Went there expecting to see THIRTY SPECIES, and found only a few, many of which were either dying off, with torn wings, or repeats. I only processed these two. The Giant Moth was way up on the netting, so it was shot from about 20 ft away, looking up. Not enough DOF @f4.5 either. The Black & White was only about 8 ft away, and thankfully on a flat focal plane. All shot w/70-200vr {} Model NIKON D2X Flash Used No Focal Length 200 mm Exposure Time 1/350 sec Aperture f/4.5 ISO Equivalent 100 Exposure Bias White Balance (-1) Metering Mode matrix (5) JPEG Quality (6) Exposure Program aperture priority {} Model NIKON D2X Flash Used No Focal Length 200 mm Exposure Time 1/160 sec Aperture f/3.5 ISO Equivalent 100 Exposure Bias White Balance (-1) Metering Mode matrix (5) JPEG Quality (6) Exposure Program aperture priority
Steve, Nice pictures despite the shallow DOF. The #2 is sharp even at 3.5. Low light (hence larger apertures to have acceptable handheld shutter speeds) is a problem with interior butterflies show.
I understand your disappointment at not seeing the number of species that you expected Steve, but all things considered, these are pretty good shots. The 70-200VR just continues to amaze. 8)
Thanks guys, not only were there not very many species in the enclosure at the time of my visit, but an entire class of 2nd graders & a group of senior citizens came in about 5 mins after I got there. Dang ppl really got in the way! :evil:
Re: Thanks guys, not only were there not very many species Steve, I understand your frustration about ppl getting in your way. In these kind of shows, I try to be early in the morning or at lunch time where ppl (especially children) is tired and going out to eat.
