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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Bumblebee
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:48:18 +0200
References: <4C585172.4090606@gmx.de> <1036A685242B4C22ACAFA88F784B8000@jimnichols>

Thanks Jim,

I'll try that when it's a bit brighter tomorrow - to be honest I should 
have thought of stopping down - using a 60mm Macro wide open is asking 
for trouble :-)

Cheers
Douglas

On 03.08.2010 19:38, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Douglas,
>
> I like the composition, and the sharp focus on the insect, but the OOF 
> area seems too prominent to me.  I would suggest trying, in the 
> future, to go to ISO 200 or 400, and stop down a couple of stops, to 
> get more of the flower head in focus.
>
> I find that I am using f/10 for many of my closeups, to avoid this 
> sort of thing.  That may be too extreme for you, but you might try 
> some compromise.
>
> Just my 2 cents.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at 
> gmx.de>
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> <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 12:27 PM
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Bumblebee
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Although I waited about half an hour and could hear them making loud
>> shnuff-shnuff noises under our front step, our pair of resident
>> hedgehogs didn't show their faces.
>>
>> So here's a Bumblebee in our back garden this afternoon.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Bits+and+Pieces/_MG_1096.jpg.html
>>
>> Big (and without the gallery background):
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/227816-1/_MG_1096.jpg
>>
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
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