Reflections of a Water Droplet
I played around with the D800E and the 105mm Macro today. We had the sprinklers on in the yard, so I took advantage of the water everywhere. I did augment a bit with a spray bottle where needed. I was quite surprised when I blew up a shot of a flower to find this bee that was sopping wet. I’ve cropped this quite significantly, and sharpened just a bit in LR4. The second photo is a dahlia bud that was dripping water. I did try a few shots with my 50mm 1.8 – but was not anywhere nearly as pleased with the results. I tried some shots just handheld, some with the monopod, but the ones I did with the tripod were by far the most successful. I have quite a lot to learn about this amazing lens . . . most certainly how to control depth of field.
My journey continues!
Wet Bee Wings: D800E, 105mm 2.8 VR II, Tripod mount, Manual Mode: ISO 100, 150mm 105mm, f3.5, 1/160, AWB
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Bee SOOC Original
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Green Flower Bud: D800E, 105mm 2.8 VR II, Tripod mount, Manual Mode: ISO 100, 150mm 105mm, f3.5, 1/160, AWB
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great shots! :–) C an I ask if you don’t mind, where you are detailing your EXIF data of each shot ” 150mm ” – Focal length, but you are using a 105 mm Macro / Fix ( Prime ) lens F/2.8 :–) so I think, unless I’ve got it wrong, it must be a typing mistake. Just wanted to make sure, and make you aware as well. Please hope you don’t mind and, lovely post
Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for pointing that out!! Yes – it should be 105mm!
Great stuff, i was looking to find out more about processing B&W in LR4 and your latest has given me the “bug” to get my but back out there. Thanks
Awesome . . . so happy I was able to inspire you! Some of my happiest moments are when I’m behind my camera or sitting at the computer processing my photos!
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