Dean,
Thanks for looking, and for your nice words. This was purely by accident.
I was trying to get some in-focus shots of the moth, for ID purposes, and
did not notice the small butterfly. From observing the visitors at other
times, I would agree it is some form of Skipper, but I'm no expert.
Without autofocus and auto exposure, I would never be able to get the shots
that I posted, though I would be able to get better shots with a wider
selection of lenses. At this time, the 14-54 is the only autofocus lens I
have for my E-510, so drastic cropping is necessary to get the closeups. If
the economy ever improves, I would be tempted to get a longer FL autofocus
to improve my image quality. For now, I'm just have fun learning the system
and the complexities of PhotoShop processing.
As for humming birds at a feeder, at our house the female rules the area.
I've put up a second feeder some distance away from the first, but it is
ignored as the female challenges any other's right to approach "her" feeder.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Hansen" <hanse112@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 10:39 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: IMG: More Insects
> Jim recently posted a shot of a moth and butterfly:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Standoff.tif.html
>
> OK, Jim, you're making it pretty difficult, with the direct head-on view,
> to ID that butterfly. The partly recurved ends of the antennae say "grass
> skipper," but there are still a dozen or more different species of grass
> skippers in flight at this time of the year. But specific ID is not
> important--it's the "face off" aspect of the shot I find appealing. The
> blurred wings of the moth suggest motion, which I like. It's difficult
> enough to get one butterfly or moth posed and in focus in a photo. Here
> the plane of focus is a bit below the hummingbird moth, favoring, by
> design or accident, the skipper.
> I've watched two or more different butterflies nectaring at a single
> flower or flower stalk, and there seems to be little or no ill-will
> expressed between or among them. There is none of the territoriality one
> sees with hummingbirds at a feeder!
> The moth, I have heard, uses taste receptors in its front legs to either
> detect the presence of sufficient nectar in the flower or to detect the
> recent visit to the flower by a bee or another moth, in which case the
> flower is passed over.
> Dean
>
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