On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 6:12 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus <
olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> About a week ago went to my first outing at Horn Pond "Mtn" ( perhaps 300
> feet) which is a usual hangout for Hairstreaks. We saw less than half a
> dozen (fewest in memory, but must just have been the day) and only a couple
> chances at any images. I had a friend watching a field in North Andover for
> the ememrgence of the Baltimore Checkerspots, and after a few hours at Horn
> Pond drove about 40 minutes for a chance at a nice image of a Baltimore.
> They can be stunning when newly emerged, nectaring on a color coordinated
> blossum. They were in abundance but had trouble getting one isolated with a
> nice background and did not succeed.. I had one more chance on Saturday as
> there were a few on the annual 4th of July Count at Appleton farm. I am
> still working on any usable images. (Moose has been there) I am convinced
> that a touch of T32 as fill flash is helpful in some circumstances in bring
> out out the colors/iridescence.
>
> Here are a few from Horn Pond--probably just hit slide show for sizing if
> so inclined --the sharpening seems to scale ok with the gallery settings.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/osj6aah
>
Great photos. Really wish we could attract them to our little growing
wildlife sanctuary... errr.... courtyard...
> --
>
Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
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