Photographed in Cabris, France on 18 August 2019 with a Sony ILCE A7RM2 camera equipped with a Sony SEL90M28G lens. Settings: f/4; 1/4000 sec.; ISO 800; 90mm
Old World Swallowtail Butterfly — Papilio machaon gorganus
Two-tailed Pasha — Charaxes jasius
Photographed in the Villa Ndio garden below a plum tree on 5 August 2019 with a Sony A77V SLT Camera equipped with a Minolta 200mm f2.8 APO lens with a 2x teleconverter. Settings: f/8,1/250 sec., ISO 500, 400mm.
Yellow Dragonfly
Photographed on 31 July 2019 in an open field in Peymeinade, France
Camera: Sony SLT A77V; Lens: Minolta 135mm f2.8[4.5] STF
Settings: f/4.5, 1/400sec., ISO 100, 135mm
Queen Anne’s Lace Bud
Photographed on 29 July 2019 in a field on the outskirts of Peymeinade near Villa Ndio with a Sony A77 SLT camera and a Minolta 135mm 2.8[T4.5] STF lens. Settings: f/6.3, 1/400 sec., ISO 100, 135mm.
Great Banded Grayling
Photographed near the Villa Ndio pool on 26 July 2019 with a Sony A7RM2 with a Minolta 135mm f2.8 (T4.5) STF lens. Settings: f/4.5, 1/400 sec., ISO 800, 135mm.
Ruby Damselfly — Siagne River
Photographed by the Siagne River in Pegomas, France on 17 July 2019 with a Sony SLT A77V camera and a Minolta 100-400mm f4.5-6.7 lens. Settings: f/6.3; 1/250 sec.; ISO 400; 400mm.
Agapanthus and Friend
Photographed by the Villa Ndio pool on 25 July 2019 with a Sony A7Rm2 camera and a Minolta 135mm STF f2.8 lens. Settings: f/6.7; 1/1000 sec.; ISO 400; 135mm
Villa Ndio Marigold
Photographed by the Villa Ndio pool on 25 July 2019 with a Sony A7Rm2 camera and a Minolta 135mm STF f2.8 lens. Settings: f/6.7; 1/750 sec.; ISO 400; 135mm
A Pair of Young Great Tit Birds
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.