RE: PAW - Another butterfly

2004-07-22 Thread Tom C
Nice shot... I find myself wishing for slower ISO settings on the *istD... though I do appreciate being able to crank it up on the fly. Tom C. From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PAW - Another b

Re: PAW - Another butterfly

2004-07-22 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2004-07-22, at 05:31, Christian Skofteland wrote: [...] http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id25.html Very nice butterfly. Nice soft background too. Good DOF. Yup, Sigma 300 is a good tool for bigger insects close-ups of course only if equipped with proper human eye ;-) -- Best regards S

Re: PAW - Another butterfly

2004-07-21 Thread Christian Skofteland
- Original Message - From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Gorgeous Christian! Thanks! > Amazing to me for a 300 handheld shot. > Wish my hands were so steady, even at 1/800. You and me both. I shake like, well, as Bill Robb said, a heroin addict in withdrawl! ;-) I got lucky.

RE: PAW - Another butterfly

2004-07-21 Thread Don Sanderson
Gorgeous Christian! Amazing to me for a 300 handheld shot. Wish my hands were so steady, even at 1/800. Don > -Original Message- > From: Christian Skofteland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: PAW - An

PAW - Another butterfly

2004-07-21 Thread Christian Skofteland
This one is a Cabbage White. A little different for me in that it was not shot with flash. Instead it was shot with available light while I was out for a walk with the wife and daughter. To make sure I got adequate DOF and minimal camera shake I boosted ISO to 800. Higher sensitivity amazes me