Well worth waiting for!
On Oct 4, 2014 11:12 PM, "Mike Gordon via olympus" <
olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Finally a couple Monarchs came a visiting to our Buddlea last weekend
> undoubtedly fueling up for the long
> flight to Mexico. I used to take these shots for granted but very few
> around the past 2 years.
>
> I took a bunch of film shots first which were ironically easier in many
> respects (could focus wide open with a huge VF) but will be flash
> predominate as
> they were in deep shadow and it was very late in the afternoon with slow
> film.
>
> Here is one after on the 5DII after I ran out of film:
> http://www.olyendomike.com/Macro/Macro-2014/35815144_
> mTn4JH#!i=3587337489&k=TZ88xcD&lb=1&s=L
>
> Then when the second moved to a larger flower with the late PM sun on the
> background I tried a different tack--moved up the ISO a bit to brighten the
> background, kept the shutter speed
> as slow as I dared and aperture adjusted to keep dof optimal and fine
> tuned the exposure by chimping the ISO. I was worried the flash fill would
> be way overpowering at the higher
> ISO (T32 in normal auto) but the thyristor was fooled by the bright
> background so actually had to turn it up a couple stops. (some lost with
> extension too) Wanted to avoid a "flash look" if possible and balance the
> lighting.
> I have not had much success with any images pushing shadows in post with
> butterflies. Focusing at F11 is not a piece of cake.
>
> http://www.olyendomike.com/Macro/Macro-2014/35815144_
> mTn4JH#!i=3587337651&k=44cG4P6&lb=1&s=L
>
>
>
> I have to go for a couple hours tomorrow for the October B'fly derby, but
> it is the tale end of the tale end. The second flight of the Bronze Copper
> around here is bimodal and it can be quite late
> so there may be another chance at that showy critter.
>
> Mike
>
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