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DOUBLE FIXED! Hot morning macro's

Postby Handlebars on Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:30 am

Taken earlier today from 7:15am to 11:00am, it was getting hot after an overnight minimum of 30degrees near the foothills, and with nothing better to do I went stalking...
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and from yesterday late afternoon ( or maybe the one before that...) I am really trying to capture insects on the move, but the problem is they just won't stay still! :?


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Postby Travy on Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:43 am

The 3rd.. the bee side on is a great capture i rekon :)

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Postby Bindii on Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:56 am

Oooh I love the blue banded bee's... looks a little washed out though might need som colour sat to make em pop.. :)
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Postby ATJ on Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:15 am

The first image doesn't load for me.

The second image is pretty good but suffers from two narrow depth of field for me. I don't think DOF needs to be increased too much, but it appears that only the eyes are close to being sharp. The dark areas could probably also do with being a little brighter to bring out some detail. I'm guessing this was taken with available light so there's probably not a lot you can do. (Keep saving up for that external flash. ;) )

The 3rd image is excellent. It has a great background and the placement of the bee in the frame and relative to the flowers is great. The detail on the bee is good, too. Only suggestion I would have would be to try to isolate the bee a bit more from the background, especially the antennae and legs which are difficult to see. Again, an external flash might help.

The fourth image doesn't do much for me because all you can see is the bee's arse. (I never thought I'd ever type "bee's arse".)
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Postby Oneputt on Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:31 am

None of the images are loading for me. Just the dreaded red cross. :(
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Postby gstark on Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:42 am

Nothing loading here either.
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Postby dawesy on Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:04 am

FWIW images showing here fine.
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Postby big pix on Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:31 am

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Postby Killakoala on Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:01 pm

I can't see any image either and I can't link to them either. Pity. :( I like looking at images.
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Postby Handlebars on Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:21 pm

Thanks for the tips people that can see the pics.

Looks like the file hosting site is down... :roll:

I'll find a better site to host the pics and repost.

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Postby chrisk on Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:31 pm

Bindii wrote:Oooh I love the blue banded bee's... looks a little washed out though might need som colour sat to make em pop.. :)


ditto on the saturation. looks a little pale. awesome flying insect pics though. great work.
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Postby ATJ on Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:27 pm

The second image is missing now.
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Postby Handlebars on Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:51 pm

Okay, its all fixed now.

I had to re-PP no.2 as I couldn't find it again.

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Postby Mal on Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:56 pm

Yep all up and looking good. But for me number three is the best of the four.
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Postby drifter on Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:00 pm

Nice shots Warren.I like the first one.What lens did you use for these?
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Postby Handlebars on Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:52 pm

Lens used is a 150mm Sigma Macro.

Is #3 the favourite because the bee is flying? Or composition, or both?
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Postby Dargan on Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:05 am

I honestly think the #4th image is the best as a photo. On e the one hand as someone implied earlier how often do you type bees arse in your life? :? :shock: On the other it is a unique perspective, giving you a view over the shoulder of the bee (a much nicer way of putting it I think) :)
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Postby Dargan on Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:06 am

I honestly think the #4th image is the best as a photo. On the one hand as someone implied earlier how often do you type bees arse in your life? :? :shock: On the other it is a unique perspective, giving you a view over the shoulder of the bee (a much nicer way of putting it I think) :)
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Postby ATJ on Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:56 am

Warren,

The first image (damselfly), now that I can see it, is pretty darn good. It appears to be sharp (although it looks like there was some movement at the tail end) and the detail in the head and legs can be seen. The only fault with it, in my opinion, is it needs to be separated better from the background from a tone perspective. Either the background needs to be darker or lighter so the damselfly, including its legs stands out more.
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Postby Handlebars on Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:29 am

is pretty darn good


Thanks Andrew,

I have a go at some more PP later this weekend.

Either the background needs to be darker or lighter
Including the leaf it is resting on?

I honestly think the #4th image is the best as a photo
Thanks Dargan, I find it strangely appealing aswell, though nothing to do with bee's arses :roll:
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Postby ATJ on Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:01 pm

Warren,

The leaf is fine. Notice how the wings and to some extent the upper surfaces disappear into the background?
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Postby blacknstormy on Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:25 pm

Warren - great shots !! Love the hovering bee, and even like the bum shot (the world from a bees' perspective :) ) - I agree that the damsel needs a little boost - but not too much - well done :)
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