You need to get rid of that 5DII and get a mirrorless camera that, like
the E-M5, will adjust the viewfinder brightness to mimic the brightness
of the exposure you are about to make. f/11 won't be so scary then...
especially because even though you can still see at f/11 you'll choose
f/8 instead. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/4/2014 11:12 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus wrote:
Finally a couple Monarchs came a visiting to our Buddlea last weekend
undoubtedly fueling up for the long
flight to Mexico. I used to take these shots for granted but very few
around the past 2 years.
I took a bunch of film shots first which were ironically easier in many
respects (could focus wide open with a huge VF) but will be flash
predominate as
they were in deep shadow and it was very late in the afternoon with slow
film.
Here is one after on the 5DII after I ran out of film:
http://www.olyendomike.com/Macro/Macro-2014/35815144_mTn4JH#!i=3587337489&k=TZ88xcD&lb=1&s=L
Then when the second moved to a larger flower with the late PM sun on
the background I tried a different tack--moved up the ISO a bit to
brighten the background, kept the shutter speed
as slow as I dared and aperture adjusted to keep dof optimal and fine
tuned the exposure by chimping the ISO. I was worried the flash fill
would be way overpowering at the higher
ISO (T32 in normal auto) but the thyristor was fooled by the bright
background so actually had to turn it up a couple stops. (some lost
with extension too) Wanted to avoid a "flash look" if possible and
balance the lighting.
I have not had much success with any images pushing shadows in post with
butterflies. Focusing at F11 is not a piece of cake.
http://www.olyendomike.com/Macro/Macro-2014/35815144_mTn4JH#!i=3587337651&k=44cG4P6&lb=1&s=L
I have to go for a couple hours tomorrow for the October B'fly derby,
but it is the tale end of the tale end. The second flight of the Bronze
Copper around here is bimodal and it can be quite late
so there may be another chance at that showy critter.
Mike
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