Butterfly at 900mm (Close Up Section): Here are a couple of photographs of a skipper butterfly taken with a 35mm equivalent focal length of 900mm. Critique, comments and suggestions...

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Here are a couple of photographs of a skipper butterfly taken with a 35mm equivalent focal length of 900mm. Critique, comments and suggestions welcomed. Thanks 8-)

Settings for both images: ISO 80, 900mm, f/5.6, 1/320 of a second.

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ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Nice photo. Did you have to use a tripod? I notice that the dof is quite limited. Tough to get critters that like to move around when your dof is that limited. Nice shot.

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

Show off!!!!!:) These are great. Very well done. Now, can you send me a few to play with? :):) I have seen 6 Butterflies so far.:(
Erv

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

ebrunner wrote:

Nice photo. Did you have to use a tripod? I notice that the dof is quite limited. Tough to get critters that like to move around when your dof is that limited. Nice shot.

Thanks Erich. No, I didn't use a tripod and between the long focal length, distance to subject and......purposely blurring elements surronding the subject, depth of field is narrow. 8-)

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Erv wrote:

Show off!!!!!:) These are great. Very well done. Now, can you send me a few to play with? :):) I have seen 6 Butterflies so far.:(
Erv

Thank you very much Erv. Sorry you do not have many butterflies up your way, but you also do not have the sky high taxes I have. ;) :D

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

Bmac wrote:

Here are a couple of photographs of a skipper butterfly taken with a 35mm equivalent focal length of 900mm.

Nicely done. I notice you indicate 'equivalent focal length' so what camera were you using?

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

mrjcall wrote:

Nicely done. I notice you indicate 'equivalent focal length' so what camera were you using?

Thanks Mrjcall. I used the Canon SX50 for these photographs. 8-)

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

You have to pay taxes on bugs? :):) I will stay in Ohio. Our bugs might be slim pickings, but they are free.:):):)
Erv

Bmac wrote:

Thank you very much Erv. Sorry you do not have many butterflies up your way, but you also do not have the sky high taxes I have. ;) :D

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

Bmac wrote:

Thanks Mrjcall. I used the Canon SX50 for these photographs. 8-)

Yep, nice all around camera.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Erv wrote:

You have to pay taxes on bugs? :):) I will stay in Ohio. Our bugs might be slim pickings, but they are free.:):):)
Erv

No, not all bugs Erv, only butterflies. It seems the wealthy butterflies here were accused of not paying their "fair share" so the cockroaches turned out in mass to vote and elected a few slugs who created the NY Butterfly Tax. With the influx of undocumented termites feeding off the foundation of the city it's unlikely the tax will ever be rescinded. The moths are still untaxed though.......so far. :mrgreen:

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

mrjcall wrote:

Yep, nice all around camera.

Yes, I have been pleased with it. :thumbup:

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

LOL Very clever analogy, Bmac, and that's all I'm saying except that your pictures of the little skipper are excellent. Skippers aren't still for very long and are hard to shoot.

Bmac wrote:

No, not all bugs Erv, only butterflies. It seems the wealthy butterflies here were accused of not paying their "fair share" so the cockroaches turned out in mass to vote and elected a few slugs who created the NY Butterfly Tax. With the influx of undocumented termites feeding off the foundation of the city it's unlikely the tax will ever be rescinded. The moths are still untaxed though.......so far. :mrgreen:

Bozsik Loc: Orangevale, California

Bmac wrote:

Here are a couple of photographs of a skipper butterfly taken with a 35mm equivalent focal length of 900mm. Critique, comments and suggestions welcomed. Thanks 8-)

Settings for both images: ISO 80, 900mm, f/5.6, 1/320 of a second.

Select download for additional resolution.

Nice shot Bmac. Look a bit over-saturated though. Nice detail.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Dixiegirl wrote:

LOL Very clever analogy, Bmac, and that's all I'm saying except that your pictures of the little skipper are excellent. Skippers aren't still for very long and are hard to shoot.

:D Thanks Donna. 8-)

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Bozsik wrote:

Nice shot Bmac. Look a bit over-saturated though. Nice detail.

Thanks Bozsik. Yeah, you are probably right about the over saturation. I tend to like bright colors. :D