Good catch. I was waiting for the bit about you dropping the other lens in
the water...
On 18 November 2011 14:39, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I went on a 12-mile hike in a desert wash yesterday, and at the far
> end came across a large butterfly. It would no let me get closer than
> about 15 feet, and if I made any sudden of large movements it would fly
> away. So, I had to very carefully watch the butterfly while blindly
> changing lenses from the 28-70mm to the 75-260mm, which I keep in a belt
> pouch. Took the 75-260mm from the pouch and tucked it under my right arm,
> then removed the 28-70mm and put it into the pouch. Put the 75-260mm on
> the camera, then adjusted the zoom all the way out and the aperture down to
> the full f/4.5, all without looking. This is easy to do with the 75-260mm
> as the control grips are nice and wide.
>
> I then set the shutter speed and carefully followed the butterfly
> around over four acres of boulders, cobble, and brush for about 15 minutes.
> Managed to get all of three photos before it flew away completely. Only
> one was worth using for identification:
>
> <
> https://picasaweb.google.com/117647316926309333001/PicasaPhotoAlbum?authkey=Gv1sRgCJSmwLq4kMOzJQ#5676325652160024226
> >
>
> Enlarging the area around the butterfly yielded:
>
> <
> https://picasaweb.google.com/117647316926309333001/PicasaPhotoAlbum?authkey=Gv1sRgCJSmwLq4kMOzJQ#5676325808741868610
> >
>
> which is not too bad for a hand-held 260mm telephoto shot. The butterfly
> is a Queen (Danaus gilippus).
>
> Chris
>
> Regards,
> Chris
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