There seems to be a distinct lack of butterflies this year, and I am still blanking on adders, I don't think I've ever seen one.
So...settled for this instead. I'm not too happpy with the BG, too busy, and I thought the focus point should be on the very interesting wing bases. Does it work?
Yes - always a problem with dragonflies and a close background.Just that left hand leaf.
Still nice though.
JohnR
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 15, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Now then Big Fella - nits covered so no point repeating.
There isn't an aperture small enough to give you sufficient DoF to render the BBC(.....or even ITV!) totally sharp from a PoV like this.
What you need to do is to get a PoV looking straight down on the insect so the fore and aft, port and starboard, the subject is as parallel to the sensor plane as is possible - this way the actual DoF you need is an awful lot less then is needed from this PoV.
Just imagine you are at the top of a yacht mast looking down at the deck and you won't go far wrong matey
well that seems to have cleared up the post in the week complaining about the critiques not being deep enough. seek and ye shall find.
cheers andy, yes i know that is what would have been desireable, but i was just wondering if it worked without that element. personally it doesn't bother me that they are out, but it's good to know it bothers everyone else also at the time i was standing on tiptoes with my tongue resting on the menu button to create the right balance point so i didn't fall into lots of nettles. i wonder if it's possible to bait these things?
Posted by Elliott Neep on June 17, 2008 at 6:29 AM
Think Andy has covered it quite succinctly. Sometimes it is just better to either walk on and find one in a better situ, or just wait for it to take off, catch a bug and land somewhere more photogenic.
The pattern at the base of the wings is very interesting and I hadn't really appreciated it before, but I'm afraid the shot is only a nearly shot for me. The DoF only covering the wing bases is a little unsettling and the bg is too cluttered, obscuring some of the fg detail. It's a nice idea, but it just doesn't come off - sorry. Eric
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7 repliesThere seems to be a distinct lack of butterflies this year, and I am still blanking on adders, I don't think I've ever seen one.
So...settled for this instead. I'm not too happpy with the BG, too busy, and I thought the focus point should be on the very interesting wing bases. Does it work?
Cheers,
Mark.
Its a slightly awkward comp for me, and the left/rear wing is not very apparent.
I agree wiith you, regarding the busy habitat within the frame, and feel that it doesn't quite work for me.
Can't offer any useful suggestions, and this is just a view from someone who has never tried this type of subject.
Alan
Still nice though.
JohnR
There isn't an aperture small enough to give you sufficient DoF to render the BBC(.....or even ITV!) totally sharp from a PoV like this.
What you need to do is to get a PoV looking straight down on the insect so the fore and aft, port and starboard, the subject is as parallel to the sensor plane as is possible - this way the actual DoF you need is an awful lot less then is needed from this PoV.
Just imagine you are at the top of a yacht mast looking down at the deck and you won't go far wrong matey
cheers andy, yes i know that is what would have been desireable, but i was just wondering if it worked without that element. personally it doesn't bother me that they are out, but it's good to know it bothers everyone else