Steve Foss Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Ken (finnbay) and I were just aching to get back out in the woods after a lot of other commitments lately, so we teamed up this afternoon and hit the Tomahawk Road and bumped along the Forest Service Roads from there to and around Isabella. Of course, it was Mr. finnbay who found the first cool thing. We'd stopped along the shore of August Lake for a look-see, and we didn't even shut off the car before I heard him say: "Oh, look there, some Indian pipe." Well I'd seen it over the years but had never photographed it, so . . . . All with either the Canon 30D or Canon 350D, all at iso400. Northern broken-dash (a species of skipper) on common milkweed Canon 100 f2.8 macro, 1/800 at f5, -1/3 exposure compensation off evaluative metering, handheld, Al servo, center focus point Northern broken-dash 2 Canon 100 macro, 1/1250 at f5, -1/3 EC off evaluative, HH, Al servo, CFP Just who is eating whom? (note small mite on bumblebee) Canon 100 macro, 1/500 at f5, -2/3 EC off evaluative, HH, Al servo, CFP Female spruce grouse eyeing intruders with chicks nearby Canon 400 f5.6L, 1/40 (nope not a typo) at f5.6, monopod Ruffed grouse chick: Where's my MAMA?! Canon 400 f5.6L, 1/25 at f5.6, monopod Fritillary and bumblebee on goldenrod Canon 400 f5.6L, 1/320 at f5.6, monopod Under the cedar canopy Canon 17-40L at 17mm, 1/125 at f4, HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnbay Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Sure did feel good to get out. I didn't get quite as much as you did, Steve, but enough to post a couple. All photos with the Canon 40D. The first Indian pipe with a 100mm macro, the second with a 17-40L, everything else with the 100-400L. ISO's at 400 except for the spruce grouse @ ISO 800. Had too much back light to get this one spot on: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machohorn Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Great work guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Shutterbug Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Love them grouse, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deitz Dittrich Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 awesome stuff guys!!! hard to pick a fave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarsusd81 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Awesome shots guys. Love them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catmendo Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Excellent work gents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Foss Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 Lovely shots of the fritllary, Ken. I love how they work with goldenrod colors. All that warmth. Great positioning of the flat butterfly within the focal plant to get it all in forucs in the last of the three fritillary shots. And in the 100-400 you've got Canon's best butterfly lens, IMO.I looked it up and it's an Atlantis fritillary, BTW. Your last butterfly shot is of a northern crescent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicada Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 All very nice. Particularly, stfcatfish's grouse and finnbay's butterfly (fifth photo down). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsaw Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Very nice work, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny_redhorse Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 All wonderful images Steve and Ken!....that spruce hen kinda is my favorite! ....but then again those butterflies are neat also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbl Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I agree with the others excellent work here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnbay Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Thanks, all. Focal plane on the butterflies was crucial. Had a lot of shots where the wings were good, but the head and antenna were just enough out of plane to make them unusable. I do like that spruce hen, Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARINERMAGNUM Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Good friends and good photos! What more could you ask for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Looks Good. If it was not supposed to be so stinkin hot tommorow I was thinking about hitting the forest also. Some other day I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Foss Posted August 2, 2008 Author Share Posted August 2, 2008 Good friends and good photos! What more could you ask for? Nothing, MM. Nothing at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnbay Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Quote:Good friends and good photos! What more could you ask for?Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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