Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful creature, beautifully photographed. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 13 Aug 2019, at 19:10, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > I finally admitted to myself that the E-510 has a problem in the Mode > Selector. I can no longer set a fixed shutter speed. Program Mode still > works, but that is not quick enough to capture flapping wings. So, today > I paired up the E-1 and the ZD 50-200. As long as I don't crop too much, > this works ok. The replacement suggested by Moose is on its way. > > This beautiful black butterfly was working the Buddleia but its wings > never stopped fluttering. With shutter speed set at 1/1000, I followed > it all about the bush. This is my best shot. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190813-P8138367.JPG.html > > Online research leads me to believe it is a Pipevine Swallowtail, which > has that blue cast to the body and hind wing. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >