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In Pursuit
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In Pursuit

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 28, 2014101 views4 comments
I worked up one more from my time with these Giant Swallowtail b-flies, guess I lied about taking a break from them:wink:
F/11, 1/1600th, ISO 1250, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x
No flash @ 12:28pm, clear/sunny with monopod for support.
Post Script: Got my cam back last week from Canon.. Was a loose circuit board, not the sensor. Dodged the bullet this time.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 28, 2014 at 11:18 AM
Hi Howard,

Congrats on the good news about your camera. Luckily, nothing shorted out due to the loose electrical connections.

I would tone down the pale yellows slightly as they look very saturated on my monitor. The image looks good in spite of the contrasty light...........................jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 28, 2014 at 6:17 PM
Was a loose circuit board, not the sensor. Dodged the bullet this time.


Like Hannibal Smith always said on the "A" Team,
I love it when a plan comes together.


Glad to hear this great news, Howard. Enjoy the rig again.

I really like this image for the trailing in flight B-Fly. What a neat take this is....... :toast:
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 28, 2014 at 7:32 PM
Jim,
I shoot these in late morning to mid-day light. As you know I need as much s-speed as I can get.. For flight attempts anyway.
Sometimes the lights direction can work against me somewhat, as seen here.
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on September 29, 2014 at 12:43 AM
Outstanding, Howard. Glad you worked this up. Love the way the rear BF is zooming in. Very cool action, and the female is exceptionally sharp. :toast:

Glad to hear you got your camera back. I broke my D600 while backpacking this weekend. It rolled out of my backpack and down about a three foot slope. It worked fine after that, but an hour later the shutter mechanism started acting up, and 15 minutes after that it quit altogether. :frown:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments