Photographed in the Villa Ndio garden on 23 July 2019 with a Sony A77 camera and a Minolta 100-400mm f4.5-6.7 APO lens. Settings: f/6.3; 1/500 sec.; ISO 500; 400mm.
At the Parc Zoologique in Frejus
Not far from Villa Ndio, passing over Lac St. Cassien followed by a short drive along the autoroute takes one to Frejus. Near the autoroute exit lies the Parc Zoologique with a decent variety of wild beasties in the pens and cages. We went there on a lark one day recently (July 2019), me with my cameras equipped with telephoto lens. Below find some samples of what we saw there. Click on any image to enlarge it and/or start a slideshow.
Damselfly, Blue with Green Background
Photographed by the Siange River in Pegomas on 17 July 2019 with Minolta 100-400mm f4.5-6.7 APO lens on a Sony SLT A77 camera. Settings: f/8; 1/200 sec.; ISO 800; 400mm.
Pseudostigma Spots on a Damselfly’s Wings
Scarce Swallowtail in Flight
Photographed in the Villa Ndio garden, 5 July 2019 with a Sony A7Rii camera and Sony 90mm f2.8 macro lens. Settings: f/4; 1/8000 sec; ISO 400; 90 mm.
Black Hairstreak Butterfly
Brimstone in Flight
Photographed at Villa Ndio on 4 July 2019. Camera: Sony A7Rii; Lens: Sony 90mm f2.8 macro; settings: f/4, 1/8000 sec., ISO 400, 90mm
Scarce Swallowtail on Lavender
Photographed by Villa Ndio on 3 July 2019; Sony A7Rii camera with Sony 90mm f2.8 macro lens; settings: f/5.6; 1/6400 sec.; ISO-400; 90mm.
Geranium Bronze on Lavender
Photographed at Villa Ndio on 2 July 2019.
Sony A7Rii camera with Sony 90mm F2.8 macro lens. Settings: f/4; 1/6000 sec.; ISO 400; 90mm
Cleopatra Butterfly — Gonepteryx cleopatra
Photographed by Villa Ndio on 1 July 2019. Sony SLT A77V Camera; Minolta 200mm APO lens. f/5; 1/6400 sec.; ISO 400; 200mm