Quite surprised to get buzzed by a Painted Lady this afternoon near Cookham, Berks. Is it usual to have them about so early?

Hi Dave, Although it's only really for canon "compact" cameras - it's worth checking out "chdk" which basically is a group of developers who hack canon cameras , enabling a multitude of scripts to be run. http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK You format an sd card with chdk and load it...

Hi Dave, There are two base settings on the 550 video mode, auto and manual exposure. Auto does as it says and controls aperture,ISO and shutter speed, whereas the manual mode does allow full control over shutter speed, aperture (like you say, within the lenses capacity) and ISO too, which even set ...

Pete Eeles wrote: Hope you don't mind me posting this, Rob!

Not at all Pete,I'm honoured! Just bear in mind the, err... slight "inaccuracies" on the butterfly section

Hi, Edited a short montage together of a walk last week -should probably be titled "Streak and Frits" :) [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCSX45oXpWA[/video] (for 1080p version follow to youtube and watch there) Shot on Canon 550D with a mixture of Canon macro 100m F2.8 and Sigma 100-...

Thanks Padfield for the response - I'm pretty sure it's the first time I have ever seen them!

Cheers,

Rob

Hi, First time poster! Think i had a couple of white letter hairstreak on my lunchtime walk today, everything about them looks right. Can somebody please confirm? http://www.flickr.com/photos/12254625@N07/4809331363/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/12254625@N07/4809332831/ (sorry for links, upload does...