Hoverfly Close-up
Apr 24, 2015 16:42:40 #
It's the start of the warmer weather over here, and until now there has been few bugs for me to shoot, but I managed to get a nice shot of a hoverfly resting on the flower of an Azalea.
The species is Platycheirus manicatus.
The species is Platycheirus manicatus.
Apr 25, 2015 01:21:47 #
Nice capture. Well done.
When posting macro-photographs in the Macro Forum, I encourage you to check the box labeled (store original), so we can enlarge your images to appreciate resolution and detail.
When posting macro-photographs in the Macro Forum, I encourage you to check the box labeled (store original), so we can enlarge your images to appreciate resolution and detail.
Apr 25, 2015 02:46:06 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Will do, thanks.When posting macro-photographs in the Macro Forum, I encourage you to check the box labeled (store original), so we can enlarge your images to appreciate resolution and detail.
Apr 25, 2015 03:52:25 #
How did you obtain such a clean subject? This is a recent point of discussion on the Macro Forum.
Apr 25, 2015 06:59:20 #
Apr 25, 2015 08:48:23 #
Apr 25, 2015 10:37:21 #
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Nikonian72 wrote:
What was said ^^ Great work.Nice capture. Well done. When posting macro-photographs in the Macro Forum, I encourage you to check the box labeled (store original), so we can enlarge your images to appreciate resolution and detail.
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Apr 25, 2015 13:30:36 #
Thank you all for the kind words.
I have to do some cloning to remove the usual dust bunnies, and I selectively promote in Lightroom areas that are meant to catch your attention more than others (the compound eye here for instance).
If you mean the background bokeh - that is often a result of the fall off in the light from having to use flash when focusing so close to the subject - with the Venus I can be as close 4cm to the bugs.
Paul.
Nikonian72 wrote:
By clean, do you mean the subject or the background?How did you obtain such a clean subject? This is a recent point of discussion on the Macro Forum.
I have to do some cloning to remove the usual dust bunnies, and I selectively promote in Lightroom areas that are meant to catch your attention more than others (the compound eye here for instance).
If you mean the background bokeh - that is often a result of the fall off in the light from having to use flash when focusing so close to the subject - with the Venus I can be as close 4cm to the bugs.
Paul.
Apr 25, 2015 14:20:21 #
Paul Iddon wrote:
I was referring to clean subject surface, discussed in another thread, and there is NO bokeh in your photo, just OoF background.By clean, do you mean the subject or the background?
If you mean the background bokeh . . .
If you mean the background bokeh . . .
Apr 25, 2015 14:22:40 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
The hover was clean - if they have anything, then it is just pollen, but few plants just now offer up much in the way of pollen for them. PaulI was referring to clean subject surface, discussed in another thread, and there is NO bokeh in your photo, just OoF background.
Apr 26, 2015 09:48:35 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
We have a lot of rain in England, Douglass. Works like a car-wash :)I was referring to clean subject surface, discussed in another thread, and there is NO bokeh in your photo, just OoF background.
Apr 27, 2015 00:33:09 #
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