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Thanks, JJ! My settings are really messed up on this one! I went from shooting in the shade with ISO of 800 to sunlight very quickly. My quickest reaction was to dial in a higer shutter speed until I had the correct exposure so shutter speed ended up being 1/4000 while ISO still sat at 800! So if time wasn
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Totally ridiculously awesome bee in flight. I don
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Thanks!! Getting a thumbs up from you guys really means alot to me!
Here is another I took right after the one posted. Not as good as the one above IMO but the lens still hung in there with decent focus ...
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6210/...a30429f8_z.jpg
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That is a great capture of the bee Denise! I have been trying for a bee and dragon in flight this entire summer and nothing. I am very impressed and like your new macro a bunch.
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Thanks, Jayson! These are handheld so a tripod and the macro slider I sold would sure improve them but still, I think this lens is Sigma
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John, I like the wide angle perspective on the flower. I have been trying to get a wide angle on some flowers recently, but haven't quite grabbed the shot yet. I really like your angle of view on this one.
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That's were I think using a prime has helped me. I am very used to a paricular lens because it never changesandI knowwhat it can do, that it makes it easier (for me at least)to compose a shot that way.Not to mention I really like thisfocal length, I have said this beforewhen/if I get a FFafast 35mmprime is coming with it.
John.
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that 1/4000s might have been necessary to stop that bugger in flight.
I think so.
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This had all the potential of being a really cool macro shot ...if only I wouldn't have messed up on my apeture setting![:'(]
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6201/...b91d4f18_z.jpg
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What do mean? It looks great - eyes are in-focus and the background is creamy enough to be non-distracting. What were you going for?
Well done!
Damian