Hi Matt,
Great work! I was in Costa Rica myself, with only a 100F2.0 as my
longest lens and I had great difficulty getting close enough for a frame
filling shot. Did you use fill flash and/or a tripod? If not, what
shutter/aperture combinations were you using?
I also had a Pantx 645 with a 120F4.0 (about 70mm in 35mm terms) 1:1
macro and I had NO luck what so ever with that either. It seemed to me
butterflies require at least the 135 you had and perhaps a 180F2.8 or 65-200
zoom with ext tube or diopter close-up lenses as well.
fast_primes
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 03:27:08 -0400
From: Matt BenDaniel <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Butterflies of Costa Rica
Earlier this month I went to Costa Rica with an OM-4T, 135/4.5 and T20. I
spent about three hours over two days shooting butterflies at a botanical
garden. Here's what I've put up on the web so far. Comments welcome. I
think the coolest shot is the Owl Butterfly closeup.
http://starmatt.com/gallery/cr/butterflies.html
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Matt BenDaniel
matt@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://starmatt.com
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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:38:56 -0400
From: Matt BenDaniel <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] Butterflies of Costa Rica
Thanks to everyone for the compliments!
Each species of butterfly seems to have its own "comfort zone". That's why
a long macro like the 135/4.5 is ideal. I learned that the butterflies are
least active in the late afternoon (when they are in shadow), which makes
it easier to shoot long exposures.
I used only the telescopic tube 65~116 with the 135/4.5. I used no other
extension tube or accessory lens. I do have a question: since my return
from Costa Rica, I tried the Olympus 1.4x teleconverter with the 65~116 &
135/4.5. It seems to work fine; plenty of clearance. Any problem with that?
It would provide even longer working distance.
My favorite photography book by far is "Closeups in Nature" by Shaw, even
though he is a N*k*n user. Compared with Shaw's pix, mine are clearly
amateur. Shaw's pix have superior depth of field, control of background,
control of lighting, and composition. His book explains all the basic
techniques. My next attempt to use the techniques will be a hummingbird
shoot in May/June.
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Matt BenDaniel
matt@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://starmatt.com
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