Post your Bees in Flight photos!
- Thread starter Mike D90
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dh photography
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Great angle on this one.
Thanks. I'm finding out that if you want to take these shots with minimal DoF it really boils down to luck. There are so many directions the bee can fly, or face, that you not only need to get them in focus, you also need to get them positioned right. If I manage to get a good one in 30-40 shots I'm a happy bunny.
How did you manage an aperture of f/7.6? Shutter priority?
Manual.
I was trying my AF-S 80-400 f/4.5 - f/5.6G with TC-14E attached and was zoomed back a bit hence the unusual aperture.
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Pushed this one too far.
Had my lens at its max of 400mm plus the TC 14 so effectively at 550mm.
To try and stop the wings I went to 1/2000th sec but kept the iso at 64 to try and keep the noise down.
Had to up the exposure 5 stops in LR but its just a step too far, too much noise at 5 stops.
Ah well I have learnt its hard to get these fast little chaps if the light isn't perfect.
Had my lens at its max of 400mm plus the TC 14 so effectively at 550mm.
To try and stop the wings I went to 1/2000th sec but kept the iso at 64 to try and keep the noise down.
Had to up the exposure 5 stops in LR but its just a step too far, too much noise at 5 stops.
Ah well I have learnt its hard to get these fast little chaps if the light isn't perfect.
If you process it in RT you can use normal exposure a degree and try to push the rest using LAB to increase lightness. I occasionally process them twice and do the exposure increase partly in the first and the rest in the second version.
A couple ago I tried to freeze the wings but even at 1/3200s didn't really manage. I basically gave up trying to do it.
That is a very good one,well caught
Amazing. Its all about the operator not the technology.
Thanks Dave,i just wish mirrorless had constant,instant viewing,all they need is a second video feed to the finder.