If only it had been sharper though...

[Bilbo_baggin]

As it says in the title...

The overcast grey day this afternoon, combined with being in the woodland of the imposing and old Banks Hall on the outskirts of Preston, meant an ISO of 800 on this photo of the first bumble bee of the year.

Add to all that, I had left my bean bag at home which meant I had nothing to hand to get down low and dirty with so this was hand held whilst trying to get myself as close to ground level without getting too messy (cos I was on my way out somewhere afterwards so had no chance of getting changed if I got covered in any muck!)

So the image has had to have a fair bit of editing done, including some aggressive NR and selective Gaussian blur work to get it looking like this...


Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Image Date: 2012-03-21 10:33:47 +0000
Focal Length: 100mm
Focus Distance: 0.41m
Aperture: f/6.7
Exposure Time: 0.011 s (1/90)
ISO equiv: 800
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: ProPhoto RGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: www.pauliddon.co.uk





WDYT?


Paul.

[dpSparhawk]

Came out pretty damn good though mate. Love the DoF around it and the aggressive NR has allowed for a dreamy effect. Perhaps a touch of selective fill or maybe a little dodging on the beastie itself just to bring the slightest bit more detail out?

Either way, lovely shot.

[chesser]

I really like it too Paul like Ian says lovely dof very effective picture

[cybollox]

i like the softness of this Paul mate, but i like this quote too, "I had nothing to hand to get down low and dirty" , you should give Jackie Collins a ring mate,

[Bilbo_baggin]

Thanks guys, maybe it's not so bad after all then.

Cliff, you still got her number? lol...


Paul.