Even if it's not 'accurate', I tend to like a warmer white balance on nature shots. The first one is much better, so I think you chose well.
Even if it's not 'accurate', I tend to like a warmer white balance on nature shots. The first one is much better, so I think you chose well.
Who's been here?
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(Yes, I know what sort of animal made the track.)
Canon 30D, EF 100-400mm L IS, 350mm, f/8, 1/100, ISO 400.
George Slusher
Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
Eugene, OR
That's a racoon's paw print.[]
Or a feral human.
Managed to get one good shot today. Windy as anything, but that did work to my advantage since the bees were cold and didn't want to fly.
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That's a really nice shot of the bee. What gear and settings did you use for that?
Canon 5D II, 180mm f/3.5L Macro, 1/320, f/10, ISO800, +2/3EV
Background is other flower and/or sky. Boosted shadows in Photoshop and then some slight selective noise reduction.
<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt;"]Ok so here's my attempt at a nature shot but I have to admit it wasn't quitea nature shot. I found this little guy outside and brought him inside for a little photo shoot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"] Don't worry I released him the second I was done right where I found him. I used two 32" umbrellas with 2-580 EX II speed lights for main and fill light and a 580 EX as a hair (antennae?) light and a ST-E2 transmitter to set the flashes off.<o></o>
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Sweet!
I'm surprised you were able to get so close with only 25mm of extension at 105mm. How much did you crop it? It looks great in any case.
Double sweet!