Re: CallumMac
Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 7:29 pm
17/05/2018 - Walmgate Stray lunchbreak
Well, I did it! After getting nothing but positive reviews on here, from colleagues at work and online for the 105mm macro focal length, I bought Sigma's version on Wednesday. I took it out for its first spin on the Stray this lunchtime.
Predictably, my first butterfly photo with the lens was... unorthodox!
I actually quite like it. "The ghost of Speckled Wood flown"...
It was cloudy and windy, so there was not much to chase butterfly-wise. I followed that first Speckled Wood for a bit, and then found another that was less worn (but only slightly!).
I've been searching an area of the Stray this week that is rich in Common Mouse-ear, the foodplant of the Small Yellow Underwing moth. Peter Mayhew recorded the moth in good numbers on Monday but I'm yet to find any - it's been too cool for the last couple of days. However, my search today revealed something just as interesting - these two Glyphipterix simpliciella sharing a buttercup. They were both coated in pollen. I think we are often guilty of underestimating the potential contribution of moths to pollination.
Well, I did it! After getting nothing but positive reviews on here, from colleagues at work and online for the 105mm macro focal length, I bought Sigma's version on Wednesday. I took it out for its first spin on the Stray this lunchtime.
Predictably, my first butterfly photo with the lens was... unorthodox!
I actually quite like it. "The ghost of Speckled Wood flown"...
It was cloudy and windy, so there was not much to chase butterfly-wise. I followed that first Speckled Wood for a bit, and then found another that was less worn (but only slightly!).
I've been searching an area of the Stray this week that is rich in Common Mouse-ear, the foodplant of the Small Yellow Underwing moth. Peter Mayhew recorded the moth in good numbers on Monday but I'm yet to find any - it's been too cool for the last couple of days. However, my search today revealed something just as interesting - these two Glyphipterix simpliciella sharing a buttercup. They were both coated in pollen. I think we are often guilty of underestimating the potential contribution of moths to pollination.