Silver-Spotted Skippers (Epargyreus clarus) are skittish butterflies, so getting this close to one was a bit of a challenge.

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, 1/250 sec at f/16. Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash in auto mode and wireless control. Image Stabilization on. ISO 160. RAW processing in Adobe Camera Raw.

I am especially happy with the crisp focus on this butterfly's eyes and on its feeding proboscis - even with some pollen. At full size, you can very clearly see the facets of its eyes, and the individual grains of pollen.

These are the kinds of macro shots that I lreally like - giving a view of something that normally would be overlooked.

- Bill