Thanks, Mark! There's one bend in Etobicoke Creek (several kilometres from my house) where they seem to hang out. I'm hoping to get out that way again this summer and spend a whole afternoon in that one spot. I do like this photo but I think I can do better.
If nothing else it will be a nice afternoon out among the trees and the creek. Thanks to all who looked and thanks to Mark and Dan for commenting. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> Sent: June 19, 2013 6/19/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: PESO - Female Ebony Jewelwing Nice one, Frank! That is a female indeed - the white spots on the wingtips. Getting close to them can be a challenge - they can be elusive! I have not seen any yet this year, but I haven't gotten out much. Mark On 6/17/2013 11:15 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Feel free to correct me if I have it wrong but I think I have the species > (and gender) right: Males have the irredescent green bodies, females are > brown or black with white spots at the wingtips. > > The males are much more spectacular but I only got a good look at two and it > was windy as hell when the male landed near me so I couldn't get a sharp one. > > Then I cranked up the ISO to 1600 for a fast shutter speed (I think this was > 1/320th) and narrow aperture (f11) for dof. I think I could have gone f16 > here as the tail is not as sharp as I'd like. > > And yes, it is noisy. > > Still, it's one of the nicer Jewelwings I've gotten: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/female-ebony-jewelwing.html?m=1 > > Not Mark C. quality but we're working on it. Maybe next weekend I'll head > over to Etobicoke Creek again. I know what I have to work on. > > ;-) > > Hope you > > "For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and > spontaneity." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
