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 #957  by NigelP
 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!
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 #966  by AdamD
 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.
 #973  by DianeBees
 06 Oct 2018, 13:41
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!
 #974  by DianeBees
 06 Oct 2018, 13:43
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.
 #1008  by AdamD
 07 Oct 2018, 21:53
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.
 #1009  by AdamD
 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!
 #1013  by Jim Dunne
 08 Oct 2018, 14:34
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.
 #1156  by AdamD
 22 Oct 2018, 18:41
Here's another queen - different colour; same family. Taken recently.