close up of a bee

Guest - Dec 01, 2006 08:39 AM EDT
Hi Mike. I think you know already what the technical issues are here, and the focus problem isn't helped by the fact that there is a grass blade or something between the camera and the bee's head which is very out of focus and so looks like a vague green smudge! I think the others have it right here - the answer is to take lots of shots - use continuous shooting mode maybe - and see what works! Steve

Guest - Dec 01, 2006 07:21 AM EDT
hi Mike, last as usual lately, - I agree with the others, - and I like the way the pollen gives the bee a sortof "golden glow". I have the same problem quite often, where the autofocus doesn't know quite where or what to focus on. But I haven't got a macro lens for this camera, so can't give much advice, except to just keep taking lots of pics, as the others said. Plus I sure hope your appendix settles down. No fun. I've been getting a few g/b twinges lately again too.

Guest - Dec 01, 2006 06:46 AM EDT
thank you all for your words ..this is what i wanted to know where i was going wrong i have taken on board and will try again when better (appendix playing up ) but thanks a gain for your words x

Guest - Nov 30, 2006 11:48 PM EDT
Pretty good macro Mike.. The good things I see are the nice colors and you got the bee's face instead of it's rear. You also got down to eye level with him. As mentioned you want your main subject to be in focus. When in the macro setting the depth of field is really small and it makes it hard to even get the whole insect in focus. Take lots of photos, I think the average is for every 35 photos you take you get one nice one. My average is I think 45 to 50 for one good one :)

Guest - Nov 30, 2006 09:30 PM EDT
Good macro shots are tough to get Mike. Yours really isn't that bad at all. The pollen on the bee is cool. Nice effort buddy. Don

Guest - Nov 30, 2006 08:52 PM EDT
I would like to have seen the bee or the flower a bit sharper.The camera focused on the bottom of the blossom and that is not where you want the eye to go.Love all the pollen on the bee tho'