If only it had been sharper though...

Paul Iddon

As it says in the title...

The overcast grey day this afternoon, combined with being in the woodland of the imposing and old Banks Hall on the outskirts of Preston, meant an ISO of 800 on this photo of the first bumble bee of the year.

Add to all that, I had left my bean bag at home which meant I had nothing to hand to get down low and dirty with so this was hand held whilst trying to get myself as close to ground level without getting too messy (cos I was on my way out somewhere afterwards so had no chance of getting changed if I got covered in any muck!)

So the image has had to have a fair bit of editing done, including some aggressive NR and selective Gaussian blur work to get it looking like this...


Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Image Date: 2012-03-21 10:33:47 +0000
Focal Length: 100mm
Focus Distance: 0.41m
Aperture: f/6.7
Exposure Time: 0.011 s (1/90)
ISO equiv: 800
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: ProPhoto RGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: www.pauliddon.co.uk





WDYT?


Paul.

IPClark

Love this shot Paul, the NR adds a dreamy effect and the light through the foliage is sublime.

Paul Iddon

Cheers ears. Looks better against the darker forum board too.


Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Agree with Ian - the processing has given it an interesting look. I see it has some mite friends.
Brian v.

Paul Iddon

Yes indeed Brian - you can just see their little legs. They were all burrowing in to the neck area...

Paul.

LindaB

Lovely shot Paul - shame it has some parasites and hope it gets on ok.

Linda

Paul Iddon

Thanks Linda - the passenger will be part and parcel I suspect... I don't know if them being there will have a detrimental effect on the bee.

Paul.