D300s
70-300mm
ISO 200
300mm
1/320 @ f/14
HH
Cropped to 20% of orig.
C & C welcome.
Comments
6 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on July 23, 2012 at 8:55 PM
Nice catch, John. The wings are amazing. So, was this cropped to 20% - i.e., you cropped 80%? Or you cropped 20%? I was going to suggest a further crop, but if you've cropped this to 20%, I think you taken this as far as it can go!
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Comment posted by John Neukirch on July 24, 2012 at 7:59 AM
Scott,
The size of the cropped image is 20% of the original frame. I realize it's way more than I should but it's what I had to work with. I'm at the point where I really could use a lens with more reach but not sure when that will happen. In the mean time I'll have to try to get closer to my subject or continue to crop way more than I should.
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 24, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Nice colors. The image stood up well to the extreme crop. I'm going to suggest that this might be one of the Fritilaries rather than a Checkerspot but more experience eyes might better know. I like the details in the wings and the one long petal (it's just plain fun!)
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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on July 24, 2012 at 9:36 PM
Looks great for such a big crop, John. I don't know is you need a longer lens, or just need to get closer if you would like to print these large, but either one would let you fill the frame more with small subjects. Getting closer is sure a lot less expensive.
I don't know the species of Nymphalids in your area (ha, I don't even know them where I live -- they are such a diverse and difficult family to ID) but I get the same feeling as Nancy on this one. My first thought on viewing the thumbnail was "Nice shot of a great spangled fritillary." But I don't know the size of this one, or if those spots are silver or white, so only you can pin this one down. I just know that the pattern of the spots looks like several of the fritillaries, but none of the checkerspots that I know of, so I wonder which one you found that looks like this. As I said, Nymphalids are diverse and confusing to ID.
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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on July 25, 2012 at 10:22 PM
Very nice catch, John. The picture held up well for a crop to 20 %. Sorry, I can't comment on the ID.
I used to shoot dragonflies and butterflies using a Sigma 150-500, so I can empatize. That lens is mostly used for birds where the 500 mm reach is good. But for the insects the factor that limited me was the minimum focusing distance, not the reach. I now have a macro 150mm that allows 1:1, and a much closer focusing distance.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 30, 2012 at 6:19 AM
Held up well in spite of the hefty crop John.
Good use of the ambient light, love that eye!
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6 commentsThe size of the cropped image is 20% of the original frame. I realize it's way more than I should but it's what I had to work with.
I don't know the species of Nymphalids in your area (ha, I don't even know them where I live -- they are such a diverse and difficult family to ID) but I get the same feeling as Nancy on this one. My first thought on viewing the thumbnail was "Nice shot of a great spangled fritillary." But I don't know the size of this one, or if those spots are silver or white, so only you can pin this one down. I just know that the pattern of the spots looks like several of the fritillaries, but none of the checkerspots that I know of, so I wonder which one you found that looks like this. As I said, Nymphalids are diverse and confusing to ID.
I used to shoot dragonflies and butterflies using a Sigma 150-500, so I can empatize. That lens is mostly used for birds where the 500 mm reach is good. But for the insects the factor that limited me was the minimum focusing distance, not the reach. I now have a macro 150mm that allows 1:1, and a much closer focusing distance.
Good use of the ambient light, love that eye!