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Coneflowers and their visitors
Jul 22, 2020 10:20:22 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Thank you redfordl, and yes, these are all from a tripod. I realized too late to update that the comment about all the images being from the extended 300L is wrong, as I was swapped to the 180L for probably all the bumblebeds. I set the tripod to the desired height and position and two-hand the camera body on a loose ballhead to track the bees and shoot.
I love the way you compose and capture such lovely images. Please correct me if I'm mistaken. It appears that you are shooting with a telephoto + teleconverter, instead of a dedicated macro, so you can keep a more respectable distance from wary critters. I'm trying to learn better ways of doing things.
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Jul 22, 2020 10:38:27 #
sscnxy wrote:
I love the way you compose and capture such lovely images. Please correct me if I'm mistaken. It appears that you are shooting with a telephoto + teleconverter, instead of a dedicated macro, so you can keep a more respectable distance from wary critters. I'm trying to learn better ways of doing things.
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Thank you sscnxy! If I could shoot everything with the 180L macro, I would. The 300 and extender combo is more of an example of having another tool available for the situation. The 300L images also have an extension tube that doesn't report in the EXIF, letting me 'throw' an effective 600mm focal length onto a close-up subject. These coneflowers were in a slightly elevated garden with a path through the middle. The closest blossoms I could reach with the 180L with the tripod legs adjusted to the top of a short wall and one leg extended full to the ground. To 'reach' the entire garden, the extended 300 brought the further flowers into the same detailed focus. The 300 + 2x were on the camera from coming from the large pond nearby and the wood ducks. I started with that lens for the flowers before changing to the macro, rather than a 'plan' to use lens / extender for macro shots.
Jul 22, 2020 10:38:32 #
Thank you Blair, sscnxy! I've used coneflower images in the past to compare demonstrate the lack of difference between a 12MP Rebel and this 22MP EOS 5DIII. I guess maybe these images include an unplanned demo of the lack of difference between a 2x extended on 300L vs the 180L macro. Glad you enjoyed.
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Jul 22, 2020 11:13:36 #
Great set of flowers. But the bumblebees are exceptional, sharp close-ups. Love bumble bees -- my favorite bee.
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Jul 22, 2020 14:45:41 #
Clyde 13
Loc: Valpariso, Indiana
beautiful pictures of the Coneflowers. I love those flowers after becoming a Master Gardener.
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CHG_CANON wrote:
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excellent and interesting...i love coneflowers and so do the deer!
Jul 22, 2020 19:16:03 #
Thank you Hereford, Jeff, Earnest, Susan, Clyde, JRiepe, merrytexan! We should clear tonight after a few days of rain. Hopefully, more flowers have bloomed. I think we're safe from deer in the parks along the lake.
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Thank you Jeff, Larry, Vince! I've seen some bumblebees this summer, but the most so far this summer was the gang all over these coneflowers. Glad you enjoyed.
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