yay... finally got the camera out

DaniDani Registered Users Posts: 807 Major grins
edited June 11, 2005 in Wildlife
I've been rather uninspired...

From my front yard

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Finally installed CS2 from PS7... now my puters all slow LOL!!!!! I'm likin the shadow/highlight tool and smart sharpen though.
Dani

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    dani,

    just lovely. you really do such wonderful macros! it'd be so cool if you would work up a little tute for us, how 'bout it? deal.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    I will go along with that , great dof and sharp thumb.gifclap.gif so how ne_nau.gif
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  • DaniDani Registered Users Posts: 807 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    andy wrote:
    dani,

    just lovely. you really do such wonderful macros! it'd be so cool if you would work up a little tute for us, how 'bout it? deal.gif

    uhhhh..... :uhoh I think your avatar just winked at me rolleyes1.gif

    hey and I sent you a PM about that Ir modified 300D
    Dani

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  • DaniDani Registered Users Posts: 807 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    I will go along with that , great dof and sharp thumb.gifclap.gif so how ne_nau.gif
    :D

    thanks guys... truth is.. I have no clue ne_nau.gifeek7.gif

    I put the 250D on the camera and use available light, all handheld... usually with the wind blowing rolleyes1.gif so it has to be some freak thing lol.

    My technique at the moment... start at full zoom and then back off a bit if you need to squeeze a larger subject in the frame. Shoot at no slower than say... 1/320 unless you absolutely have to. I think the one above was at 1/125th though... but the wind wasn't too bad today. Use the appropriate f/stop for the DOF you need. Usually this means f/8... but sometimes you can get away with opening it up a bit if the subject isn't very 'deep'. Like a butterfly from the side can be shot at f/4 and be good still. This means I almost always shoot at ISO200 now.. uhmmmmm.... where was I...

    oh yeah. Position the lens about a 11 inches away from the subject. Move back and forth slightly, watch the subject in the LCD/EVF until it is in focus. Lately I've been using autofocus for some reason.... Use single point focus and move the point as close to the subject as possible... you don't want to have to focus and re-frame too much. The reason you move the camera back and forth until its in focus on the screen... is to get it within the DOF / focus range I guess you could say. You can tell when its not cause it'll be blurry. Once you get it there and framed... half press the shutter, hold you breath and pray the wind doesn't blow any.

    Usually the wind is blowing though... so I take more than one shot most of the time... to make sure at least one of them is in focus and in frame.

    so... yup thats about it :D

    any questions? :):
    Dani

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