Yes, indeed, Jim! I can tell a tale or two about those elusive creatures. :) On 4/17/06, Cap'n Jimmy <flyboy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At 12:09 -0400 4/15/06, R V wrote: > > > Jim Snarski - Pipevine Swallowtail > >Spring is in the air and obviously fluttering all around you that day. > > Nice curving line of the flower stem bend by the "weight" of the > >butterfly. Just wished for a little more picture on top and less on > >the bottom. > > Thank you Renate for your comments and for taking the time to > review....sometimes when photographing nature, we have to take what > we can get...especially with moving targets....these butterflies > weren't spending a lot of time stationary and as much as I love the > Nikkor 80-400 VR, it's a slow focuser....I've read where it's the > slowest focusing lens ever made by Nikon and my experience with it > validates that...but the images it delivers and the vibration > reduction feature more than make up for that in my opinion....I only > managed three shots of this particular specimen and the one I posted > was the best of the lot... > > Jim > Baja Oregon > > -- Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad. - Norm Papernick
