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Macro and Close-Up Photography with Canon EOS 6D / EOS 7D Mark II / EOS 70D
A few bees and a butterfly in flight, first with the Canon EOS 6D / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L ISM lens (with Canon Extension Tube 25 II) and then with the Canon EOS 70D / EF 100mm USM Macro lens and finally with Canon EOS 7D Mark II / EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.
Shooting Conditions: Sunny, mid-morning
Location: Woodbridge Island Cape Town
Canon EOS 6D / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens
Images captured in Manual Mode: Multi-shot / continuous mode at 4.5 fps AI Servo. Single-Point AF. f/8 ISO 1600 - 6400 1/4000s Handheld.(Canon EF25 II Extension Tube) FL 112mm
Bees in Flight Challenge
From all the photography genres I am currently working in, this is the most challenging - not so much for the exposure settings, but for selecting the best body and lens combination. I prefer the Canon EOS 6D full frame body with the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens (with an Extension Tube fitted between body and lens) for close-up photography.
This pairing allows me for shooting with a longer working distance between lens and subject (compared to my 100mm macro lens) and I can shoot at much higher ISO's without losing to much detail (at 1/4000s). Unfortunately the highest shutter speed of the Canon EOS 6D is only 1/4000 seconds and when I go out again will experiment with High-Speed Sync flash with some of my Canon Speedlite / Ring Lite flashes.
Post-processing done with Adobe Lightroom 6 CC. RAW to JPG conversion with some sharpening and noise reduction applied.
Canon EOS 70D / EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens
Images captured in Manual Mode: Multi-shot / continuous mode at 7 fps AI Servo. Zone AF. f/8 ISO 6400 1/5000s Handheld.
Post-processing done with Adobe Lightroom 6 CC. RAW to JPG conversion with some sharpening and noise reduction applied
Post-processing done with Adobe Lightroom 6 CC. RAW to JPG conversion with some sharpening and noise reduction applied.
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| Bee in Flight Canon EOS 6D / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens @ ISO 2000 |
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| Bee in Flight Canon EOS 6D / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens @ ISO 1600 |
Canon EOS 70D / EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens
Images captured in Manual Mode: Multi-shot / continuous mode at 7 fps AI Servo. Zone AF. f/8 ISO 6400 1/5000s Handheld.
Post-processing done with Adobe Lightroom 6 CC. RAW to JPG conversion with some sharpening and noise reduction applied
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Bee in Flight Canon 70D / EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens @ ISO 6400 |
Canon EOS 7D Mark II / EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens
Images captured in Manual Mode: Multi-shot / continuous mode at 10 fps AI Servo. Wide Zone AF. f/6.3 ISO 400 - 1250 1/5000s Handheld.
Post-processing done with Adobe Lightroom 6 CC. RAW to JPG conversion with some sharpening and noise reduction applied.
Post-processing done with Adobe Lightroom 6 CC. RAW to JPG conversion with some sharpening and noise reduction applied.
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| Bee in Flight Canon 7D Mark II / EF 400 f/5.6L USM Lens @ ISO 800 |
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| Bee in Flight Canon 7D Mark II / EF 400 f/5.6L USM Lens @ ISO 800 |
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| Butterfly in Flight Canon EOS 7D Mark II EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens @ ISO 1250 |