Hi Mike,
Thanks for the kind words. I did get a shot with the wings in one plane,
but the foliage-cluttered background made me pick this one instead. In my
case, I don't touch the critters. What I see is what you see! I do chase
them a lot, though. And I do crop.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Buckeye
> Nice shot--I'd hang out at that patch frequently. The "Common" Buckeye
> is very attractive and hasn't been very common around here this year at
> all. I like your choice of framing but always ponder what to do when
> both wings aren't in the plane of focus. Last time I tried a hand held
> focus stack the mirror slap scared the critter. May need to try silent
> mode 1 in Live view but that is slower for me to focus and have to bump
> up the ISO a couple stops to hand hold well. Perhaps the OM-D with EVF
> and electronic first curtain IBIS would fix that. Wonder how quiet it
> is?
> I can see why some flutterby photogs are tempted net the critter, place
> in portable fridge for 15min , then place it on just the perfect
> flower to warm up--they stay put for a bit. I bet they look cold in
> the images though.
>
> Thanks for posting.
> Mike
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