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How do you take good photos of bees?
PostPosted:05 Oct 2018, 14:49
by DianeBees
Oh I've been trying. The number of blurry shots I've got. it's probably not bee specific as many of my photos are blurry!
This bumble was sat having a rest so I could take a few photos
2018-10-05 12.49.30 by
Diane drinkwater, on Flickr
Re: How do you take good photos of bees?
PostPosted:05 Oct 2018, 14:49
by DianeBees
Re: How do you take good photos of bees?
PostPosted:05 Oct 2018, 16:21
by NigelP
Worth remembering that in close up pictures the depth of field is very short. and bees move around so difficult to get in sharp focus. A proper macro lens would help...on my wish list!
Re: How do you take good photos of bees?
PostPosted:06 Oct 2018, 10:47
by AdamD
My 'phone has a better camera than my (old) camera. However the focus function is faulty. At a few inches the focus is good and gave me this.
Re: How do you take good photos of bees?
PostPosted:06 Oct 2018, 13:41
by DianeBees
AdamD wrote: ↑06 Oct 2018, 10:47
My 'phone has a better camera than my (old) camera. However the focus function is faulty. At a few inches the focus is good and gave me this.
That's a really lovely photo!
I think one of my old phone had a really good lens - some fancy pants lens company. I do have a camera somewhere but it'd never be in my pocket unlike my phone!
Re: How do you take good photos of bees?
PostPosted:06 Oct 2018, 13:43
by DianeBees
NigelP wrote: ↑05 Oct 2018, 16:21
Worth remembering that in close up pictures the depth of field is very short. and bees move around so difficult to get in sharp focus. A proper macro lens would help...on my wish list!
That really shows the wings at full forward!
Someone had a macro lens at a bee session and took some photos with it. I think it just clipped on.
Re: How do you take good photos of bees?
PostPosted:07 Oct 2018, 21:53
by AdamD
Hivelifter2 wrote: ↑06 Oct 2018, 11:06
What breed do you consider that Queen is Adam?
It's one of my own. I do not select for colour and this one happens to be lighter than many.
Re: How do you take good photos of bees?
PostPosted:07 Oct 2018, 22:03
by AdamD
Phones suffer from lens distortion. I had to go back and check that the tall hive on the RHS was actually not falling over. It was indeed vertical - and they say the camera never lies!
Re: How do you take good photos of bees?
PostPosted:08 Oct 2018, 14:34
by Jim Dunne
AdamD wrote: ↑07 Oct 2018, 22:03
Phones suffer from lens distortion. I had to go back and check that the tall hive on the RHS was actually not falling over. It was indeed vertical - and they say the camera never lies!
Lens distortion can be corrected in Lightroom/Photoshop simply enough.
I use dedicated macro lenses and either a ring flash, or a diffused flash. The flash 'stops' any motion and helps in obtaining well lit, sharp photos.
Re: How do you take good photos of bees?
PostPosted:22 Oct 2018, 18:41
by AdamD
Here's another queen - different colour; same family. Taken recently.
