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08/08/2004 09:12:12 AM · #1 |
Well, this little bugger (pun intended) was electrocuted on the antenna of my brother's car. I didn't keep him, but he was dead so I still shot him. First close macro with my Rebel. Comments welcomed and encouraged! Oh yea, can someone tell me to reset my ISO from 1600?!. Mind that please.
Actually took my time in PS and to reshoot a few times so I could match the pavement color, which i decided to include, with the reflection of it on the insect.
Thanks,
Lee
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08/08/2004 09:18:26 AM · #2 |
Good sharpness on the bug despite the high ISO. The only thing missing is a bit of the charm you get from looking at him in a natural setting, but I do really like the aesthetics of the color background.
Have you looked at www.mplonsky.com?
Mark has some really beautiful dragonfly pics.
Message edited by author 2004-08-08 09:20:42. |
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08/08/2004 09:22:26 AM · #3 |
Beautiful! I forgot to mention this was taken with a 28-200 so i couldn't get any closer. Thanks for the link.
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08/08/2004 09:54:41 AM · #4 |
Beautiful picture! My only wish would be that the little bugger was just a bit sharper. (real sharpness, not USM)
Originally posted by Tranquil:
Oh yea, can someone tell me to reset my ISO from 1600?!. |
Sure, press the ISO button on the back of your camera (top button of the 4 buttons arrange in a ring shape), then turn the dial (top of the camera) to select the speed you want. You can watch the ISO change on the LCD.
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08/08/2004 10:01:39 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
Sure, press the ISO button on the back of your camera (top button of the 4 buttons arrange in a ring shape), then turn the dial (top of the camera) to select the speed you want. You can watch the ISO change on the LCD. |
I know how, but thanks! It's more a matter of me remembering to do it, hehe.
Message edited by author 2004-08-08 10:01:47.
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08/08/2004 10:20:28 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by Tranquil:
I know how, but thanks! It's more a matter of me remembering to do it, hehe. |
Oops, I didn't notice the missing word "how" in your post. I *do* know what you mean! My most favorite bird shot ever ... was accidently taken at ISO 1600 because I needed ISO 1600 the night before. When I got home and went to print it, I was downright mad at myself!
And ISO isn't the only thing I forgot ... WB too.
Maybe if it beeped and highlighted ISO and WB whenever you first turn the camera on it would help??? (or maybe I just gotta start thinking)
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08/08/2004 10:31:58 AM · #7 |
Nice, sharp focus and pleasing background colors. Maybe you could have moved in closer? This one was also taken with a 200mm zoom:
BTW- Do you have enough cameras yet? Geez. |
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08/08/2004 10:37:35 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
Maybe if it beeped and highlighted ISO and WB whenever you first turn the camera on it would help??? (or maybe I just gotta start thinking) |
I was thinking the same exact thing! Great minds think alike. Maybe you should send something in to Canon...
Originally posted by scalvert:
Nice, sharp focus and pleasing background colors. Maybe you could have moved in closer? This one was also taken with a 200mm zoom:
BTW- Do you have enough cameras yet? Geez. |
As for your first comment---your probably have a better lens than I.
As for your second---wow, they seem to just be piling on! They all serve their own purpose (no such thing as a pocket sized DSLR).
Lee
Nice shot too Shannon!
Message edited by author 2004-08-08 10:38:51.
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08/08/2004 06:22:48 PM · #9 |
I had less dragonfly success today, but wanted to share anyway!
I'd swear it is smiling though!
and a butt shot :(
Message edited by author 2004-08-08 18:23:53. |
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08/08/2004 06:26:53 PM · #10 |
they are definately hard to capture in motion.
is that full frame? - the 1st one
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08/08/2004 07:56:45 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by soup:
they are definately hard to capture in motion.
is that full frame? - the 1st one |
Yup - full frame. The smaller one is a crop, but the big green one is full frame - 70-200 + 1.4x I've been trying to capture them in flight for a while - it certainly isn't easy. Slowly getting better with some practice - previous attempts at blurry streaks or nothing at all in the frame.
Message edited by author 2004-08-08 19:58:00. |
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08/09/2004 11:39:13 AM · #12 |
yeah i haven't had much luck either.
they move in such a random fashion you can't really guess where they are headed. and it's real easy to lose them while trying to pan at 300mm. been trying to do the same with humming birds too - and again little if anything worth showing.
anyhow good effort
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08/09/2004 11:52:37 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by soup:
yeah i haven't had much luck either.
they move in such a random fashion you can't really guess where they are headed. and it's real easy to lose them while trying to pan at 300mm. been trying to do the same with humming birds too - and again little if anything worth showing.
anyhow good effort |
Humming birds are quite a bit easier really, least I've had more success with them. They are very territorial - and continually return to the same location - assuming you aren't obviously standing around near it and chasing them away. Dragon's fly a fairly predictable pattern too and often hover in roughly the same location - that's how I managed to get the shot above at 280mm. Mainly wrong with that shot was lack of light, leading to a slower shutter speed and not having enough DoF.
Things like not wearing bright clothes and keeping relatively hidden helps a lot with humming birds. The key I found was watching from a distance for a while to understand the patterns - patience helps a lot
too!
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08/09/2004 12:00:05 PM · #14 |
I was reading the interview with Jacko and seen something I wanted to try with my photos. I have (2) first attempts to share with you. :)
 I call this one a Nanna-Fly
 I call this one a Tiki-Hopper
I thought Jacko had a cute Idea! |
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08/09/2004 12:22:52 PM · #15 |
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08/09/2004 10:49:41 PM · #16 |
yeah - i see the territorial aspect of the humming birds.
and am noticing more places where they hang out around the yard. problem #1 - lack of time - problem #2 lack of light when i do have time ;}
Originally posted by Gordon:
Humming birds are quite a bit easier really, least I've had more success with them. They are very territorial - and continually return to the same location - assuming you aren't obviously standing around near it and chasing them away. |
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08/10/2004 12:48:59 AM · #17 |
The only dragonflies I have seen around the yard are the plain variety :) We have a lot of them flying around but they hardly ever land. I got a few snapshots like this and that is about it. I have not been that concerned with them yet. We have been to busy with the yard and garden work.
Hummingbirds are very territorial :) We have four feeders in the yard and it is fun to watch the young hummingbirds chase each other around. They dart all over the place and hide in the trees and plants. The adult hummers have either moved on or started to migrate back south. I hope to see more adult males and females as fall approaches and as they migrate.
I was chatting with Lanny Chambers at //www.hummingbird.net and he said they mate and raise the young in our area from April-june and the males start to migrate right after that. This is a great website for info and etc!
This is a shot of the three feeders around the butterfly/hummingbird garden (Note the one just outside of the window):
I got a shot of this young hummer just before I sent my camera off to Canon to be serviced. It was taken through the window in the last photo. Sometimes when it is cool I drop the top window down and stand there and watch and listen to them:
The fourth feeder I have on the other side of the yard next to a pine tree.
The pile of rocks in the photo are part of my plans for the water garden we are building hopefully this fall when it cools down.
We have been testing various butterfly/hummingbird plants in the garden this summer to see what gives the best results. Some of the plants I will transplant to a more open area this fall. The butterfly bushes will get very large and we have had better luck with the white variety.
Even the hummingbirds like them.
As far as getting close to the hummingbirds they seem very tame as long as you do not move around a lot. They also don't seem to mind our small dogs (Pomeranians) wandering around the yard and barking. I was standing right next to the pine tree one afternoon when one flew right up to the feeder and was drinking the nectar. The young ones seem a little more brave than the adults.
Hopefully next summer we will have a nice yard for photographing the local wildlife :)
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