This morning's shots
Jun 19, 2014 11:25:15 #
The same katydid nymph has been hanging out in the garden for about a week. It was on a bean plant and I couldn't get a profile shot, but the back lighting was a nice change.
The fly - I think it is a Syrphid Fly - was moving fast and I ended up shooting faster than the flash was recycling. I think I wasn't steady enough to get a good shot of the eyes, so I need to give some thought to improving my shooting position.
The fly - I think it is a Syrphid Fly - was moving fast and I ended up shooting faster than the flash was recycling. I think I wasn't steady enough to get a good shot of the eyes, so I need to give some thought to improving my shooting position.
Jun 19, 2014 12:31:53 #
Jun 19, 2014 20:22:51 #
Curve_in wrote:
I use a battery pack and it will increase your keepers by a pretty wide margin............foosh foosh foosh :)Syrphid Fly - was moving fast and I ended up shooting faster than the flash was recycling. I think I wasn't steady enough to get a good shot of the eyes, so I need to give some thought to improving my shooting position.
Jun 19, 2014 20:42:56 #
Aesthetically, these are nice shots. As you note you didn't nail the eyes on the Hover flies. It doesn't look like motion blur to me rather your focal point is falling short of the eye ( not pushing the lens towards the subject far enough). Look at the feet of the fly in the first photo and the edge of the leaf in the second photo and you will see where your focal plane falls. Keep practicing on Hovers, they are difficult at first but once you start nailing the eyes you will have made a big step forward in the focusing department.
Jun 19, 2014 22:19:18 #
Seeing a nice improvement over the last few weeks. It's not so frustrating when you start getting Good results. Looks like your becoming addicted to macro photography. Don't worry we have a cure for that, It's called More Macro Photography.
Jun 20, 2014 02:02:23 #
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