p.58 #1 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Lance B wrote:
These are excellent, Bruce!
Thanks Lance...
Does my monarch tree look familiar to you?...
This state beach is a roosting site for monarch during the winter, and it is same park where I've been photographing great horned owls during the last two years.
p.58 #2 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
OwlsEyes wrote:
Thanks Lance...
Does my monarch tree look familiar to you?...
This state beach is a roosting site for monarch during the winter, and it is same park where I've been photographing great horned owls during the last two years.
bruce
It looks like a gum (Eucalyptus) tree. I didn't notice it when I first looked as I was too enthralled with the Monarch Butterflies.
p.58 #9 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
This is another moncarch butterfly cluster. This group was photographed in a new location... this time in a Monterey cypress rather than a eucalyptus tree.
p.58 #11 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
bs kite wrote:
An outstanding image in every way Bruce! I’m glad to see the west coast population doing this well.
Thanks Robert..
This winter's numbers are definitely better than those from last winter. We've had fewer big rain events, and I suspect that this has allowed the monarchs to stick around and cluster in larger groups.
p.58 #12 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
WOW!!
OwlsEyes wrote:
This is another moncarch butterfly cluster. This group was photographed in a new location... this time in a Monterey cypress rather than a eucalyptus tree.
p.58 #13 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
RoamingScott wrote:
WOW!!
Thanks Scott... I'm fortunate to live near two areas where the Western monarchs roost. Access to these clusters are a bit restricted, but I used my history as a former monarch scientist from MN to get a bit of preferential treatment... I always knew my graduate degree in evolution and ecology would help me in nature photography, but never expected it to help me persuade others to offer me a better angle
p.58 #14 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
This will be my last monarch post for a while, as I don't want to bore you all with these.
Because they roost fairly high in the canopy, I'm always looking for angles that will allow me to share an "eye-level" perspective. This shot was taken from a trail that borders a shallow canyon. The monarchs are roosting on the other side of the canyon in the middle of the eucalyptus canopy. Because the trail peaks at the mid-canopy level, I'm almost parallel with the cluster. However, because they are on the other side of the canyon, I needed to stack converters and crop a bit. In the end, this is about a 32MP image.
I personally think this is one of my favorites because of the moody sunrise light and shadows.. the latter may be the exact reason why you (or others) may not like it
p.58 #20 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Well this thread almost dipped onto page three, so I thought I'd bring it back to the top.
I was out photographing hummingbirds in the rain a few days ago... The soft light and a touch of fall color made this a great subject for the 400 f2.8TC.
