Donald Dunn
About the Image(s)
Both butterflies and wildflowers are among my favorite subjects Purple Coneflowers were covering the restored prairie almost as far as the eye could see. Upon careful scrutiny, one can note the silhouette of a poodle head on the upper part of the upright wing, thus Southern Dogface butterfly. It is near impossible to observe the Southern Dogface at rest with wings open, and almost as difficult to find one oriented with sun shining through both upright wings. Weather: sunny and windy. Pertinent information follows:
Date photo made: May 30, 2020
Location: Terre Noire Natural Area, Arkansas
Camera: Sony a7Riii, monopod assisted
Lens: Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4X, Sigma Adapter
Lens length: 560 mm
Shutter speed: 1/1600
Apperture: f/9.0
ISO: 800
Post Processing: Lightroom
Moderately cropped, slightly increased exposure, contrast shadows, blacks, texture, clarity, dehaze; decreased highlights, whites; increased sharpening and luminance; and decreased post crop vignetting.
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You seem to always use the 100/400 lens, are these flowers and insects hard to shoot with a macro lens? But then again with images that come out like this why would you change.   Posted: 06/15/2020 02:16:54