Oops, getting back to long unanswered questions.
On 8/29/2011 6:33 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Are you using the 60D's live view and articulating screen for these shots?
Nope, handheld through the optical viewfinder. I don't have the patience, and
seldom the time anyway, when traveling, to
set up tripod, prefocus on a likely flower in live view - and wait.
Moose
> On 8/28/2011 11:48 PM, Moose wrote:
>
>> Last week, I had occasion to wander in a lovely garden near Philo, CA
>> and chat briefly with a fellow carrying a huge macro setup, Canon
>> 1D-something, huge lens with two headed macro flash on the front. He
>> said he was shooting bees, that there were several species in the
>> garden. I didn't see him take any actual shots with that gear,
>> although he took some overall shots with a G11.
>>
>> I often take pics of insects on flowers, and made a little extra
>> effort then.
>> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Sonoma_Mendocino_Coast/River_Bend&image=_MG_2879croof20.jpg>
>>
>>
> and
>> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Sonoma_Mendocino_Coast/River_Bend&image=_MG_2880cr2oof30.jpg>
>>
>> I find it hard to imagine that he is getting anything better with
>> his huge setup handheld with live subjects. My gear was simply 60D,
>> Tamron 60-300 and sunlight.
>>
>> You don't necessarily need fancy gear, just the right gear, which is
>> sometimes simple. I only took four shots to get those two.
>>
>> Minimalist Moose
>>
>>
>>
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