DOF was another unexpressed thought. Makes the most sense. If I could expect the critter to stand still long enough, I'd mount my A 100 f/2.8 macro for the job. What few I've tried to approach have been very skittish, hence my attempt to pick them off long range.
Jack --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's simply a depth of field issue. I go for the head, and at this > stop (5.6, I believe), there's not quite enough reach to get the > outer end of the opposite wing fully in focus. I haven't tried using > > the 80-320 for this type of shot. I'm not sure if it focuses close > enough. Even the DA50-200 is a stretch. This is only about 50% of the > > frame. I should use my Vivitar Series1 90/2.5 macro and the A2X-S > converter. But I was out in the yard to take some pics of Grace in > her pool and just grabbed this. > On Jun 24, 2007, at 11:15 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > Paul, I've been stalking an occasional one of these fellows, but > thus > > far, have not even reached manual focus quickly enough. Now that I > > > have > > the 80~320 I feel adequately armed and am hopeful. > > I don't know if anyone else mentioned it, but it seems a bit odd > that > > the outer wings show less contrast and detail. Is the center of the > > 50-200 that much sharper. Was there some movement or is it due to > the > > darkish center area background? > > It's a nice catch, but I've seen even better examples of your > > successes > > in this "sport". ;) > > > > Jack > > --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Thank you. Gotta get to bed. Can barely¥ keep my e¥´s open. > >> On Jun 24, 2007, at 1:06 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > >> > >>> Nice shot there, sir! > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Bruce > >>> > >>> > >>> Saturday, June 23, 2007, 7:48:23 PM, you wrote: > >>> > >>> PS> I love shooting these guys. It seems every group is > different. > >> But > >>> PS> they do arrive at my garden in squadrons. Shoot this fellow > (or > >> > >>> young > >>> PS> lady) late in the afternoon. That's when these critters calm > >>> done and > >>> PS> sit still. The DA 50-200 here. > >>> PS> Paul > >>> PS> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6119287 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> PDML@pdml.net > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > ______________ > > Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s > > user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/ > > yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
