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gerov
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p.1 #1 · The king is back

but I'm sorry to say its not Elvis

I had this fella visiting the garden yesterday, and followed him around the flowers with my 500. Handheld with shutter speeds between 1/100 - 200

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Enjoy.

Sep 15, 2008 at 06:26 PM

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p.1 #2 · The king is back

Hey there, neat set - we need more bugs on this site!!! Love the colors in the first one, along with the perfect definition of wing veins and patterning. I like the in-and-out DOF in #3, the comical verticality of #4, and the OOF fly in the BG of #5. What lens was this

Glad to see you posting again!!!
Sue

Sep 16, 2008 at 12:57 AM

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p.1 #3 · The king is back

Great set. #1 is my pick but they are all good.
Harsha

Sep 16, 2008 at 02:20 AM

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p.1 #4 · The king is back

Would have been better with a croc or two dining on the BFs but pretty nice work, Gero old man

Ken

Sep 16, 2008 at 03:09 AM

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p.1 #5 · The king is back

I hope you are resting well now

Chasing butterflies with a 500 doesn't seem like an easy task, however I am sure enjoying your efforts

Some very nice comps and colors, #7 seems so light and delicate, neat shot as well as the vert shot with wings folded tight.

Karl

Sep 16, 2008 at 03:13 AM

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p.1 #6 · The king is back

Gene,

Anyone shooting butterflies on a fall-blooming sedum will appreciate these. Count me one. The first one is a little light on monarch orange, all the others are great, wish I had done so well today. I missed every single monarch I had a shot at - great work, and as Karl said, shooting butterflies with a 500 is not a task for girly-men -

Sep 16, 2008 at 04:27 AM

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p.1 #7 · The king is back

Hi, Gero. Nice to see you posting again.

You did a very good job shooting butterflies with the 500 handheld and getting such nice and focused images. 6 and 8 are my favorites.
Socrate

Sep 16, 2008 at 05:06 AM

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p.1 #8 · The king is back

The Purple / Green / Monarch colors go very nice together.

Nice captures

Ant

Sep 16, 2008 at 03:46 PM

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p.1 #9 · The king is back

Nice set of captures. #1 really gets my attention.

Sep 16, 2008 at 05:19 PM

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p.1 #10 · The king is back

Wonderful shots Gero, especially totin' the 500 around and shootin' at 1/100! Nice to see you post a few.

Doug

Sep 17, 2008 at 04:05 AM

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p.1 #11 · The king is back

Hey guys,
its good to be back. Been very busy and have not had any time to shoot this summer. Thanks for the nice comments.

Sue, I used the 500 for these.

Ken, the croc was busy eating the neighbor's dogs - far more meat and tastier than a butterfly

Karl, it was exhausting. Trying to follow a butterfly in the viewfinder on a windy day left me quite dizzy

David, Socrate, Ant, Bean and Doug, thanks for the comments.

there is more to come - I'm shooting with a vengeance

Sep 17, 2008 at 01:14 PM


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