Dean,
Thanks for looking and for the kind words. Butterfly photos by me need a
lot of luck. The critters don't stay around very long, and are constantly
on the move. I just catch the ones that are available when I have my camera
handy.
I concur with your identification.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Hansen" <hanse112@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 1:08 PM
Subject: [OM] opps, sorry folks!
> Opps, sorry list members. Here's what I had wanted to send:
>
> It may be a southern species I'm not familiar with, but I would guess
> that Jim's "Small Butterfly"
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Small+Butterfly.tif.html) is
> what's known as the "Sachem."
> See http://www.wisconsinbutterflies.org/butterflies/species/239,
> especially the second and third shots down. The identifying feature is
> the scent-producing mass of black scales on the middle region of the top
> of the fore wing.
> I like Jim's natural background. Many butterfly photographers,
> myself included, use a flash, and, especially with Nikon's 1/250 second
> flash snyc, photos of butterflies often look like they were taken at
> night--the background is completely (or nearly so) black. Oly's 1/60
> flash sync, while allowing for the use of a smaller aperture, also
> allows for more ambient light. Nice shot, Jim.
> Dean
>
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