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Surprising what you can take images of with a 500mm

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Posted by Paul Gibbs on June 24, 2007 at 1:35 PM
D200, sigma 500mm f4.5 @f4.5 with 36mm 20mm and 12mm extension tubes stacked! ISO 400. Slight crop and the image is dynamically scaled to 23% scale by my website.
Posted by Justin on June 24, 2007 at 1:39 PM
That's a good find,a very colourful looking creature. :cool:
Posted by Paul Gibbs on June 24, 2007 at 1:47 PM
The most impressive thing was that i didnt step on it! it was only about 15mm long!
Posted by Jeremy on June 24, 2007 at 2:46 PM
Nice shot, Paul. Funnily enough, I`ve just come back from photographing Dark Green Fritillaries with my Sigma 500mm macro lens - the lens is heavy enough itself, so I tend to leave the macro lens at home, and just take the 500mm plus extension tubes. As you say, comes in useful for everything from birds, to flowers, to frogs - and even the occasional landscape!
Posted by Paula Graham on June 24, 2007 at 5:17 PM
I like this creature very much, pretty little thing. Well done.