Absolutely magnifcent shots Mark! Take care of those eyes, they're very good ones.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Cassino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 5:16 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: GESO - Three Bugs > > > Here's a mini gallery with three bug shots from the last few days: > > http://www.markcassino.com/temp/peso/GESO_June.htm > > Comments and critiques are appreciated. > > The Karner Blue is a fairly rare butterfly - I like that shot because it > accentuates the extremely reflective wing scales inside the spots > along the > back of the wings. I now have precisely two acceptable shots of this > butterfly - this (and some in camera dupes) and one from last summer. The > dragonflies are pretty common fare. > > All shots taken with the *ist-D, AF360FGZ, and A* 200 f4 macro. > > I woke up a few days ago to find my eyes swollen and inflamed - somehow > managed to get a nasty eye infection. So I've been shooting in the summer > heat wearing glasses (I'm blind as a bat) and feel like Mr. Magoo > out in the > heat and humidity, trying to peer through steamed up lenses... > Can't wait to > get back into contacts (hopefully next week!) > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
