indian moon moths need warmth, so keeping them outside ,unless in a heated greenhouse or conservatory will not work. the catts emerging from the eggs will feed on a large variety of foodplants, i have found apple best, rhododendron very good also. keep them indoors at normal room temp in small plast...

here are a few shots, hope you like them all 5d2, 100mm L macro, natural light phil small copper http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2173/5808538659_33151538ef_b.jpg common blue http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/5818899768_9df4f8b762_b.jpg pair common blue http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5226/5791018934...

Gibster wrote:Anybody know how the Prees Heath population handled their traveller incursion?

the ranger e-mailed me yesterday, they have only just started emerging but in small numbers, so they wernt on the wing when the travellers were on the site.

i will take a look on monday , weather permitting!

phil

GOOD FIND, YES IT IS A MALE

PHIL

the first of the year have just emerged at whixall moss
only got the 1 shot! plenty of brimstones/orange tips/ whites around!

if you are using photoshop, click "image - image size" then with both constain proportions & resample image boxes ticked change resolution to 190 pixels/inch and
height to 9 cm . this will give an image of 1010 pixels width. then re sharpen

phil

HI PAUL, a raw file has no sharpening , so after conversion needs to be sharpened, unlike a jpg that is sharpened in camera when shot.

i sharpen a small amount in lightroom when converting , then re sharpen jpg when finished after re sizing for web, or before printing.

phil

think roger has everything covered, shooting such a slow shutterspeed is not going to produce a sharp enough image even with a tripod! try hand held shooting in manual, at f8, iso 100 with flash . 1/200th. for the size of subject i think you need extension tubes to increase magnification to fill mor...

the first shot looks like white ballance is too warm, common with indoor shooting with flash in auto wb mode in cameras menu
if your printer is in auto mode it will be correcting the white ballance automatically .
try manually setting wb to a cooler "k" setting 4500 maybe

phil

THE 60D has already reduced in price since it came out just befor x mas, so would be a better option,especially as you will pay top price for new model.
it is slightly bigger than the 400-600 series, but smaller than the old 50d. taking alot of features from the 7d.

phil

high Hugh i also use the 70-300is 4.5-5.6 , good for birds and ok for butterflys/dragons. adding a 12 mm extension tube [kenko ] shortens focal distance for butts image quality not as good as 100mm macro though. here are 2 shots robin shot 300mm f7.1 http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5404752327_78...

hope you enjoy it!

happy x mas

ps - just reading manual of my new 5d 2

phil

merry x mas everybody

looking forward to more of these




but now its like this

i would keep quiet about it, but maybe ask consevation to see what they might advise

phil

ps where did you find them lol

superb! guess that will be great for long shots! add extension tubes for extra magnification at longer shooting distance.
i use a 12mm ex tube on my 70-300 for butterflys/dragons .

phil

you will enjoy practising with that lot!

good price on the 180

no mpe-65 then!

phil

dont wait till spring! are there any butterfly houses near you, great places to experiment

congrats on new camera, the 100 macro is superb! i tend to stay at iso200 for natural light shots with this lens, keeps the shutterspeed a bit higher. even 400 would be pretty much noise free so u could either. depth of field is very narrow, especially compared to compact cameras with much smaller s...

one of my external hds just failed :( just goes to prove you must have more than one backup, have all my pics on a second hd so havnt lost anything just ordered 1tb wd hd for £64 on amazon, will probably get a second one soon! backing up to cd/dvd soo much hassle, especially the amount i shoot phil

how cheap?

take a look at canon 18-55 is - http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-can ... s/p1021794
the 7d does warrant a decent quality lens though, would need to shell out £300 odd
this focal range good for landscapes /general photos

phil