Tag: wildlife
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Day 7: Green Hopper.
So I chased the sound of this little thing for around half hour until I got close enough (15cm) to take a photo. Grass in the way of the lens was a problem but I didn’t want to ‘use’ it this time (see previous post). Bonus ant top right.
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Day 6: The Twilight Zone.
Again with my foreground distortions. Here I used them as a vignette. Less subtle but less garish than a strong filter in LR.
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Day 5: Twilight Rose.
Photo taken at twilight. Focused on the front of the stigma. I’m not sure about the closed flower on the right but without it the photo looks a little bare.
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Day 4: Green with Envi.
Terrible anagram pun… A month after taking this photo I found out that the odd flower belongs to a vine. It’s really difficult to judge which part to focus on with these – similar with dandelions. I think focusing around 1/3 of the way into the flower looks best, the other alternatives being either the…
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Day 3: Bee Low.
Pardon the pun but this was a very low angle to shoot from. Similar to the beach photo, I was lying down, this time on wet grass. The drops of water are from very recent rainfall. No idea what the flower is, as always. Help much appreciated!
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Day 2: Phaenicia sericata
Fancy latin name for a common green bottle fly. Pro-tip for handheld insect photos: Use manual focus and spam the shutter button. Even if there’s no wind, breathing will put the focus off so with 20-40 shots you should have at least one in focus.
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What a Difference a Lens Makes.
Shot with my speedy Tamron 70-300mm. The AF speed is comparable to Canon L lenses. Combined with Servo focus and a bit of luck, makes shots like these take a single try.
Maks Swiderek 