Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 15, 2012162 views6 comments
First species interaction I've ever managed to shoot. Blue dasher attacking a Dot-tailed Whiteface. Canon 7D, canon 70-300 lens. f7.1,1/1600sec,ISO500. Bright sun.
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 15, 2012 at 9:10 PM
Roger:
At it again this year I like seeing all your DF in flight shots last year and this one is no exception. Good tack sharpness in both the stationary and flying one. The stationary DF is a little dark, a slight fill here would be lovely. Have you used flash for this kind of shots?
Sadly I have not had the time to shoot DF this year. Went the the Wetland Park once this summer.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 16, 2012 at 1:03 AM
Really good in flight action against the exceptionally nice BG, Roger. You managed to get good detail on both subject. Not easy to do when one is flying! Excellent capture.
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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on June 16, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Thanks, guys. Gary, congrats on becoming a Moderator. I was wondering why I haven't been seeing any DF from you. I have stopped using flash for these as I found it didn't help much & added weight (I shoot hand held). The Dot-tail is hard to shoot as it is almost completely black & featureless. I lightened it a bit, but it didn't look realistic.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 16, 2012 at 5:56 PM
Great comp, details, BG, and POV of the action Roger.
Difficult shooting in the bright sun because of the hard light/shadow, but you managed it well.
It's sort of a catch-22. You need the bright sunlight to shoot fast enough, but if the subject isn't turned the right way you're kinda SOL
Well done
BTW - Did you use flash? Many times I will use it full sun to fill in those shadows. Of course, it limits me to single shot mode..
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on June 16, 2012 at 11:41 PM
Very good action shot. Good detail in both subjects.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 18, 2012 at 10:46 PM
Great job of catching the action and having it isolated from the background.
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6 commentsAt it again this year
Sadly I have not had the time to shoot DF this year. Went the the Wetland Park once this summer.
Difficult shooting in the bright sun because of the hard light/shadow, but you managed it well.
It's sort of a catch-22. You need the bright sunlight to shoot fast enough, but if the subject isn't turned the right way you're kinda SOL
Well done
BTW - Did you use flash? Many times I will use it full sun to fill in those shadows. Of course, it limits me to single shot mode..