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'Landing Party'

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 4, 2015168 views8 comments

I have been going through older files and processing a few images that were overlooked before my computer, software and processing skills all improved. This is also from my shooting Macro with a wide angle lens experiment. I have not been able to find or duplicate the environment, the subjects, the combination of conditions or the results this 4 week photo session yielded which seems to be making the images from that session that much more valuable. 65% of full frame, hand held and real close.

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File name Ramy_4890_CF19
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 10/18/2012 6:24:04 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/250
Av(Aperture Value) 9.0
Metering Mode Spot Metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens 10-24mm
Focal Length 24.0mm
Flash On
Flash Type External Flash : Manual Flash
Flash Exposure Compensation 0

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 4, 2015 at 2:31 PM

Nice action shot that stopped the bees in flight. The flowers are also in focus so its hard to decide what the main subject is. I might be tempted to try to isolate one flower and bee as a vertical and eliminate the other. Just thinking out loud... might work, might not.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 4, 2015 at 4:24 PM

Mike, I also sometimes shoot closeups with a wide angle lens and I really like the unique perspective that that combination generates, and the extra depth of field. You have captured all of that beautifully here, and with wonderful colors too!

Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on January 4, 2015 at 4:33 PM

As already noted, the depth of field is remarkable. Both main flowers and both bees are entirely in focus. Quite an accomplishment to get two bees, on of which is in flight, in focus. Well done, Mike.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 4, 2015 at 9:12 PM

Mike,

Looking at this shot, I'm tempted at purchasing a wide angle lens. Pollination is a frantic activity and your image clearly shows that bees are on a limited time budget to gather as much nectar and pollen in a short period of time. Well done

......................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on January 5, 2015 at 12:49 AM

Mike ..thats top class ....end to end perfection ...love this ...

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 5, 2015 at 8:01 AM

A composition full of vigour, Mike, very natural and capturing the two bees beautifully. Despite the complexity of the scene there is a nice diagonal thrust to the composition, even as the eye is pulled this way and that to take in all the incidents.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 5, 2015 at 10:19 AM

I like the "messiness" here Mike. There's a lot going on, but that makes coming back and looking again and again easy, plus you've got the bees in major interest points in the frame. The two sharp bees especially the one with it's landing gear down and the sharp flowers work very well. I get a palpable sense of being there from this image.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 8, 2015 at 10:11 PM

Holy cow, Mike, the focus and detail here are amazing! Excellent shot all around. Looks like wide angle is the way to go when the subjects will tolerate the lens that close. I hope you get to duplicate these conditions in the future.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments