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29th September 2003
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Some Insect Shots
hi hi! I went to Alexandra Hospital Butterfly Trail over the weekend.....indeed there are many ants and mosquitoes! After a few bites and some desperate attempts to chase the butterflies, I only managed to snap a couple of shots...somehow they are not crystal clear like those I saw at this forum...is it becos of the macro set-up?
 butterfly: http://www.pbase.com/image/21759899 butterfly 2: http://www.pbase.com/image/21759908 Spidey: http://www.pbase.com/image/21759932 |
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29th September 2003
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the 2nd shot is a nice capture!
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29th September 2003
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hehe...
 thanks thanks......by the way, does anyone have any idea if these crawlies (including ants) come out in the evening between 5.30pm and 7pm? or do they go into hiding? |
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29th September 2003
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Not bad for a newbie. Maybe you can let us know your settings so that we can advise accordingly.
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29th September 2003
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hmm...settings ah? me used P mode and the macro function...looking at the exif, it says exposure time was 1/200sec and aperture was f4.8. i was standing quite far from the fleeting beauties tho (cos they flew off when they felt my presence)....was that why the pics were not super clear?
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29th September 2003
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upz upz upz upz! i need advice
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29th September 2003
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Not bad for a first try. Much better than what I had during my first time there. I am not sure abt A70. Are u able to switch the AV priority? If so, try playing around with the aperture setting. You have achieved quite a gd background for your shots. Keep up the gd work. If u want to improve faster, grab one of the macro specialists here to go with u.
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29th September 2003
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nice capture, butterflies are so hard to take they fly away when they sees you, you manage to get a picture of it gd job, i'm using a a70 too, i fed up after being betting from head to toe, imagine getting bitten by 3 mosquito after taking a picture of a insect,
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30th September 2003
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hi hi...Falcon & SuperRay, thanks so much for your compliments...i still have a long way to go.......will play with the different cam modes to hope for better results.....
btw, nature photographers, do the insects run into hiding in the evenings? does anyone know? am thinking of going to shoot after work some day...... *cheers*  |
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30th September 2003
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I like the cycad blue shot. When shooting insects, try to shoot them at 'eye-level' or lower angle parallel to their body/wings. This will make them looks bigger.
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30th September 2003
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oooh..............eye-level or lower angle.......okie......
 okie dokie...noted ur point abt the shooting time too! wah! photography got a lot of stuff to learn man! hehehehehe........ *suaku face* |
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