Positively what Dan said imho. Keep the log trail; don't be tempted into negating that bug's efforts. And don't clone out the bird either - after all it stood still in mid-take-off for 30 seconds =) All in all wonderful image indeed thanks for sharing ecke
2010/6/24 Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com>: > That's a wonderful image. I like the long trail in the upper right; > I think that it makes the image, rather than distracting from it. It > shows what a determined little bug can do! > > dan > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Paul Sorenson > <allarou...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> Like this one a lot better than the first. The guy in the UR corner is a >> little distracting because of the length of the trail and draws my eyes away >> from the rest of the image. I'd consider cloning him/her out. >> >> -p >> >> On 6/24/2010 11:15 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: >>> >>> Another great firefly show last night, and I again tried to capture it on >>> pixels, perhaps with a bit more success. I've found that without letting the >>> background go almost black, I get nothing. Of course, it's not much of a >>> picture if you can't see some of the environment, so black and midrange work >>> in post is necessary. >>> >>> I'm shooting from about 50 feet away with a 60mm focal length to compress >>> it all, while avoiding a need for critical focus. Note that the fireflies >>> which move faster while lit have long trails. I believe it's also a function >>> of how close to camera they are. I think that guy at top right was only >>> about 15 feet away. >>> >>> Exposure was f 13, 30 seconds, ISO 320. >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11174831&size=lg >>> >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2960 - Release Date: 06/24/10 >>> 01:35:00 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
