Remarkably few bees yet... Did have some bumble bees in February (!) when we had the "heatwave", but now you mention it, I didn't notice any yesterday.
No mist spray used here David, just a fast shutter, 24fps high speed burst, good light and a lot of luck. I look forward to their return.Nice series from your garden. You probably already know to carry a mist bottle? I use it to zap the bees after I lose heart trying to stop them in midflight. Oh, and a white card to redirect the ambient light. And, its opposite gray side, just to have a standard.There are real signs now (St Patrick's day). But most of them are daffodils of one sort or another...
With Japanese flowering quince...
With heather
Acer palmatum (left) and blue spruce (behind right)
Magnolia (for daffodils below, see below)
Attempt at a macro, but the light is going, and there isn't enough for fast shutter speed and stopped down aperture at the same time (on a windy day).
Cheers,
abiquiuense
"My Oh, My;" Gulliver to cartoon character being picked up by the neck, and being photographed by a macro lens.
Birds are unpredictable. These file a flight plan, at least I hope that they do, and are therefore, predictable when adjusted for other predictable events.
You'll need filters. They are pricey, though. A variable, neutral density filter will help you average the highlights easily. A graduated, variable ND will amaze you. Believe it or not, when you've visualized your subject against the ground, oodles of specular highlights will migrate into your field of vision; a polarizing filter will level the field for you.
That would eliminate the odds in your favor. Twenty-four f/s! Can you imagine the sound coming out of D800 at that rate?No mist spray used here David, just a fast shutter, 24fps high speed burst, good light and a lot of luck. I look forward to their return.Nice series from your garden. You probably already know to carry a mist bottle? I use it to zap the bees after I lose heart trying to stop them in midflight. Oh, and a white card to redirect the ambient light. And, its opposite gray side, just to have a standard.There are real signs now (St Patrick's day). But most of them are daffodils of one sort or another...
With Japanese flowering quince...
With heather
Acer palmatum (left) and blue spruce (behind right)
Magnolia (for daffodils below, see below)
Attempt at a macro, but the light is going, and there isn't enough for fast shutter speed and stopped down aperture at the same time (on a windy day).
Cheers,
abiquiuense
Regards,
David
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Growing old is inevitable; growing up, however, is optional.
And I have opted out.
Your blazing speed bursts, would help settle whether a horse is actually airborne when it gallops. I think that you can handle that, I don't know, I could be wrong.
Welcome to the neighborhood. Glad that you chose this room of the house for your first post. Looking forward to your gallery. And, by all means, join us in the "mini-challenges."Recently spent some time in Antarctica, diving, kayaking, and looking at penguins. We got back on 3/12, these photos were taken 3/5/19.
Pictures below from an incredible encounter with an inquisitive Crabeater seal, underneath an iceberg, South of the Polar Circle. RX100 in a Nauticam housing, dual strobes and a wide angle lens.
Crabeater seal: RX-100 Mk1, f/2.8 at 1/125s @ Antarctica under an iceberg south of the Polar Circle.
Inquisitive Crabeater seal RX-100 Mk1, f/2.8 at 1/160s @ Antarctica under an iceberg south of the Polar Circle.
Nicely caught Will. Great timing on your part.LOOK OUT!
