[TheBishopOfSligo]

[Irma]

Excellent macro! Like a lot the detail...

[Toad]

Great shot - the passion flower background really highlights the bug.

[Zig]

Well, Bish: I cannot let you get away lightly here: this really raises the bar on macro work... really effective complementary colours for effect; lovely contrasting ideas for subject too...and that metallic sheen to the hornet against the softness of the background....and the way the lines lead the eye...and the composition..and the exposure, focus, depth of field....
Could you furnish us with any details please?
A really excellent example of macro colour photography; if I were the jealous type, I would be!

[Wedding Shooter]

Love the blue in the background. Great work.

[wulinka]

WOW, that's really close. brilliant colors!

uli

[TheBishopOfSligo]

Well, Bish: I cannot let you get away lightly here: this really raises the bar on macro work... really effective complementary colours for effect; lovely contrasting ideas for subject too...and that metallic sheen to the hornet against the softness of the background....and the way the lines lead the eye...and the composition..and the exposure, focus, depth of field....
Could you furnish us with any details please?
A really excellent example of macro colour photography; if I were the jealous type, I would be!

I'm blushing here!

I can tell you that it was handheld and that the amount of out of focus pictures I have taken with this method is LOADS!

So from now on I will be using a tripod - In fact I will probably use one for nearly all my work.

The only information I can get off the file is;

1/320 sec
F2.8
ISO 64
Multi-Segment Metering Mode

I used the mode back and forward technique to get the critter in focus.

Ray

[Zig]

Now that is interesting...may I ask, why ISO 64? Is this setting the most noiseless?
And, f2.8 with presumably a macro? I this wide open then?
Was there a reason why you didn't stop down a little, Ray?

[TheBishopOfSligo]

Now that is interesting...may I ask, why ISO 64? Is this setting the most noiseless?
And, f2.8 with presumably a macro? I this wide open then?
Was there a reason why you didn't stop down a little, Ray?

I was in one of my fooling around moments.

Just trying various settings and seeing if any rules could be broken.

It was the lowest ISO setting on the camera and it doesn't give too much noise.

I'm getting lazy in my old age - I used to be quite anal about noting the cameras (film) settings.

Now with digital it's all EXIF.

[Zig]

Thank you ol' chap.