Jagged Ambush Bug (Phymata)
Sep 25, 2013 18:31:52 #
Found this bug quit by accident. He stood out against the light lavender of the Buddleia hybrid.
It was very windy - all Manual, hand held.
It was very windy - all Manual, hand held.
Sep 25, 2013 20:02:54 #
Sep 25, 2013 21:50:48 #
Sep 25, 2013 22:01:27 #
guts wrote:
Thanks guts, but I was sitting taking several shots in and out, thought these were OK, but not as good as the pros that are on this forum. Thanks for looking!Looks like you did pretty good with the wind blowing and hand held.
Sep 25, 2013 22:03:47 #
Erv wrote:
Many thanks Erv, Much appreciated.Nice Richard!!! Very well done!
I've seen these guys before about this time of year, but earlier in August than September.
Sep 26, 2013 08:38:43 #
Some of the best finds are by accident... Yes, it does contrast nicely against the lavender hue. Wind, the bane of those in pursuit of nailing a macro shot. Small little gusts that go unnoticed by most photographers, have us shaking our fist in the air.
Photos look good considering the the conditions. I'm not seeing what I would expect from motion blur, the edges of the bug are clean. It looks like you are lacking DoF which is causing the the raised portions of the insect to be OoF or soft. What aperture setting are you employing? Third photo may exhibit motion blur but there is no downloadable file so it's hard to tell.
You are off to a good start, manual and handheld is the avenue of choice for photographers who want to get the most out of their pictures.
Photos look good considering the the conditions. I'm not seeing what I would expect from motion blur, the edges of the bug are clean. It looks like you are lacking DoF which is causing the the raised portions of the insect to be OoF or soft. What aperture setting are you employing? Third photo may exhibit motion blur but there is no downloadable file so it's hard to tell.
You are off to a good start, manual and handheld is the avenue of choice for photographers who want to get the most out of their pictures.
Sep 26, 2013 09:33:06 #
guts wrote:
I agree!Looks like you did pretty good with the wind blowing and hand held.
Sep 26, 2013 10:05:44 #
Every day I see something I had never seen on here on UHH. Nice shots
Sep 26, 2013 12:49:52 #
A-PeeR wrote:
Thanks A-PeeR, much appreciate your comment. Unfortunately we moved to a beautiful area, but very windy most of the time. I tried to compensate for the wind with an F/13 instead of F/16 or better. All shots were at 1/250, ISO 400.Some of the best finds are by accident... Yes, it ... (show quote)
Sep 26, 2013 17:36:59 #
dalematt wrote:
Thanks dalematt, much appreciate it.I agree!
Sep 26, 2013 17:38:49 #
jrb1213 wrote:
Many thanks jrb1213, much appreciate the comment.Every day I see something I had never seen on here on UHH. Nice shots
Sep 26, 2013 21:49:59 #
richardh76 wrote:
Richard - I see, I think, so you normally shoot f16 with a slower shutter speed but opted for f13 and a faster shutter speed and increased ISO. Perhaps the better approach is to keep the aperture at f16, set the shutter to 1/200, knock the ISO down to 200 and shoot with a diffused flash. Do you have a speedlight? If you do, I would recommend using it with a diffuser. I tried to compensate for the wind with an F/13 instead of F/16 or better. All shots were at 1/250, ISO 400.
Richard
Richard
Several advantages:
1) You can use f16 for greater DoF
2) You can lower ISO to 200 or 100, this means less noise. On a 5DMIII this will be less noticeable than a 1.6 crop Cannon.
3) Flash freezes motion. Obviously, it's not going to stop jarring motion induced by sudden gusts but will help with subtle to mild winds.
Sep 26, 2013 22:01:32 #
A-PeeR wrote:
Yes I use a diffuser on my Canon Speed light which was used on these shots, and for that matter used on all my shots of late. However, the breeze was constantly intermittent, not huge gusts, but enough that I was hoping the flash would freeze the movement. However, next time I will take your advice and see what happens. Many thanks!Do you have a speedlite?
Sep 26, 2013 22:20:51 #
richardh76 wrote:
You are most welcome, I look forward to seeing your results.... . . next time I will take your advice and see what happens. Many thanks!
Sep 27, 2013 00:20:56 #
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