It may not always be necessary to use artificial lighting when capturing images of objects in doors. These two shots were lit with natural light from a window.
The camera setting was f22 which produced a long time exposure at ISO 100. The camera was mounted on a tripod with the mirror locked up and an electronic shutter release was used to minimise vibration. During the exposure the viewfinder was blocked out to stop extraneous light from affecting the exposure.
Canon EOS 450. Vivitar 90mm f2.8 Macro, manual focus and stopped down aperture metering
EDIT have a look at these shots on my Flickr account JohnT2012 loads sharper
The camera setting was f22 which produced a long time exposure at ISO 100. The camera was mounted on a tripod with the mirror locked up and an electronic shutter release was used to minimise vibration. During the exposure the viewfinder was blocked out to stop extraneous light from affecting the exposure.
Canon EOS 450. Vivitar 90mm f2.8 Macro, manual focus and stopped down aperture metering
EDIT have a look at these shots on my Flickr account JohnT2012 loads sharper
Now this might be a long shot but has anyone got a 300mm+ Canon-fit lens that they would lend me for a South Africa trip in April?
I'll supply insurance details, of course.
I'll supply insurance details, of course.
This is from Flickr it is sharper
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In reply to Post #1619
And a very large `drink` as well
And a very large `drink` as well
In reply to Post #1620
Yes the Flickr copy is much better 60s rules .
I have a photo bucket account which i have used for pasting from when i don't want that copy on my flickr, I have noticed the photo bucket copies always lose a very noticeable amount of definition when pasting
Yes the Flickr copy is much better 60s rules .
I have a photo bucket account which i have used for pasting from when i don't want that copy on my flickr, I have noticed the photo bucket copies always lose a very noticeable amount of definition when pasting
In reply to Post #1623
I think in future Dave I will give photobucket a miss
I think in future Dave I will give photobucket a miss
In reply to Post #1624
This was taken with a canon s5is bridge camera. So its
not mega sharp however. A Kingfisher on the rods:
This was taken with a canon s5is bridge camera. So its
not mega sharp however. A Kingfisher on the rods:
In reply to Post #1625
Still its a lovely shot sundance
Great to capture the moment
Still its a lovely shot sundance
Great to capture the moment
In reply to Post #1625
It's a side of spending so much time out of doors that a lot of people some of them anglers don't relate to
I never took a decent camera fishing and the compact I did take spent most of its time in the bottom of the rucksack
As a consequence of this I have missed some interesting and memorable capturers. To be fair I would have had to have the camera within touching distance or hanging around my neck.
I had a kingfisher sit on the end of my rod once and it was a great experience. I am full of admiration for those people who get top class capturers under these conditions. Most of us do the best we can with what we have at the time.
It's a side of spending so much time out of doors that a lot of people some of them anglers don't relate to
I never took a decent camera fishing and the compact I did take spent most of its time in the bottom of the rucksack
As a consequence of this I have missed some interesting and memorable capturers. To be fair I would have had to have the camera within touching distance or hanging around my neck.
I had a kingfisher sit on the end of my rod once and it was a great experience. I am full of admiration for those people who get top class capturers under these conditions. Most of us do the best we can with what we have at the time.
In reply to Post #1627
Cheers dave.
Jeff, your right, its hard to have it to hand. I had a result with this one, as I had spoted him a few mins previously
and had got the camera out and sitting in the top of its open bag next to me.
All in all a really weird day, as can be seen, lovely sunshine. hard to believe it was jan and the lake was frozen.
The below pic was taken 4 hours ealier.
Cheers dave.
Jeff, your right, its hard to have it to hand. I had a result with this one, as I had spoted him a few mins previously
and had got the camera out and sitting in the top of its open bag next to me.
All in all a really weird day, as can be seen, lovely sunshine. hard to believe it was jan and the lake was frozen.
The below pic was taken 4 hours ealier.
In reply to Post #1628
My Kingfisher woke me up as I was napping in the chair. A single bleep did it and as I was trying to work out what I was looking at I had a fair amount of time to enjoy his company.
We also had a resident Robin in one swim who loved bits of your grub. I think he turned up the following year looking way past it. Somebody told me that they had a life expectancy of two years. Could be true as that was the last time he dined with us.
My Kingfisher woke me up as I was napping in the chair. A single bleep did it and as I was trying to work out what I was looking at I had a fair amount of time to enjoy his company.
We also had a resident Robin in one swim who loved bits of your grub. I think he turned up the following year looking way past it. Somebody told me that they had a life expectancy of two years. Could be true as that was the last time he dined with us.
Feels like forever since I've posted any pictures but here's a couple from this morning that, out of 30 shots, im fairly happy with..
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In reply to Post #1631
500mm and 1/80th? You must have IS on that lens surely Dave? Hand-held I can't get below 1/320 with any meaningful sharpness at 400mm!!!
Some very nice macro work here guys
Sundance - very good use of Topaz mate - definitely got the hang of that now Great Kingy grab as well - very difficult bird to get.
500mm and 1/80th? You must have IS on that lens surely Dave? Hand-held I can't get below 1/320 with any meaningful sharpness at 400mm!!!
Some very nice macro work here guys
Sundance - very good use of Topaz mate - definitely got the hang of that now
Great Kingy grab as well - very difficult bird to get.