raymondjbarlow wrote:
fantastic!! its a good time for me to pay a visit to the Butterfly conservatory up this way., always fun shooting. you did very well here buddy, sweet light and dof on all of them.
Hi Ray. Thanks for your words. So, what are you waiting for? go get some butterfly shots and post them.
Looking forward to see your pics.
Socrate
anthony whitmo wrote:
Dang Shasoc you've outdone yourself on these !!
Amazing Color / detail / lighting / PP
Super Clean PP as usual
I see you were using the 300 mm >> how many mm of ext tubes did you use ?
And last >> What were your settings for fill flash >> I can never decide how much is enough or to much when attempting to use fill flash.... Oh and do you use a diffuser ?
I"m guessing my 500mm and Better Beamer might be to much for these little guys
The Better Beamer might light them on fire
Anthony
Thanks, Anthony. I used at first the 300mm f/2.8 with ext. tubes and fill flash, but I wasn't all that confortable with that combo, so I switched to the 300mm f/4 with no ext. tubes and fill flash. I didn't use any diffuser and the fill flash was set to -1 to -2/3 depending how close I was to the butterflies.
No, I wouldn't use the BB, that might burn the butterflies to death.
Socrate
Karl Witt wrote:
That series is a great lesson on compositions lighting an BG control. I will be looking at these several times Socrate for the lessons Wow, wonderfully done, your careful creative eye has put together a series of stunning images, not overdone just simply elegant my friend
Karl
Thank you very much for your kind words, Karl. Thaey are really appreciated.
Socrate
Terry D wrote:
What a fine series Socrate. That had to be a ball with all those little beauties all around you. They must have a bunch of em in there.....
Wonderful comps and color.
Terry
Thanks, Terry. There were more than 1500 butterflies that day, I didn't know were to turn..
Socrate
