Yee ha! napabob!
Aug 30, 2015 18:51:11 #
:lol: ISO 6400, 1/1250-sec at f/16
Geez .. I coulda dropped that shutter speed a bit. I was out shooting hawks and Eagles and I had my ISO on auto ISO.
Geez .. I coulda dropped that shutter speed a bit. I was out shooting hawks and Eagles and I had my ISO on auto ISO.
Aug 30, 2015 18:54:56 #
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Aug 31, 2015 11:38:24 #
Aug 31, 2015 11:50:11 #
Aug 31, 2015 11:54:52 #
I set my lens to 1:1. I had plenty of subjects. I was in a whole patch of these flowers and it was buzzing with bees gathering pollen. The only trouble was that everytime I got close enough to be in focus at 1:1 it would be too close and scare the bee off. So, I gave up and put it in auto focus and just tried to get as close as I could. I was pretty close on this one and it's one of many. I got lucky once. I think this is close to 1:1. I didn't have to crop much. I wonder if that's in my metadata.
Aug 31, 2015 12:02:36 #
I'm curious... you were shooting hawks, etc.. Did you switch lenses? What lens were you using for the macro? My best tool in our garden lately is a cinder block that I could sit on. (not recommended for dragging along to the river). But because I was staying in one place, the insects would come closer as they got used to me.
Aug 31, 2015 12:06:24 #
pfrancke wrote:
Yes. I switched back and forth several times yesterday. I finally decided it was just too bright to capture the hawks without blowing the sky. Very frustrating. I think that birds of prey are best captured at sunrise and sunset or on days with a little cloud cover to diffuse the light. It's nice if you come upon a spot where they are landing and taking off. I do have a great Monarch butterfly shot that I got with my Sigma 150-500. LOL ... I took it thinking there was no way it would turn out. I'm never successful with insects and the Sigma.I'm curious... you were shooting hawks, etc.. Did you switch lenses? What lens were you using for the macro? My best tool in our garden lately is a cinder block that I could sit on. (not recommended for dragging along to the river). But because I was staying in one place, the insects would come closer as they got used to me.
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