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James Cook
{K:38068} 5/31/2006
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yeah, that's the trick. That's why the low sun at your back might be good. It will illuminate the flies and the background sky will be a little deeper in color (as would the tree). I don't know. It's digital. Take a hundred shots trying anything you can think of. It's free.
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Martin F
{K:2234} 5/31/2006
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Cheers and thanks again James, will try. One thing that is a concern though is the flies are moving so was thinking they might be blurry. I'll experiment with all your excellent suggestions and see what we can see!
Have a great day :)
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James Cook
{K:38068} 5/30/2006
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Another thought is trying the shot at a time of day with the sun at your back and the sky in front of you a darker richer blue (later or earlier in the day), then just dial your ap down tight and soak up the light.
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Martin F
{K:2234} 5/30/2006
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Thank you James for taking the time to give me these awesome pointers! Yes, my camera can do ap priority mode as well as shutter, I can do full manual so I will give that a try. My next purchase will be a stand-off flash, currently I was using the built-in, which isn't that great. So smaller ap (larger number) will get richer color, longer time exposure, cool I'll experiment and post the results (if good lol)
Thanks again, hugely appreciated!
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James Cook
{K:38068} 5/30/2006
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Well, I don't know what it's like at the lake, but here goes. If you can position the flash off-camera then you move the flash in front of the branches so the light might hit the flies without hitting the branches. I suspect it's the flash that's pushing your exposure like this. If you cannot position the flash off-camera, you might consider aiming your flash (or putting a baseball cap over it) and using a remote flash unit aimed at the flies (I have a couple I picked up cheap that look like light bulbs screwed into little charging bases). Then close your ap as far as you can. A smaller ap (smaller iris=larger number) will require more light to come through over a longer time and yield a richer color saturation. Can you shoot in ap priority? That can be useful. If so, choose the smallest ap your camera will allow (largest number). If this whole flash thing is too much, try this. Put the camera on a tripod. Take one shot without the flash with the smallest ap possible (largest number) and then take another from that exact position with the flash (moving the branches out of the way). Then combine the two images in your darkroom (Photoshop). Have fun and let me know if you do any of this.
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Martin F
{K:2234} 5/27/2006
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Thank you for the comment and information James. Indeed I did use a forced flash but not quite powerful enough. I'm still a relative novice to photography and truly appreciate the input! When you say "close down the ap" assuming you mean decrease the aperature? What would you recommend as the setting? Thanks!
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James Cook
{K:38068} 5/27/2006
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Flies out for their last 24 hours of fun. I wish it were less washed. It would be nice to close down the ap to get the richer colors, but then the flies would blur more. I suppose you could try to force flash on just the flies.
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Martin F
{K:2234} 5/27/2006
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Hiya Paul :) Thanks for the post. To be honest I am not quite sure, they are really small, roughly 1/4 to 1/2 inch in length. Gnats I would say is what they are commonly called but again, not sure. I'll try to find out exactly what they are for you.
Cheers!
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 5/27/2006
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what kind of flies, Martin?
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