bee gone bad.

[Zaahir]

so i tried Naturepixels tips and not to much success. well maybe cause its harder photographing bee's.

use'd tripod and used a tip of manual focus while doing macro. this is what i came up with..

[FrankenPengie]

Did you take only one pic? Was it a windy day?...

[Zaahir]

i took a couple of these bee's but this was the best shot i got.. it was a bit windy. i think i need more patience to get that perfect shot... oh well back to the drawing board.

[wulf]

Bees are hard to capture because they move so much. I haven't made much use of a tripod in my attempts because it stops you being able to quickly move to get the best angle. However, to avoid blur through camera shake, bee motion and background wind, you do need a bright day (or, at least, good light).

Wulf

[Zaahir]

thanks for the advice..
but i was trying another thing which naturepixel advised me to do.. because of my lens.
hence the use of the tripod. and yes it did kinda get in my way for the bee's but i was actually set out to capture chameleons(on camera) but couldn't find any...

[wulf]

What was the other thing?

Wulf

[Zaahir]

well i'm shooting with a sigma 70-300mm dg macro..

was advised to get a sharper image with this lens by shooting at f8-f11 and use a tripod or sumthing stable. i will try it again when theres hardly wind and with sumthing that doesn't move about so much.

[windrider86]

The best time of day to get bug pictures is in the early morning when its still a bit chilly. They are still almost dormant so its easier to geta picture of them

[wulf]

Originally Posted by windrider86

The best time of day to get bug pictures is in the early morning when its still a bit chilly. They are still almost dormant so its easier to geta picture of them

That's a very good tip - I have noticed that before although I don't think I have particularly taken advantage of it.

With the Sigma 70-300 lens, is it one of those that allows close focussing at the further end of the range? Here's a shot I took with my 70-300 (non macro but still lets you get fairly close at 300mm):



Because the lens is so big and heavy, handholding is much harder especially when the subject is close up. You might have to aim the camera at a likely flower and then wait for a bee to come along. Once you have the (manual) focus set you don't have to keep staring down the viewfinder though, so it needn't be too uncomfortable - there are worse things than sitting in a garden looking at flowers

Wulf

[Zaahir]

thx for the great advise guys..
i've signed up on so many other photo forums and non are as helpful as this one.

seems like i'm here to stay and learn maybe give advice of my own.

Wulf i will put that into practice and see what i come out with.
cheerz