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- Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:15 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: A couple of Ringlets / Arguses
- Replies: 14
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So you've already gotten the better pictures. :) My experience was that they flew all over me, but didn't land. And the few times they did, the mirror slap scared them away before the exposure was made. Oh well, if the weather improves, I might try to find B. titania on monday or tuesday before head...
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:33 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: A couple of Ringlets / Arguses
- Replies: 14
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Working backwards, to me the last one is classic melampus and has no epiphron about it. It seems to be right on the edge of the distribution of melampus (but although Google Earth seemed to know where your location was it didn't want to tell me, so I can't be sure). Anyway, if I saw that I wouldn't...
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:25 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: A couple of Ringlets / Arguses
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2357
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:49 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: A couple of Ringlets / Arguses
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2357
A couple of Ringlets / Arguses
Here are a few problematic Erebia s from Italy. Hopefully someone (Padfield ? :) ) can help me with them. The first three I'm assuming are Erebia medusa . They were flying everywhere whenever we were above ~1500 m. Naturally there is no way to tell whether some of them where for example E. oeme s. h...
- Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:57 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Marbled White and Shutter Noise?
- Replies: 8
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I have not noticed it with Marbled Whites, but trying to photograph Woodland Browns was a real pain. I don't use autofocus, so that was not the problem, but the sound of the mirror lifting did the trick. The shutter follows closely afterwards, but not fast enough, it seems. Also, the Canon 20D has n...
- Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:21 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Masochistic tendensies?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2124
I'd say those shots are more than 'acceptable'! I know. :D If you were stuck with the shorter lens, think what it would do for your stalking skills. Speaking as a 105mm man, that's half the fun for me! I wasn't stuck in any way. The longer ones were hanging in my belt all the time. I just wanted to...
- Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:45 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Butterflies I haven't seen
- Replies: 22
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- Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:46 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Masochistic tendensies?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2124
Please post some pics soon!. Not quite yet as... Are you using it with the twin flash MT24EX (I think) - I have this and use it occasionaly - it is brilliant. ...I don't have the MT24EX. At least not yet. :) The lighting is going to be a problem for some time, as my current options don't really wor...
- Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:59 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Masochistic tendensies?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2124
- Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:22 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Masochistic tendensies?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2124
Masochistic tendensies?
At least that is the only explanation I can think of for using only the EF-S 60 macro lens instead of longer ones for a whole day. :D Trying to approach them close enough was a real pain. I'd quess that 5% of attempts led to a picture. I have a feeling that 100 mm lens would have allowed at least a ...
- Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:16 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Burnets
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1363
- Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:11 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Morality of Netting Butterflies.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6700
- Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:45 am
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Digital SLR Advice
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2364
- Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:55 pm
- Forum: Competitions
- Topic: June 2007 Entries
- Replies: 53
- Views: 23321
- Wed May 30, 2007 9:16 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: How close? (Help!)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4566
You don't ask much, do you? The smaller the subject is, the more difficult is the focus issue. The only thing on your side is the fact that you have more DOF with a compact. Unfortunately, the low resolution viewfinder with delay more than compensates for that. A dead subject with tripod might be do...
- Wed May 30, 2007 5:43 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: How close? (Help!)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4566
- Wed May 30, 2007 12:21 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: How close? (Help!)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4566
There is something here that I don't get. Your possible exposure numbers are ISO sensitivity, exposure time and aperture. That AV value has no meaning after those unless you are shooting in RAW and that AV is exposure correction afterwards. With aperture f/2.2 your DOF is pretty thin in close-ups, s...
- Mon May 28, 2007 7:05 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: A few from last week (Crete)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2691
You must be very happy with them. Well, yes. I wouldn't be showing them otherwise. :D Could you please satisfy my curiosity by letting me know what equipment you use. Particularly whether you use a tripod and remote cable release. Canon 20D and Tamron 180/3.5. No tripod and usually available light....
- Mon May 28, 2007 11:09 am
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: A few from last week (Crete)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2691
Everyone, thanks for your kind comments! I've only ever seen nostrodamus , in Portugal. And I've only seen G. pumilio - on consecutive years in the same spot within a few meters. :) More snow is due... Oh dear! The winter always comes - sooner or later. :( I hope I won't need skis in the Dolomites i...
- Sun May 27, 2007 8:55 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: A few from last week (Crete)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2691
A few from last week (Crete)
Here are a few shots from last week on western an central Crete. Carcharodus alceae: http://www.jkt.1g.fi/Butterflies/Hesperiidae/Pics/CARalcea8.jpg Gegenes pumilio: http://www.jkt.1g.fi/Butterflies/Hesperiidae/Pics/GEGpumil7.jpg This one is for especially for Padfield - Thymelicus acteon: http://ww...