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- Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:57 am
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Which Digital SLR?
- Replies: 21
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Maybe. It is a bit close to the flash, so it may not be that efficient. I'd rather stick the sheet at or near the end of the lens. That would have the added benefit of working with extension tubes. I already bought an extra hood for Tokina 100. Eventually I'll remove everything except the fixing and...
- Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:55 am
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Which Digital SLR?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5842
Beyond 400, it's advantage Canon, unquestionably, but do many people really use ISO 800 for insect photography? I certainly find 200 is fine for 99% of my work - aren't most insects active in bright, often sunny locations after all? Typically, I work at around f11 and, at ISO 200, this usually give...
- Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:09 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: When is sharp too sharp?
- Replies: 7
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- Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:12 am
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: When is sharp too sharp?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1909
- Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:32 am
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Moth OK...
- Replies: 2
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- Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:59 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Using "set" specimens on the species pages
- Replies: 43
- Views: 17106
- Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:37 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Some Fritillaries from Lappland
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1041
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:12 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Some more Italian pictures
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1311
I would rule out golgus , incidentally, for your female blue, because the underside is clearly not Plebicula (the white submarginal area on the forewing is obvious in Plebicula species). Got it! These are a bit overwhelming after being used to exactly three possibilities... :D I could have checked ...
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:36 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Some more Italian pictures
- Replies: 5
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2 - bellargus (confident) 3 - bellargus I agree. 4 - tough one (female blues usually are!) If it's the same as 5 then I'd tend to plump for thersites for them both. Well, thersites or even golgus , but it does have very little orange and the underside is surprisingly light. On the other hand, I don...
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:29 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Some more Italian pictures
- Replies: 5
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OK - here are my best guesses: 1 - ilicis (confident) No surprise there... 2 - bellargus (confident) 3 - bellargus again (note that escheri doesn't have a cell spot) Right. I admit I did not work enough with this one. The two pictures are of the same butterfly. I'll have to dig more into books tomo...
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:48 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Some more Italian pictures
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1311
Some more Italian pictures
Here is the last batch of uncertain butterflies from Italy. Some have a tentative name and some don't. This should be Satyrium ilicis: http://upload9.postimage.org/341752/YSATilici_2973.jpg These may be anything, but for now they are Polyommatus escheri. :) http://upload9.postimage.org/341785/YPOLes...
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:59 am
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Bulgaria shots for ID
- Replies: 5
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I'd venture to quess that the topside of Heath is more like M. diamina or some other darker one. The first Brown Argus is IMHO likely to be P. artaxerxes . Of the others I have no opinion. I would tend to agree with the S. acaciae , except for the last one. I have no opinion for that. FaunaEur does ...
- Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:51 pm
- Forum: Competitions
- Topic: July 2007 Entries
- Replies: 81
- Views: 36945
- Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:47 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Some Fritillaries from Lappland
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1041
Some Fritillaries from Lappland
Three days in extreme NW Finland did not yield many pictures as the number of butterflies was exceptionally low despite the decent weather and good timing. Even so, I did manage to get some shots: Boloria freija - Freija's Fritillary: http://upload9.postimage.org/282155/YBOLfreij_3510.jpg http://upl...
- Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:43 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: A few Skippers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 847
- Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:38 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: A couple of Ringlets / Arguses
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2357
I use a point-and-click Canon compact. I was afraid of that. The underside of Chequered is fine as it has plenty of contrast, but the Erebia is clearly focused on the background. If you are certain of that happening, you might move the camera back a bit after autofocus. Such sure cases are probably...
- Sat Jun 30, 2007 9:22 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: A couple of Ringlets / Arguses
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2357
- Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:52 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: A few Skippers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 847
A few Skippers
Here is the second problem Genus from my trip to Italy; Pyrgus . The first two pictures are from pretty high (2000+) altitude and I suspect they might be Pyrgus andromedae . http://upload9.postimage.org/65994/XPYRandro_2708.jpg http://upload9.postimage.org/66000/XPYRandro_2710.jpg The last three I p...
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:48 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: A couple of Ringlets / Arguses
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2357
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:18 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Dot, Cabbage what?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 760