I guess this breaks all the rules. My first butterfly image! Taken in hot sun at noon!! Nearly had heatstroke - and the creatures wouldn't sit still!
50d+Sigma 70-300mm hand held
Virtually no editing apart from crop and little sharpenning.
Exposure Time = 1/2000"
F Number = F9
Exposure Program = Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 400
Shutter Speed Value = 11 TV
Aperture Value = 6.38 AV
Exposure Bias Value = -1EV
Metering Mode = Pattern
C and C welcome - have just ordered a macro lens!!
When I was doing B’flies, can’t bend that easy anymore, I used to carry a hook from a fabric loom, it has a small hook at one end, I then taped it to a short stick. I’ve still got 20 odd somewhere, must find them.
I would have taken this shot, then started to play around, by pulling to one side that OOF grass stem. That potentially, would have opened up the possibility of a viewpoint parallel to the b’flies.
Well you've started now, so you will have to press on. The first thing you find out is that you don't go at noon!. Early is good, while they are still too cold to fly much.
As Ray says you really need to get them parallel to the sensor so that they are all within the DoF, but you have to start somewhere and this is a nice shot of an unusual species. I'd start pestering Andy Astbury once you have your macro lens, what he doesn't know about macro isn't worth knowing. Eric
Good behaviour shot Kim - i'm crap at Macro so I couldn't really offer any more advice than Eric and Ray have, other than keep getting out there and lets see the next ones
Most nits have been covered, close up work brings with it its own unique difficulties, but practice really does help, the main advice is to keep shooting as you work towards the better image, at least if your subject flies you have a record of it...
Look very carefully at the framing, here you have clipped one of the antennae and look beyond at the bg, but one of the hardest things is getting parrallel to your subject....
Many thanks again for the comments - and indeed I have clipped an antennae - that's quite a few lessons to be learned from one post. Am very grateful for these.
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9 replies50d+Sigma 70-300mm hand held
Virtually no editing apart from crop and little sharpenning.
Exposure Time = 1/2000"
F Number = F9
Exposure Program = Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 400
Shutter Speed Value = 11 TV
Aperture Value = 6.38 AV
Exposure Bias Value = -1EV
Metering Mode = Pattern
C and C welcome - have just ordered a macro lens!!
When I was doing B’flies, can’t bend that easy anymore, I used to carry a hook from a fabric loom, it has a small hook at one end, I then taped it to a short stick. I’ve still got 20 odd somewhere, must find them.
I would have taken this shot, then started to play around, by pulling to one side that OOF grass stem. That potentially, would have opened up the possibility of a viewpoint parallel to the b’flies.
As Ray says you really need to get them parallel to the sensor so that they are all within the DoF, but you have to start somewhere and this is a nice shot of an unusual species. I'd start pestering Andy Astbury once you have your macro lens, what he doesn't know about macro isn't worth knowing.
Matt
Look very carefully at the framing, here you have clipped one of the antennae and look beyond at the bg, but one of the hardest things is getting parrallel to your subject....
All the best
Phil