Steve Foss
06-30-2008, 10:33 PM
Yep, that's the right title.
This was a grab shot. Non-native butterfly (European skipper), non-native flower (clover or alfalfa), and we were cruising down a gravel road on the way home after an unsuccessful excursion after the ephemeral calypso orchid when we saw the skipper and the flower and fell in love with the three main colors here.
It was a windy day along the side of a road, and all was in motion, so you'll note the exif.
After working handheld in the conditions for a few moments, I'd actually decided to set up the tripod and get serious. Wind or not, there are those lulls, but just as I was setting up a car blew by and tossed everything kittiwumpus (yes, that is a word), and the butterfly was long gone.
So, while what we have is what I could accomplish in the conditions available, I don't think it's good enough. I want it all in focus, and could have accomplished it with quieter conditions (or the remote shutter release and the diffusion tent to kill much of the wind). That being said, we don't judge our images based on the conditions. We judge them based on the images themselves, and while there are a few things going right for this image, the fact that a couple key portions are OOF (like the butterfly's wings) kills it, IMO.
Thoughts on any or all of this?
Canon 30D, Canon 100 f2.8 macro, iso400, 1/200 at f5.6, handheld
This was a grab shot. Non-native butterfly (European skipper), non-native flower (clover or alfalfa), and we were cruising down a gravel road on the way home after an unsuccessful excursion after the ephemeral calypso orchid when we saw the skipper and the flower and fell in love with the three main colors here.
It was a windy day along the side of a road, and all was in motion, so you'll note the exif.
After working handheld in the conditions for a few moments, I'd actually decided to set up the tripod and get serious. Wind or not, there are those lulls, but just as I was setting up a car blew by and tossed everything kittiwumpus (yes, that is a word), and the butterfly was long gone.
So, while what we have is what I could accomplish in the conditions available, I don't think it's good enough. I want it all in focus, and could have accomplished it with quieter conditions (or the remote shutter release and the diffusion tent to kill much of the wind). That being said, we don't judge our images based on the conditions. We judge them based on the images themselves, and while there are a few things going right for this image, the fact that a couple key portions are OOF (like the butterfly's wings) kills it, IMO.
Thoughts on any or all of this?
Canon 30D, Canon 100 f2.8 macro, iso400, 1/200 at f5.6, handheld