I'm addicted to bee shots - often running around the garden trying to find them! I just wish they would pay attention when I need them to show me their face ;) MAGNIFICENT capture this one - a fav :)
Thanks everyone for all the comments and Favs! This is 4 shots all captured in just over 1/10sec as the bee took off and flew away. As I mentioned, I did try for several minutes to capture a large carpenter bee but he would not settle down. I then switched my attention to this bee and only took these 4 shots. The 4 shots are stacked and then masked in layers in Photoshop. Setting were handheld, 1/800, ISO200, and f/5.6. When I'm shooting really fast and small things like this bee I use continuous focus, high speed shooting, and spot metering. If any questions let me know, and thanks again!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I have a D7000 too and I have never had much success at the the continuous focus. This is wonderful and it has encouraged me as to what the D7000 can do. If you have any suggestions for using the continuous focus better I would appreciate it. Thanks.
@mikegifford Thank you for the info! I did not see how in the world that was different bees, but yet, there looked to be different amounts of pollen on the legs. I can layer photos in a rudimentary way using Photowizard app...and I think PIcasso, but don't have photoshop
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I did a quick search and found this site with a good explanation of the Al Servo and Al Focus modes for the Canon, and it is applicable to the Nikon continuous focus (that is the Al Servo mode). The description makes sense in the article. I also have a D600 and use the same techniques on that camera - that is when action is taking place, use continuous focus, high speed capture and spot metering if in/out of shadows or up close and lost of the same colors in the frame. http://improvephotography.com/2092/13-things-your-camera-wishes-you-knew/
Absolutely thanks for the explanation/ lesson. Really really helpful. And was that a 75-300 zoom? Just curious. I tried some of this today, I don't think it went as well. Nice handheld work.
@mikegifford Awesome. I tried to get some yesterday using my 75-300 f/f -5.6. I'm going to try again using your suggested method. Thanks again for posting all that.
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Thanks everyone for all the comments and Favs! This is 4 shots all captured in just over 1/10sec as the bee took off and flew away. As I mentioned, I did try for several minutes to capture a large carpenter bee but he would not settle down. I then switched my attention to this bee and only took these 4 shots. The 4 shots are stacked and then masked in layers in Photoshop. Setting were handheld, 1/800, ISO200, and f/5.6. When I'm shooting really fast and small things like this bee I use continuous focus, high speed shooting, and spot metering. If any questions let me know, and thanks again!
I did a quick search and found this site with a good explanation of the Al Servo and Al Focus modes for the Canon, and it is applicable to the Nikon continuous focus (that is the Al Servo mode). The description makes sense in the article. I also have a D600 and use the same techniques on that camera - that is when action is taking place, use continuous focus, high speed capture and spot metering if in/out of shadows or up close and lost of the same colors in the frame.
http://improvephotography.com/2092/13-things-your-camera-wishes-you-knew/
Going to bookmark this.