! Well…. I was in a bird sanctuary, and did not expect to see this very nice butterfly…. so I used the lens I had on me! One of the issues with this lens is that the closest focal distance at 800 mm is a little too far. This was a challenge as I needed to use manual focusing and was frequently too close to focus on this butterfly.
Oh well…. first world problem!

Equipment: Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800 mm, Hand held
Set-up: 800 mm - ISO 1,000 - 1/800 sec - f/9 - EV 0
Post-processing: minor cropping and global adjustments using ON1 Photo Raw
Location: Virkkula, Liminka, Finland
Time: August 18th 2025