A nature conservation blog about the fauna and flora of Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Lower Stour Valley, Worcestershire, England.
A nature conservation blog about the fauna and flora of Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Lower Stour Valley, Worcestershire, England.
What are you using to shoot these photos? Obviously a flash, but what are the specs and settings you’re using with your camera — if you don’t mind sharing.
thanks for the info, Mike. You don’t get a reflection with your flash, especially off the berries. I tried the on-board flash on a beetle close-up and it bounced back to the lens badly. Need more equipment — hah!
I didn’t get a reflection on the berries because I used the correct camera settings, Sue. It might be a mistake to believe that purchasing more equipment will make you a better photographer, or that it will cure flash bounce.;)
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Ooh it looks like some tropical carnivorous plant! Very exotic. 🙂
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It’s a bee cuddling bloom, Lucy. 🙂
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What an interesting shot in the dark – it DOES look very exotic indeed.
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Yes, Vicki, it has made itself extremely attractive to nectar feeders.
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Amazing what dark photography can achieve.
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Yes, Alex, but it does require light. 🙂
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That is amazing Mike! Excellent!
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Thanks, Phil.
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What are you using to shoot these photos? Obviously a flash, but what are the specs and settings you’re using with your camera — if you don’t mind sharing.
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I used a Canon 500D for the nighttime images, a Canon 60 mm EFS macro lens, and the on-board flash unit.
ISO100
f8
1/100
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thanks for the info, Mike. You don’t get a reflection with your flash, especially off the berries. I tried the on-board flash on a beetle close-up and it bounced back to the lens badly. Need more equipment — hah!
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I didn’t get a reflection on the berries because I used the correct camera settings, Sue. It might be a mistake to believe that purchasing more equipment will make you a better photographer, or that it will cure flash bounce.;)
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