Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ghost of butterflies and bees. On Tue, Aug 6, 2019, 12:52 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Limited for the moment with the gear at hand, an Oly E-510 with the ZD > 50-200 lens at 200 on a Leica-R shoulder stock, I decided to try to > improve my technique. I locked the shutter speed at 1/1000 to cut down > on movement and force the aperture wide open. I then raised the ISO to > 400 to keep the exposure within range, knowing I could lose some > sharpness. Then I went looking for victims. > > I found this young bee giving me the eye from one of my neighbors' nice > orange flowers. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190806-P8066905.JPG.html > > Then this Common Buckeye showed up. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190806-P8066915.JPG.html > > Both shot at ISO 400, 1/1000 at f/3.5. > > I'm pleased with the results. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information