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Bugs in Flight

NIKON D500 60mm f/36.0 1s 400 ISO 0.0 EV

NIKON D500 60mm f/36.0 33s 400 ISO 0.0 EV

NIKON D500 60mm f/36.0 2s 400 ISO 0.0 EV

NIKON D500 60mm f/36.0 56s 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Jul 14, 2023 at 04:47 AM

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Incredible close up work Bob. You have been working on this for a long time and are very close to perfect. The last trick is to get better backgrounds. What you have achieved is quite impressive

Morris

Jul 14, 2023 at 07:15 AM

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morris wrote:
Incredible close up work Bob. You have been working on this for a long time and are very close to perfect. The last trick is to get better backgrounds. What you have achieved is quite impressive

Morris
Thanks Morris. Backgrounds are tough. The wsps, hornets, and bees pick the bushes they like and the foliage is dense. In order to get light on the bugs with a fast shutter I am using four Nikon SB910 flashes set at 1/128 power for a shutter speed of about 1/32,000 second (via a high speed shutter.) The backgrounds are indeed busy and contrasty.
One suggestion was to put some white board around and try diffusing the light. I may give that a try but it would be hit/miss since the area is so small.
Any suggestions apprecuated.

Jul 14, 2023 at 09:01 AM

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RockvilleBob wrote:
Thanks Morris. Backgrounds are tough. The wsps, hornets, and bees pick the bushes they like and the foliage is dense. In order to get light on the bugs with a fast shutter I am using four Nikon SB910 flashes set at 1/128 power for a shutter speed of about 1/32,000 second (via a high speed shutter.) The backgrounds are indeed busy and contrasty.
One suggestion was to put some white board around and try diffusing the light. I may give that a try but it would be hit/miss since the area is so small.
Any suggestions apprecuated.

A dark solid color or black might look good for a background

Morris

Jul 14, 2023 at 03:04 PM

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morris wrote:
A dark solid color or black might look good for a background

Morris

Thanks Morris
I will explore color grading on the background. An issue is the translucent wings - the foliage can be seen through the wings.

Jul 14, 2023 at 04:06 PM

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RockvilleBob wrote:
Thanks Morris
I will explore color grading on the background. An issue is the translucent wings - the foliage can be seen through the wings.

I meant instead of the white board :-}

Morris

Jul 14, 2023 at 05:30 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Backyard BIF

your patience and dedication to getting these pictures is amazing. i can only imagine how long it takes to develop the techniques you have used. thanks for sharing and keep up the good work.

Jul 15, 2023 at 01:14 AM

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volhoosier wrote:
your patience and dedication to getting these pictures is amazing. i can only imagine how long it takes to develop the techniques you have used. thanks for sharing and keep up the good work.

Thanks for the kind words volhoosier

Jul 15, 2023 at 05:18 AM


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