Nicer weather is indeed settling upon south Florida; it took me almost my full lunch hour to work up a sweat as I wandered around pursuing more subjects for the digiscope. I’m beginning to think that this spot is a bit too closed-in for successful digiscoping; while there’s no lack of nice subjects, there is a definite lack of good sight lines. I was pleased, though, to discover that the digiscope enables me to snap a shot of a dragonfly and keep the entire thing in focus.
Compare the pictures of the Carolina saddlebags below. The one on the left was taken with Marcella’s DSLR; the one on the right was taken today with the P5100 through the spotting scope. In one sense, it’s not a fair comparison; I was able to get right up close to the dragonfly with the DSLR, so the depth of field was a bit of a challenge. But I much prefer being able to see the whole beast in nice sharp focus!