Posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 20, 2010 at 10:46 AM
A Green-veined White butterfly taken in the meadow outside my home.
The ground was boggy so I just held out my hands and used the live-view to frame and focus.
It's a pity about that piece of grass in the BG but cloning it out looks quite difficult.
No doubt some won't like the square crop but I don't mind it, I'm old enough to remember when all the top pros used 2 1/4 square format film Hasselblad cameras.
I used a Mamiya 6x7cm format myself, still have it but I'm planning to sell it soon as I'll never use it again.
Sony A350
Tamron 90mm macro
1/320th second
f8
ISO 400
-0.3 stop exposure compensation
Centre-weighted metering
90mm
Hand held
Nice and sharp with great detail, but for me just a tad large in the frame.... (guess what... I'm not overly fond of square, thats why I got a 645 back for my Hasselblad )
The more I look, the more that piece of grass in the background irritates me as it does cut right through the frame from corner to corner. I'm not a fan of square crops but it seems to work Ok on this one.
I too had a 6x7 Geoff, the old RB Pro S but eventually needed a bit more portability so bought the Bronica ETRS. I well remember using a 'Blad and I was always told that the quality of the lenses coupled with the medium format film meant that you had options to crop for portrait and landscape. Of course, we're not allowed to crop now as it is a MODERN method of cheating
Posted by Guy Rogers on November 20, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Hello Geoff.
Lovely detail and I like the use of the oof blades of grass on the right. Composition is ok for me, but I do find the oof blade of grass in the background to distracting. I think you have been abit unlucky with it running from corner to corner and also going straight through the butterfly.
Oh what a shame about that piece of OOF grass Geoff. The detail in the Butterfly is stunning. I am not a great fan of square crops either but sometimes it is the only option.
Posted by Roy Bailey on November 20, 2010 at 4:04 PM
.You got some lovely light and detail here Geoff. Guess your going to have to get another one, nice as this minus the grass.
Posted by David Kjaer on November 20, 2010 at 4:46 PM
Super detail and nice setting.
David
Posted by Simon Litten on November 20, 2010 at 4:59 PM
Good composition and detail. Cloning out the oof grass would be tricky but not impossible. Depends on how much time you want to invest on the image.
Simon
Posted by Ian Macdermott on November 20, 2010 at 6:46 PM
Hi Geoff,
Lovely shot sharp and I am not bothered by the square crop but that grass is a pig
I am really glad I only shot weddings and portraits with my 500CM
Posted by Ian Haskell on November 21, 2010 at 8:12 AM
Nits covered. The detail on the butterfly is good.
Discussion
9 repliesThe ground was boggy so I just held out my hands and used the live-view to frame and focus.
It's a pity about that piece of grass in the BG but cloning it out looks quite difficult.
No doubt some won't like the square crop but I don't mind it, I'm old enough to remember when all the top pros used 2 1/4 square format film Hasselblad cameras.
I used a Mamiya 6x7cm format myself, still have it but I'm planning to sell it soon as I'll never use it again.
Sony A350
Tamron 90mm macro
1/320th second
f8
ISO 400
-0.3 stop exposure compensation
Centre-weighted metering
90mm
Hand held
Nice and sharp with great detail, but for me just a tad large in the frame.... (guess what... I'm not overly fond of square, thats why I got a 645 back for my Hasselblad
I too had a 6x7 Geoff, the old RB Pro S but eventually needed a bit more portability so bought the Bronica ETRS. I well remember using a 'Blad and I was always told that the quality of the lenses coupled with the medium format film meant that you had options to crop for portrait and landscape. Of course, we're not allowed to crop now as it is a MODERN method of cheating
Lovely detail and I like the use of the oof blades of grass on the right. Composition is ok for me, but I do find the oof blade of grass in the background to distracting. I think you have been abit unlucky with it running from corner to corner and also going straight through the butterfly.
David
Simon
Lovely shot sharp and I am not bothered by the square crop but that grass is a pig
I am really glad I only shot weddings and portraits with my 500CM
Ian