Don Ellis
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I guess I'll keep the G9...
Canon G9, Canon Macro Lenses 250D and 500D (total +6 diopters), ISO80, 1/100s, f/4.
This is Leela's new friend... he's been keeping watch on our front gate for the last week, seldom leaving the bamboo fence next to it. She'd love for him to guard someplace else, but he's pretty settled and she's pretty kind, so she scoots around him on the way out.
Before heading off for work this morning I thought I would photograph him, so I broke out the G9 for the first time since I bought the DP2. One of the advantages of a small sensor is the increased depth of field. It's not something you want very often, but it's useful for macro shots, especially when you're not on a tripod and can't increase the f-stop because of its effect on shutter speed.
But first, I had to leave the camera and both macro lenses outside for 20 minutes to get them warmed up and fog-free... the humidity was probably 95% this morning.
Breakfast over, I was ready to shoot him on his bamboo perch, but I only got a few frames before he took off and headed for the bougainvillea. He just wouldn't go back. I thought it was me but then I looked closer and found a preying mantis a few inches below his favourite spot. Obviously, he's not a dumbee... just an annoyed one.
Don
Canon G9, Canon Macro Lenses 250D and 500D (total +6 diopters), ISO80, 1/100s, f/4.
This is Leela's new friend... he's been keeping watch on our front gate for the last week, seldom leaving the bamboo fence next to it. She'd love for him to guard someplace else, but he's pretty settled and she's pretty kind, so she scoots around him on the way out.
Before heading off for work this morning I thought I would photograph him, so I broke out the G9 for the first time since I bought the DP2. One of the advantages of a small sensor is the increased depth of field. It's not something you want very often, but it's useful for macro shots, especially when you're not on a tripod and can't increase the f-stop because of its effect on shutter speed.
But first, I had to leave the camera and both macro lenses outside for 20 minutes to get them warmed up and fog-free... the humidity was probably 95% this morning.
Breakfast over, I was ready to shoot him on his bamboo perch, but I only got a few frames before he took off and headed for the bougainvillea. He just wouldn't go back. I thought it was me but then I looked closer and found a preying mantis a few inches below his favourite spot. Obviously, he's not a dumbee... just an annoyed one.
Don