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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Pollination

Yesterday I was inspired by Birdie's work with her 200mm f4 so I went out with my 180mm f2.8 for a change of pace. I found these bushes at Oakland Lake with a few bees going from flower to flower. I did not have my tubes with me so these are mostly crops. At first I tried tracking the bees the way I do birds manually moving the focus point and when that proved not to work that well I switched to 3D Color Matrix tracking and magic happened. The bocah of this lens is also magical.

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092516DSC_3261 by Morris Altman, on Flickr

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092516DSC_3273 by Morris Altman, on Flickr

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092516DSC_3291C by Morris Altman, on Flickr

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092516DSC_3314 by Morris Altman, on Flickr

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092516DSC_3315 by Morris Altman, on Flickr

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092516DSC_3340B by Morris Altman, on Flickr

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092516DSC_3352 by Morris Altman, on Flickr

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092516DSC_3309B by Morris Altman, on Flickr

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

Sep 26, 2016 at 05:24 PM

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Sep 26, 2016 at 06:19 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Pollination

Very well done Morris. I don't know what type of tracking you have, but the results speak loudly ~ Ron

Sep 26, 2016 at 07:43 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Pollination

Dragonfire wrote:

Thank you Frank

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surfnron wrote:
Very well done Morris. I don't know what type of tracking you have, but the results speak loudly ~ Ron

Thank you Ron,

3D color matrix tracking is a standard feature of high end Nikon bodies. It uses color and contrast to help track the subject. You start by placing the active focus point on the subject, give it a moment to identify it and then where ever the subject moves in the frame the nearest focus point is selected.

Morris

Sep 27, 2016 at 05:15 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Pollination

These are all awesome Morris, #1 is my favorite.

Sep 27, 2016 at 08:08 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Pollination

Morris, these are wonderful !! Love the ones with the yellow backgrounds.

I never thought to try 3D on these types of subjects. I always was under the impression it would tend to go to the object closest to the camera. Will have to give 3D a try as long as there is some color difference in the subject and surrounding area.

Birdie

Sep 27, 2016 at 09:09 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Pollination

Excellent macros!

Mr.Gale

Sep 27, 2016 at 09:41 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Pollination

Superb set Morris, and I've learned something about my camera that I didn't know.

Sep 27, 2016 at 10:47 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Pollination

Very nice job on these, Morris. The pollinator looks very sharp.
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Sep 28, 2016 at 10:20 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Pollination

Well taken Morris. I like these.

Sep 28, 2016 at 11:13 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Pollination

Bob Menak wrote:
These are all awesome Morris, #1 is my favorite.

Thank you Bob

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birdied wrote:
Morris, these are wonderful !! Love the ones with the yellow backgrounds.

I never thought to try 3D on these types of subjects. I always was under the impression it would tend to go to the object closest to the camera. Will have to give 3D a try as long as there is some color difference in the subject and surrounding area.

Birdie

Thank you Roberta,
I think you are confusing 3D's predecessor closest subject or possibly automatic.

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Mr.Gale wrote:
Excellent macros!

Mr.Gale

Thank you Mr. Gale

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louie champan wrote:
Superb set Morris, and I've learned something about my camera that I didn't know.

Thank you Louie and I'm glad you taught you about 3d

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Shasoc wrote:
Very nice job on these, Morris. The pollinator looks very sharp.
Socrate

Thank you Socrate,
yes it is sharp and so is it's stinger. I was careful not to threaten them

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Ted ellis wrote:
Well taken Morris. I like these.

Thank you Ted

Morris

Sep 29, 2016 at 06:55 PM


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