Before & After the cropping: A Sunfly

Paul Iddon

The first sunfly of the summer landed on the flagstone around my little pond today (actually a hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus).

I've been thinking about the crop factor of a 7D compared to the 5D Mk2 (I miss the extra length to a degree), I thought I would quickly try and show how good the crop is on the 5D Mk2 anyway, just for something to do, lol...


So here are the two before and after images, the first totally unedited and the second what I wanted it to look like after editing.

Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Image Date: 2013-06-25 09:54:56 +0000
Focal Length: 100mm
Aperture: f/13.0
Exposure Time: 0.077 s (1/13)
ISO equiv: 125
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: Adobe RGB (1998)
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Copyright: Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK







Paul.

basflt

my vote is on the cropped version

perhaps a little bit cropped too much , but still better then the un-cropped version

Paul Iddon

basflt wrote: »

my vote is on the cropped version

perhaps a little bit cropped too much , but still better then the un-cropped version

Thank you Bas


Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Nice one Paul - was wondering about the sunfly common name. AFAIK helophile actually means marsh loving (hence why they are nearly always near ponds). So perhaps they should be pondfly.
Brian v.

Paul Iddon

Lord Vetinari wrote: »

Nice one Paul - was wondering about the sunfly common name. AFAIK helophile actually means marsh loving (hence why they are nearly always near ponds). So perhaps they should be pondfly.
Brian v.

I've not looked it up, but assumed that it may have come from them sunbathing around the ponds - I only see them when it's very warm and they usually sit on the flags close to the water, though once or twice yesterday, one did land on the aeration plants in the water...

Paul.

Gemma

Very nice, though I prefer the cropped version for its detail.

Paul Iddon

Thank you Gemma

Paul.

IPClark

Excellent cropping example mate as I mentioned elsewhere. Lovely detail retained.

Paul Iddon

IPClark wrote: »

Excellent cropping example mate as I mentioned elsewhere. Lovely detail retained.

Cheers buddy

Paul.