EOS 33V, Sigma 180mm, Velvia 100. Cropped to decentralise. Taken at Barnack Hills & Holes.
More a record shot of an interesting species than a pretty photo!
Cuckoo bee (not a wasp).
Comments welcome
Greg
Posted by David Kjaer on February 3, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Hi Greg
Nice record shot - it will be nice to get some warmer weather and get the macro lens out again!
David
Posted by Paul Inglis on February 3, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Hi Greg,
This is interesting and on film too! Not something you see here very often these days (all gone digital!) eh! As you said more a record shot than pretty but cracking detail. I just wondered what depth of field you used here, as I personally would have opened it up for a shallower DOF to allow the subject to be more dominant than the BG. Just my opinion mind!
It was pretty much wide open, or not far off, if I remember right (don't have the benefit of EXIF data!). I'd like a bit more DoF in the subject as it is (head's not quite there), but with these backgrounds it's always problematical getting an aesthetically pleasing shot. Some of the earth is on the same focal plane as the bee, which I did consider selectively blurring.
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3 repliesMore a record shot of an interesting species than a pretty photo!
Cuckoo bee (not a wasp).
Comments welcome
Greg
Nice record shot - it will be nice to get some warmer weather and get the macro lens out again!
David
This is interesting and on film too! Not something you see here very often these days (all gone digital!) eh! As you said more a record shot than pretty but cracking detail. I just wondered what depth of field you used here, as I personally would have opened it up for a shallower DOF to allow the subject to be more dominant than the BG. Just my opinion mind!
It was pretty much wide open, or not far off, if I remember right (don't have the benefit of EXIF data!). I'd like a bit more DoF in the subject as it is (head's not quite there), but with these backgrounds it's always problematical getting an aesthetically pleasing shot. Some of the earth is on the same focal plane as the bee, which I did consider selectively blurring.
Greg