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Originally Posted by rogerg
That lizard and the dragon fly are stunning shots, very good depth of field and sharpness. How long did you have to wait, or keep taking shots, to get these so close and clear?
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Hi Roger - see previous msg below.
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Originally Posted by Dennis
I spent about 15 minutes snapping away at the dragonflies using the EF 70-200mm F4 L and I noticed that I needed to select the central auto focus point only, as using the pattern of 9 sensors often focused on the far wing, or tail, leaving the body out of focus due to the shallow depth of field. It seems that technology can only go so far and then one has to use the old grey matter for the final touch. 
Cheers
Dennis |
The dragonflies stayed in position for between 1 and 5 seconds on the 2 areas I targeted, so it was reasonably easy to squeeze off the shots as I was comfortably seated with the camera/lens nicely cradled in my hands. I’m sure the IS helped too, although the F6.3 1/400 sec combo at 400 ASA was nice to work with.
The dragon was static for, well, at least 5 to 10 mins so I was able to squeeze off several shots from different angles.
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Originally Posted by Tamtarn
Stunning selection of images Dennis.
Beautifully composed and depth of detail and focus are outstanding.  |
Thanks - these are the best of the bunch; I had to discard many due to minor defects and missed subject matter! I'm just glad that I don't do this for a living!
Cheers
Dennis