Flowers of Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, Pt. 3
Aug 7, 2016 13:11:40 #
Aug 7, 2016 13:23:51 #
travisdeland wrote:
The final section of my flower post. Thanks for looking.
Great captures especially the one with the bee.
Aug 7, 2016 13:59:02 #
Thanks-these are usually done with a telephoto-that's what I call "long distance macro".
Aug 7, 2016 17:47:58 #
Travis, I took a long look at all three parts of your series and you have a lot of wonderful shots included. I really like your long distance approach. In many cases it lets you have a different perspective. After three sets you ended with an outstanding little wildflower! Well done!
Aug 7, 2016 18:50:17 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Travis, I took a long look at all three parts of your series and you have a lot of wonderful shots included. I really like your long distance approach. In many cases it lets you have a different perspective. After three sets you ended with an outstanding little wildflower! Well done!
Thank you for your commentary. The "long distance macro" approach was born out of the desire to travel(walk) light, but shoot more than just wildlife. A lot of those pix were taken with lenses anywhere from 200mm to 600mm. The hard part is handholding, and getting back far enough as some of those flowers were smaller than a dime. I do have extension tubes, and 1 macro lens, but find that approach to often be more trouble than what I want to deal with. Guess some would call that lazy!
Aug 7, 2016 22:56:28 #
travisdeland wrote:
Thank you for your commentary. The "long distance macro" approach was born out of the desire to travel(walk) light, but shoot more than just wildlife. A lot of those pix were taken with lenses anywhere from 200mm to 600mm. The hard part is handholding, and getting back far enough as some of those flowers were smaller than a dime. I do have extension tubes, and 1 macro lens, but find that approach to often be more trouble than what I want to deal with. Guess some would call that lazy!
I think it is wise to experiment and find what works best for you. You are certainly having success this way.
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nimbushopper wrote:
Beautiful set, I especially like the milkweed!
Thank you. Plant life, being so diverse, offers a lot of photo ops if one just looks-maybe too many opportunities, sometimes.
Aug 8, 2016 23:26:43 #
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