First of the Season

[dr_phil_physics]

About That Lawn

We don't have a lawn -- we have an expanse of tall weeds. Which grows some nice milkweed plants, which means we get monarch caterpillars. When we find them, we bring them inside and raise them. Today we got our first butterfly. A boy.



I went back in and got the big Nikon/Kodak Pro SLR/n and set the 35-135mm to its macro setting. Tried to get him to spread his wings for me, but it'd been cool inside and he was happy to sit atop a Queen Anne's lace and sun himself.

Though not anywhere as productive as Pat H-M in Chicago, we have more on the way.

Just trying to help.

Dr. Phil

Comments

[albogdan.livejournal.com]

One glance and I knew you got out a camera with some big glass. :-)

We haven't seen too many butterflies this summer, though there was a tent full of them at the Farmers Market this past weekend which Coral rather enjoyed poking at.

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

The three point-and-shoot digital cameras that I've owned have taken good pictures, but they just don't offer the depth of field control. And the full-frame sensor on the the Kodak Pro SLR/n means you get a little more length on all your lenses.

So yeah, it makes a difference you can see. But then we knew that, didn't we? (grin)

It's fun to play with big glass again. (double-grin)

Dr. Phil