Re: Another butterfly - 7/11/10

2010-07-12 Thread David Mann
On Jul 12, 2010, at 5:43 AM, Walter G. wrote: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4783392552/lightbox/#/ You're on my hate list. > I've been giving consideration to a dedicated macro lens as a next > purchase, but I think my next purchase ought to be a good, fast, > multi-purpose prime

Re: Another butterfly - 7/11/10

2010-07-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Very nice. Good DOF - The saturated colors and higher contrast work well for this subject. Probably less desirable for people pix, though. ;-) -p On 7/11/2010 12:43 PM, Walter G. wrote: At the risk of seeming like Johnny One-Note, I figured I'd share this image I captured this morning. The

Re: Another butterfly - 7/11/10

2010-07-11 Thread Walter G.
@ Jack -- Thanks very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. @ Dan -- Much appreciated! I like using as big an aperture as I can for close-ups. I never realized how much fun aperture priority could be using the kit lenses I had. @ Igor -- Thank you for the kind words and the lens advice. For the colo

Re: Another butterfly - 7/11/10

2010-07-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
Walt, As Dan said it. I liked both butterflies, - enjoyed them (and envied ;)) And I don't mind that What did you do to enhance the colors? Is that just saturation or something else? If you are considering a fast prime and a macro, - look at 100/2.8 macro - most versions of this lens are goo

Re: Another butterfly - 7/11/10

2010-07-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I really like the colors and the dof. Very effective image. Dan On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Walter G. wrote: > At the risk of seeming like Johnny One-Note, I figured I'd share this > image I captured this morning.  The mimosa tree in the front yard was > practically dripping with butterfli

Re: Another butterfly - 7/11/10

2010-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
Dramatic color and well composed, Walter! Jack --- On Sun, 7/11/10, Walter G. wrote: > From: Walter G. > Subject: Another butterfly - 7/11/10 > To: pdml@pdml.net > Date: Sunday, July 11, 2010, 10:43 AM > At the risk of seeming like Johnny > One-Note, I figured I'

Another butterfly - 7/11/10

2010-07-11 Thread Walter G.
At the risk of seeming like Johnny One-Note, I figured I'd share this image I captured this morning. The mimosa tree in the front yard was practically dripping with butterflies, and I couldn't resist the urge to improve on my last shot. Still using the same setup ( K-x, Asahi Takumar Bayonet [Tai