Sulfur Butterfly
Sep 27, 2021 10:39:18 #
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Sep 27, 2021 12:17:05 #
WCS wrote:
Dear mr. Fotoshop,
I agree with your observations but wonder if you might offer [for all of us] a solution - in the field or in post, to help create a finer shot. He did capture a beautiful winged one!
I agree with your observations but wonder if you might offer [for all of us] a solution - in the field or in post, to help create a finer shot. He did capture a beautiful winged one!
One solution is to watch your bkg. as well as your subject and avoid hot-spots back there when shooting. And to shade your subject from direct sunlight when shooting with your body or a hand-held diffuser. Another solution is to shoot in raw and try to tone down any hotspots in post.
Thanks
Sep 27, 2021 12:23:51 #
Sep 27, 2021 12:23:55 #
Sep 27, 2021 13:16:45 #
New camera! Why? Basically, that's a very good shot. Perhaps you should have compensated by under exposing by 1/2 or 1 stop to bring the high lights of the butterfly's face down.
Sep 27, 2021 13:27:02 #
"...Guess I need a new camera..." Streets your Sony SLT-A65V with it's Minolta AF 80-200mm F4.5-5.6 xi at FL 200mm is totally up to this task even though that Minolta glass is circa 1988 (release date).
Albeit your settings might benefit from being "Tweaked" a tad.
i.e. Auto exposure, Aperture-priority AE, 1/400 sec, f/16, ISO 800.
Consider that f/11 would have given you ISO 400 and that Minolta's peak acuity is at f/11.
And approximately -1 exposure compensation would have held the highlights and lowered ISO to 200.
I'm loving the composition of this Colias philodice (Clouded sulphur) image Streets, however if I were attempting this I would have dialed in negative exposure compensation of maybe -1.3 to -2.0 and used on camera fill flash to tame the huge dynamic range latent within.
Not a major fan of post processing when you can get it right in camera... Typically the very best way to go!
"...I use a crude processor that has no way of eliminating hot spots..." Streets your image also as an issue with having Color Space tagged as sRGB, without an embedded color profile (which can cause problems with Browsers). Maybe consider an upgrade of your image processing software.
Below is an analogous image at a 100mm angle of view on an APS-C body (same as your Sony SLT-A65V)
In this back-lite beauty narrative I used -1.7 exposure compensation and on camera flash for fill as the Key light.
I've worked with this combo for years and know before hand exactly what it will do in strong back-lite scenario such as you've attempted here.
While I don't shoot butterfly I do enjoy shooting "Madam Butterflies"
Would have loved to visit Nagasaki, Japan in the early 1900's.
btw, At 87 you totally rock! My cardiologist has let me know my time on terra firma is now rather limited.
Loving your image... Please keep up the good work and post more of your stellar artistry!
Thanks again for sharing Streets...
Please stay safe
Albeit your settings might benefit from being "Tweaked" a tad.
i.e. Auto exposure, Aperture-priority AE, 1/400 sec, f/16, ISO 800.
Consider that f/11 would have given you ISO 400 and that Minolta's peak acuity is at f/11.
And approximately -1 exposure compensation would have held the highlights and lowered ISO to 200.
I'm loving the composition of this Colias philodice (Clouded sulphur) image Streets, however if I were attempting this I would have dialed in negative exposure compensation of maybe -1.3 to -2.0 and used on camera fill flash to tame the huge dynamic range latent within.
Not a major fan of post processing when you can get it right in camera... Typically the very best way to go!
"...I use a crude processor that has no way of eliminating hot spots..." Streets your image also as an issue with having Color Space tagged as sRGB, without an embedded color profile (which can cause problems with Browsers). Maybe consider an upgrade of your image processing software.
Below is an analogous image at a 100mm angle of view on an APS-C body (same as your Sony SLT-A65V)
In this back-lite beauty narrative I used -1.7 exposure compensation and on camera flash for fill as the Key light.
I've worked with this combo for years and know before hand exactly what it will do in strong back-lite scenario such as you've attempted here.
While I don't shoot butterfly I do enjoy shooting "Madam Butterflies"
Would have loved to visit Nagasaki, Japan in the early 1900's.
btw, At 87 you totally rock! My cardiologist has let me know my time on terra firma is now rather limited.
Loving your image... Please keep up the good work and post more of your stellar artistry!
Thanks again for sharing Streets...
Please stay safe
Sep 27, 2021 13:30:03 #
Thomas902 wrote:
"...Guess I need a new camera..." Stree... (show quote)
Beautiful shot and model 💛💛🏆💛💛
Sep 27, 2021 13:30:59 #
Fotoartist wrote:
One solution is to watch your bkg. as well as your subject and avoid hot-spots back there when shooting. And to shade your subject from direct sunlight when shooting with your body or a hand-held diffuser. Another solution is to shoot in raw and try to tone down any hotspots in post.
Thanks
Thanks
Magnificent work 💛💛🏆💛💛
Sep 27, 2021 14:40:37 #
Very nice catch, Streets. Hot spots have been mentioned, so maybe you could burn them a little to bring out the detail.
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