Junglegeorge
14th July 2007, 00:10
How I take my insect pics:
I always have my camera with me to be able to take a shot when I get a chance.
When I see something I turn on the camera checking macro is on and then I carefully approach the "target" and stops an arm length away and stretch out the arm, a good thing with digital cameras is the LCD-window wich allows me to see from a distance. Be sure that the focus is on the insect and not the background. Use serial picture mode if you have it on your camera.
Then I take as many pictures as I can before the insect fly away or I´m satisfied.
If you take photos of bumblebees you kind of have to guess where they are going next (which flower) but they are kind of slow and not easy to scare and they are not agressive. Same goes for butterflys and others.
If you don´t bug them they wont bug you
I found some plants that are favourites, Giant Hogweed, Red Clover and Roses for example.
Be careful not to approach from above or they will fly away and avoid shadowing them, sit still and wait until they are busy sipping nectar from the flower.
Be patient, for one good shot you will have at least fifty or hundred bad ones, but thats the other good thing with digital cameras, you don´t have to worry about film and developing
When you get that nice sharp picture its worth the wait.
Good luck!
I attached a couple of my pics from this morning
I always have my camera with me to be able to take a shot when I get a chance.
When I see something I turn on the camera checking macro is on and then I carefully approach the "target" and stops an arm length away and stretch out the arm, a good thing with digital cameras is the LCD-window wich allows me to see from a distance. Be sure that the focus is on the insect and not the background. Use serial picture mode if you have it on your camera.
Then I take as many pictures as I can before the insect fly away or I´m satisfied.
If you take photos of bumblebees you kind of have to guess where they are going next (which flower) but they are kind of slow and not easy to scare and they are not agressive. Same goes for butterflys and others.
If you don´t bug them they wont bug you
I found some plants that are favourites, Giant Hogweed, Red Clover and Roses for example.
Be careful not to approach from above or they will fly away and avoid shadowing them, sit still and wait until they are busy sipping nectar from the flower.
Be patient, for one good shot you will have at least fifty or hundred bad ones, but thats the other good thing with digital cameras, you don´t have to worry about film and developing
When you get that nice sharp picture its worth the wait.
Good luck!
I attached a couple of my pics from this morning