Posted by Charles Mills on July 10, 2009 at 10:22 PM
One of the most annoying things about my 600mm lens is that it took me nearly 18 months to get the thing. And, for much of that time, my longest lens was a 300mm f4 which is hardly a focal length for serious bird photography. However, when coupled with extension tubes of varying sizes, it's a killer lens for dragonfly photography. So, for a while, you'll be seeing a lot of dragonfly images. To start things off, here's a male Cobra Clubtail that I photographed at Millwood Lake in southwestern Arkansas. Up until last year, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get within 20 feet of a Cobra Clubtail without it zooming away. Then, for whatever reason, I've become able to get full frame images such as this one with relative ease. Go figure. This image is full frame.
That's beautiful, the detail is amazing, nice technique!
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on July 13, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Given the vertical and horizontal dimensions of these creatues it must be next to impossible to get them entirely in focus. That being the case you nailed the pof and got the eyes and torso in perfect focus. Very nice work Charles, thanks for sharing!
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5 repliesTechnical Info: Date: 6/28/08, Time: 9:19:38 AM, Camera: NIKON D3, RAW Conversion: Capture NX 2.2.0, Lens (mm): 300 + 36mm extension tube, ISO: 400, Aperture: 9, Shutter: 1/250, Exp. Comp.: 0.0, Flash Comp, Program: Manual, White Bal: Auto, ICC Profile: Adobe RGB (1998). Gitzo 3540LS tripod.
Now that is a cracker if ever I saw one. Not the macro lens I would expect. Thanks for sharing info.