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04/25/2004 06:26:12 PM · #1 |
How dow you guys get the bee (or whatever) in focus? is it luck or do you use a deeper dof with the background in the distance?
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04/25/2004 06:33:07 PM · #2 |
Looks like your focus locked onto the flower, but the bee is in front of the flower (nearer) and so is OOF.
Shooting with a litle smaller aperture could help, but of course a slower shutter would be needed. Alternatively, shoot from an angle that puts the bee and flower at the same distance (from side). Autofocus is not always the best way to go with these types of shots, it is sometimes better to set focus and move the camera to maintain focus on the subject.
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04/25/2004 06:44:49 PM · #3 |
Thanks for the input Fritz, the A1 does have a nifty little focus gizmo (not sure what its called) that allows me to focus on any part of the screen. My problem is speed, just can't seem to catch something moving as fast as a bee :(
Maybe using a deeper dof will help if I ensure the background is way in the distance?
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04/25/2004 06:47:29 PM · #4 |
you'll rarely see a bee in flight in focus with the flower. Mostly luck involved when that happens. We won't have bugs of flowers for another month over here. grrrr.
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04/25/2004 06:49:44 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Jacko:
you'll rarely see a bee in flight in focus with the flower. Mostly luck involved when that happens. We won't have bugs of flowers for another month over here. grrrr. |
Here either. Colorado sucks during this time of the year. |
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04/25/2004 06:50:19 PM · #6 |
I have found with my dimage this is one time you use your lcd screen and don't use the view finder, so you can move with the bee easily. Try setting up your shutter speed to a faster speed but maintain the auto focus.
Also that is a really good photo of the flower, might want to try to clone out the bee.
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04/25/2004 07:07:09 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Looks like your focus locked onto the flower, but the bee is in front of the flower (nearer) and so is OOF.
Shooting with a litle smaller aperture could help, but of course a slower shutter would be needed. Alternatively, shoot from an angle that puts the bee and flower at the same distance (from side). Autofocus is not always the best way to go with these types of shots, it is sometimes better to set focus and move the camera to maintain focus on the subject. |
Like this? How did I do? BTW, I think that this is a lucky shot. I think that most of my good photos are luck. I guess that means I don't have a lot of skill, but I sure am lucky! On my defense, I did take quite a few photos, and there were A LOT of bees, this was from a few years ago, I haven't seen many bees here yet either...
-Danielle
BTW, feel free to take a look at a few of my other photos:Closs Memories...
Message edited by author 2004-04-25 19:10:16. |
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04/25/2004 08:11:42 PM · #8 |
I took this last summer. I got tired of following the bee so I set up the camera on a tripod in the area they were in and prefocused a little behind the front flower and used a shutter release chord thingy. The background is pretty awful, I haven't worked on the picture at all because it was a practice shot.
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04/25/2004 08:19:53 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by dccloss:
Like this? How did I do? BTW, I think that this is a lucky shot. I think that most of my good photos are luck. I guess that means I don't have a lot of skill, but I sure am lucky! On my defense, I did take quite a few photos, and there were A LOT of bees, this was from a few years ago, I haven't seen many bees here yet either...
-Danielle
BTW, feel free to take a look at a few of my other photos:Closs Memories... |
Not a bad shot at all. I like the way the bee looks like he is dive bombing to the flower below. Can you get a bit closer?
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04/25/2004 08:24:39 PM · #10 |
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Message edited by author 2004-04-25 20:25:02.
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04/25/2004 08:59:38 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Sonifo:
Originally posted by dccloss:
Like this? How did I do? BTW, I think that this is a lucky shot. I think that most of my good photos are luck. I guess that means I don't have a lot of skill, but I sure am lucky! On my defense, I did take quite a few photos, and there were A LOT of bees, this was from a few years ago, I haven't seen many bees here yet either...
-Danielle
BTW, feel free to take a look at a few of my other photos:Closs Memories... |
Not a bad shot at all. I like the way the bee looks like he is dive bombing to the flower below. Can you get a bit closer? |
I can try this summer, my plum tree is about to bloom again (this was taken several years ago). Unfortunately, no zoom lense, so I have to get really close to them. It was not a problem when I took these, as there were literally about a hundred bees flying around this tree. It blooms early...I liked the divebombing bee, too! Thanks for your feedback, I seem to be having a hard time getting any...
-Danielle |
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04/25/2004 09:02:42 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by pcody:
I took this last summer. I got tired of following the bee so I set up the camera on a tripod in the area they were in and prefocused a little behind the front flower and used a shutter release chord thingy. The background is pretty awful, I haven't worked on the picture at all because it was a practice shot.
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I like this one! I am a fan of the purple coneflower (I killed mine, have to try again!), and I like how you have three flowers, and are focused on the one on the left. The bee seems to be hanging in mid air, I kind of like it when there is a little motion in the wings, showing movement, but overall, I think it is a great shot!
-Danielle |
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04/25/2004 09:43:54 PM · #13 |
| Thanks. I lost the raw file when I transfered to my new computer. But now that I have a flash, I can practice some more and maybe get a better one! |
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