Coneflower with Gray Hairstreak

[jeffashman]

jun04202403 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

 

[CherylL]

Love the macro

 

[wobe]

Knockout shot, very dramatic with that pale butterfly on the brilliant red.

 

[jeffashman]

Love the macro

Thank you! Taken with my Tamron 18-400mm at 400mm. f/18, 1/2500, ISO 6400. I've been experimenting with using smaller apertures for deeper DOF. One of the selling points the Tamron rep pointed out is the fact that is does near-macro which works for me.

Knockout shot, very dramatic with that pale butterfly on the brilliant red.

Thanks! Believe it or not, that pale grey blows out really easily. I had to adjust the speed to keep the butterfly from being blown out while maintaining the red and having the aperture at f/18.

 

[Jeff15]

A very nice shot ...

 

[jeffashman]

A very nice shot ...

Thanks!

 

[denum]

Spectacular image! I would not have guessed that was at f/18. Amazing he stuck around long enough for you to get the shot. I've learned the value of long lenses for catching these little buggers!

 

[jeffashman]

Spectacular image! I would not have guessed that was at f/18. Amazing he stuck around long enough for you to get the shot. I've learned the value of long lenses for catching these little buggers!

Thanks! Yes, the Tamron beats my Sigma 105mm macro when it comes to reaching out and getting something without getting too awfully close, although the Tamron lets me get within 10" of a subject at 400mm if I want to.

 

[MitchP]

Nice shot!

 

[jeffashman]

Nice shot!

Thanks!