they are OK for a begginer.....

1 female common darter

2 from that angle it looks like an immature male ruddy darter

Yep its a little heavy to lug around and you know about it by the end of the day, however we all have to suffer a little for our hobby !. I have it fitted to tripod and use the tripod as a monopod for first shots of my subject, if it decides to stay put and play I carefully open the legs out. As sai...

I'll agree with those, and also say they are very good images...especially like No.3

I have the 105 and quality wise its very good, on manual it will do whatever you want. However I have since started to use a combination of Sigma 100-300 continuous F4 and attach various extention tubes. I find the benefit of being able to stand off from the subject to a distance of 3-4 feet a real ...

not harmful is the conclusion...
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Bu ... 0Facts.htm

Holly Blue 30 July 2007 Denaby Ings South Yorkshire
1/60 f8 iso200 Sigma 100-300 plus tubes

nice photos, you say great camoflage, I think the opposite, a good example of nature boldly saying ...look at me I am nasty tasting and horrible look at my warning colours and don't eat me..

My local RSPB reserve Old Moor at Barnsley South Yorkshire use to have a wonderful small wildlife meadow, teeming with common blues orange tips skippers etc. Been under water for 2 weeks. The waters have now been pumped out so I visited yesterday and could have cried... the meadow is a blackened sti...

I've noticed a marked decline in the numbers of Larva about...of all species.

even the saw tooth varieties that usually attack my gooseberries !

Female silver studded blue

Broxhead Common 19th July 2007

Nikon D70 Sigma 100-300f4 with full extension tubes

f11 1/ 125

I agree M.B. Gatekeepers Common blues are quite difficult to photograph sharp, I think its due partly to the mass of thick hairs around the body area and in the case of MB's and Gatekeepers the lack of contrast.

Common blue

well that worked ! hello again ! Just testing for upload sizes etc.

Just joined this forum and wanted to say hello to all. I found the site while searching the net for ID and information on a specimen I photographed, Very nice and informative site, congratulations to all. Look forward to contributing in a small way and learning a lot more. A couple of Common blues u...