General Photography thread

[BadFish]

You have a "Dust-bunny"!
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You can get cleaning kits or little blowers, or get rid by editing, should you wish. (Hope I'm not teaching my Grandmother to suck eggs?!). Good photos by the way.

Ah yes, thank you for pointing it out. I will watch the video and see if I can get rid of it.

 

[Bodian]

Ah yes, thank you for pointing it out. I will watch the video and see if I can get rid of it.

Just don't physically blow on the sensor yourself - make sure you have a rocket air blower thingy. I damaged a sensor years ago by assuming that me puffing on it would do the same job....

Depending on the camera - some also have a self-cleaning function, which vibrates the sensor without you going anywhere near it. But it only dislodges large non-sticky dust.

If you go down the line of fully cleaning the sensor yourself with a kit - it's very scary the first time! But after that, it's easy to do.

 

[BadFish]

Just don't physically blow on the sensor yourself - make sure you have a rocket air blower thingy. I damaged a sensor years ago by assuming that me puffing on it would do the same job....

Depending on the camera - some also have a self-cleaning function, which vibrates the sensor without you going anywhere near it. But it only dislodges large non-sticky dust.

If you go down the line of fully cleaning the sensor yourself with a kit - it's very scary the first time! But after that, it's easy to do.

I do have a kit that I have been a bit hesitant to use. I'll give it a go, if I mess it up I guess and can get a pro to do it somewhere.

 

[Bodian]

I do have a kit that I have been a bit hesitant to use. I'll give it a go, if I mess it up I guess and can get a pro to do it somewhere.

Depends how badly you 'mess it up'. I'd watch the video and one specifically for your own camera first. And do it in good light.

 

[BadFish]

You have a "Dust-bunny"!
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You can get cleaning kits or little blowers, or get rid by editing, should you wish. (Hope I'm not teaching my Grandmother to suck eggs?!). Good photos by the way.

Depends how badly you 'mess it up'. I'd watch the video and one specifically for your own camera first. And do it in good light.

Thanks fellas, dust bunny is eradicated and camera is still operational

There does still seem to be a couple of much smaller ones still there. how clean can one actually get the sensor and does it matter? I guess i just monitor my pics for a while.

 

[shingle]

You need an arctic butterfly im afraid. It creates static electricity that sucks up the dust

https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/visible-dust-arctic-butterfly-724/product/HD_302261705?pscid=ps_ggl_OOS+-+Performance+Max+-+ROAS+(All)_&crm_event_code=20REUWWS08&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxI-60s3XhwMVgKODBx34Pw55EAQYAiABEgLJ4fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&sku=HD_302261705

You've still got to be careful though, you will need to keep the brush clean so as not to contaminate the sensor. Its easy once you get the hang of it.

 

[LamieRobertson]

What I would call a nothing weather day ..and yet a bit of brightness..gloom..rain and lots of wind

 

[seagull_special]

So one of the things I’ve wanted to nail is insects in flight, as some of you know I purchased the OM-1 MarkII with the 90mm macro and have now added the 300mm F4 which is a dream of a lens and have been out today with it for the first time.

Happy with the results and I can see with a lot of practice and really understanding the potential of this combination that going forward could get some amazing images.

F7.1
Shutter Speed 1/3200
ISO 800
Continuous Auto Focus

 

[seagull_special]

Apologies Double Post

 

[Kneon Light]

Nice shots.
It does look a good set up for macro

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

So one of the things I’ve wanted to nail is insects in flight, as some of you know I purchased the OM-1 MarkII with the 90mm macro and have now added the 300mm F4 which is a dream of a lens and have been out today with it for the first time.

Happy with the results and I can see with a lot of practice and really understanding the potential of this combination that going forward could get some amazing images.

F7.1
Shutter Speed 1/3200
ISO 800
Continuous Auto Focus

Beautiful!

Do you have any tips for focus for a fast moving subject other than shoot loads of shots? I was trying to capture a bee the other day but my picture is not nearly as well focussed. The problem was it was moving so rapidly from flower to flower.

 

[Bodian]

Beautiful!

Do you have any tips for focus for a fast moving subject other than shoot loads of shots? I was trying to capture a bee the other day but my picture is not nearly as well focussed. The problem was it was moving so rapidly from flower to flower.
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My 'bees in motion' pictures usually look something like this....

 

[LamieRobertson]

So one of the things I’ve wanted to nail is insects in flight, as some of you know I purchased the OM-1 MarkII with the 90mm macro and have now added the 300mm F4 which is a dream of a lens and have been out today with it for the first time.

Happy with the results and I can see with a lot of practice and really understanding the potential of this combination that going forward could get some amazing images.

F7.1
Shutter Speed 1/3200
ISO 800
Continuous Auto Focus

I’m not keen on insects being nailed

 

[shingle]

In Pathos on Cyprus, this is the house of Dionysius just by the port which has the most magnificent inlaid mosaics I have ever seen. Taken last month
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If you like Mosaics Dave, Madaba in Jordan is off the scale

 

[Is it PotG?]

...

 

[LamieRobertson]

Escaped to Pulborough Brooks this afternoon to get away from ‘stuff’…left the mobile at home ….lovely walk…beautiful scenery ..then coffee n cake ..joy.

 

[Wardy's twin]

You have a "Dust-bunny"!
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You can get cleaning kits or little blowers, or get rid by editing, should you wish. (Hope I'm not teaching my Grandmother to suck eggs?!). Good photos by the way.

there's another just above the roof. You can of course edit these out as well using spot removal tools.

 

[Taybha]

Wtf is this ?

Taken on my Omsung Phine 10.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Wtf is this ?

Taken on my Omsung Phine 10.

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In our house it's a 'leaf'.

 

[Dave the OAP]

In our house it's a 'leaf'.

Beat me to it