Canon 20D, Canon 100mm macro lens, 1/200 sec @ f8, Av mode,
- 1/3 stop exp. comp. Raw, ISO 400.
Camera rested on folded scrim net on top of Manfrotto 501 video head on Gitzo 1548 (I forgot the allen key to remove the existing camera plate and couldn't fit the appropriate one )
Small crop from left and right,levels,curves,hue/saturation,
shadow/highlight adjustment.
Hi,
One from yesterday.
Very pleased to come across this species yesterday on an area of heathland.
Shame the heather flower was obscuring the eye but the weight of the insect unfortunately caused the flower to droop downwards.
A few seconds after taking this shot the heavens opened and there was a torrential downpour,there was no cover whatsoever and I got absolutely drenched .Luckily I had a bin bag for the camera.
The rain thankfully eased off after ten minutes and I had to decide whether to get back to the car ASAP and then home before catching pneumonia,or do the sensible thing.
I chose the sensible thing of course and carried on shooting
I remember your post about that very clearly and coincidently enough it's always at the forefront of my mind when I unexpectedly get caught out in a shower.
Thankfully managed to get it wrapped up in time,well almost anyway,it got a little wet as did the macro lens,but thankfully with no ill effects.
Posted by Paula Graham on June 24, 2007 at 5:16 PM
Now that is called 'tennacity in the face of adversity' ! Nice shot of this insect.
Trust pneunomia did not catch up with you.
Posted by David Taylor on June 24, 2007 at 6:26 PM
Glad to read that you got your priorities right. and carried on shooting. What's a dose of pneumonia compared with getting a shot like this? Well worth the risk IMHO. The DOF is OK for me, I like to see the environment the subject is in. A tiny niggle is the flower obscuring
the RH compound eye, but hey, sometimes you can't have everything.
Great shot Justin and the colour of the Heather reall makes this mage 'pop'. As the left eye is pretty clear, I can foresee a little opthalmic surgery courtesy of Dr Adobe
Discussion
11 replies- 1/3 stop exp. comp. Raw, ISO 400.
Camera rested on folded scrim net on top of Manfrotto 501 video head on Gitzo 1548 (I forgot the allen key to remove the existing camera plate and couldn't fit the appropriate one
Small crop from left and right,levels,curves,hue/saturation,
shadow/highlight adjustment.
Hi,
One from yesterday.
Very pleased to come across this species yesterday on an area of heathland.
Shame the heather flower was obscuring the eye but the weight of the insect unfortunately caused the flower to droop downwards.
A few seconds after taking this shot the heavens opened and there was a torrential downpour,there was no cover whatsoever and I got absolutely drenched
The rain thankfully eased off after ten minutes and I had to decide whether to get back to the car ASAP and then home before catching pneumonia,or do the sensible thing.
I chose the sensible thing of course and carried on shooting
Tim
As long as that 20D stayed dry, that`s the main thing! (Mine doesn`t like the rain.)
I remember your post about that very clearly and coincidently enough it's always at the forefront of my mind when I unexpectedly get caught out in a shower.
Thankfully managed to get it wrapped up in time,well almost anyway,it got a little wet as did the macro lens,but thankfully with no ill effects.
Trust pneunomia did not catch up with you.
Luckily not
the RH compound eye, but hey, sometimes you can't have everything.
Barrie
Phillip.
Great shot of a dragonfly I've yet to see , as you say shame about the flower obscuring the eye , but still a cracking shot none the less.
Kind regards
Andy...