I was amazed at how close I managed to get to this monarch butterfly without it flying away.  I used my 24-70mm f2.8 lens (priarily because it has a built in macro function).  Looking at the photos now though, I can see they would not get me very far in any kind of photo contest… the legs and antenae are not completely in focus… but hey, I still like them

See the full set of 2010 photo-a-day photos on my Project 365 Flickr Set.