Are those guys having sex or something? Is that the way dragonflies do it?
Yeah it's very strange. I forget the entire sequence but I'm sure you'll agree it's quite kinky (-:
Anyway, that's a great shot! And, the bokeh is not bad at all.
Ta
Realise I might have sounded a bit defensive about the mirror lens - sorry bout that - I'm always grateful of your critique. Just singing the praises (of the lens) I guess.
I've forgotten who it was who kindly showed the results of a photoshop effort on the baza ring blur(http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardi/), but I reckon the result is very nice - only flaw is the halo around the bird (which could presumable be avoided with a more careful photoshopping. Thanks!
David
I know that mirror lenses, with all their inconveniences, are a very cost effective way to do long. So, I wasn't criticizing your decision to use one. You obviously use yours well.
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW - birds and long lenses Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 19:45:26 +1000
Frank,
Yep you're right - I knew I'd get a comment on that (-: And you're also right, I personally don't mind the doughnuts. Or maybe I just accept them because of all the other benefits of this lens.
My response is - give me a fairly sharp 500mm that focuses down to 1:3 (letting you get images such as this: http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/dragonfly.jpg from 2 metres away), is about 15cm (1/2 a foot) end to end, is light and goes anywhere without a sherpa, costs less than $200US used, and above all can be handheld... and I'll gladly use it q-:
Chris - I've never seen one before - in the area or otherwise! I've been told that they are moderately common in Sydney suburbia, and know that they saw a couple on a recent fauna survey in Lane Cove NP.
David "Not a bird guy" Nelson
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