I particularly like the uncropped version Chris.
...Wayne
>
> 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?au
> thkey=Gv1sRgCJSmwLq4kMOzJQ#5676325652160024226>
>
> Enlarging the area around the butterfly yielded:
>
> <https://picasaweb.google.com/117647316926309333001/PicasaPhotoAlbum?au
> thkey=Gv1sRgCJSmwLq4kMOzJQ#5676325808741868610>
>
> which is not too bad for a hand-held 260mm telephoto shot. The
> butterfly is a Queen (Danaus gilippus).
>
> Chris
>
> Regards,
> Chris
> --
> _________________________________________________________________
> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|