It’s “Save Our Butterflies week” and in celebration I’ve decided to actually show you something again. One of five Gatekeepers that were fluttering around the herbs at the allotment yesterday.
And yes, two wonderful holidays in the Isles of Scilly and down near the Lot in Southern France thank you….been back two weeks from the latter actually and it’s all starting to fade a bit. Hope you’re all well!
All I'm going to say is Googling 'Canon EOS-1D Mark III' made me gulp, never mind the lenses! :D, my poor entry-level Sony Alpha is gathering dust, I'm intrigued by 'proper' photography but I've not quite got my head around ISO levels etc. I think you need a level of creativity in addition to technical knowledge which you clearly have, fantastic picture 😀 Glad you're well!
Fabulous photo!
Superb photo, but the 'Save our Butterflies Week' link doesn't work NiC!
Thanks Richard.
Cheers Flighty, should be working now!
Thanks Ron! The Sony Alpha is a pretty well regarded camera, indeed I'm sure Sony will be up there with Canon and Nikon soon if that's what they really want. As for creativity, surely all you need is to know what you want to show and then work out how? The various numbers are just there for photographers to hide behind ;D I display them as some like to see them….
But, simplifying, first we have focal length. The most obvious effect with it being the higher the number, the closer the camera appears to be to the action. The ISO number is left over from film days and refers to the sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO the more sensitive to light meaning one can get away with a higher shutter speed. The downside of higher ISO is usually noisy photos. I view ISO 400 as my standard. Shutter speed is pretty self explanatory I think. Higher shutter speeds will freeze motion and reduce camera shake. Finally, the f-stop and, creatively probably the most important element. This refers to the size of the aperture. Confusingly, a small f stop value means a large aperture. A large aperture will mean a faster shutter speed but also shallow depth of field (the amount of the picture that is in focus). Shallow depth of field is wonderful for emphasizing the object but getting the balance right is the trick. The depth of field on this shot is so shallow (even at a medium f stop of 6.3) that although the butterfly's eye is in focus, its eye-spots aren't. Arrhh!
WOW! I wish I understood all of the above but guess I'll stick with my digital.
Amazing detail again, lovely1