Thanks Markus. Yes, you're right, it could be a princess. I didn't get close enough to say for certain :-) However, this guy or gal was quite calm. I did get within about four meters or so. He never flinched. Paul
> Hi Paul > No wonder I had no success trying to get some nice frog portraits 4 weeks > ago with the A 70-210mm zoom and AF280T > if I look at the nice equipment you use! > The frogs flee as soon as you move a bit, I tried for about half an hour > from a distance of about 4 meters and had to give up. > > Nice frog. > It may be a princess too ? > > greetings > Markus > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 12:42 PM > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch > >> > >> > >>I went to the nature center yesterday to try the Sigma 500 Super and > >>high speed synch with a Kalt flash magnifier attached. The magnifier is > >>intended for lenses of 300mm or longer. I used my A 400/5.6 on the > >>*istD. I had hoped to get some birds, but they were in hiding for the > >>most part. I ended up shooting some wildflowers and a frog at the edge > >>of a pond. The wildflower is about the range for a nice bird shot. The > >>frog is a bit closer. The flower is f8 @ 1/1500. The frog is 5.6, > >>1/1500. I like the performance of the magnifier. It should give me a > >>reach of close to 100 feet even in daylight. Thanks to Bill Sawyer for > >>turning me on to that unit. The frog shows some specular highlights. I > >>decided not to PhotoShop them out of there, because I kind of like > >>them. I suspect that he's actually a prince. > >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3469495&size=lg > >>http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3469504 > >>Paul > >> > >> > >
