Cinnabar Moth

[Lavenderhill]

Took these yesterday, I found it very challenging it was not still for very long!
I would welcome comments to help me improve, all help gratefully received.

Thank you in advance,
Rose
Cinnabar moth by Rose, on Flickr

cinnabar M by Rose, on Flickr

Cinnabar by Rose, on Flickr


Cinnabar 1 by Rose, on Flickr

[tesarver]

Little off focus.

Tom

[Bill53]

Nice shots but difficult subjects to capture as you say they don't stay still for long.
A smaller aperture would have given a greater depth of field allowing more of the subject to be in focus.

Bill.

[Lavenderhill]

Thank you Tom and Bill for taking time to review and comment; it was difficult for me to keep track of where it was flying! The focus is off, next time I’ll try a smaller aperture.

thanks again.

Rose.

[Trev B]

You do need a greater depth of field when photographing butterflies and moths side on. Perhaps not quite as much with butterflies if they have closed wings. I always try to get shots of both with their wings open, not a problem with moths! Also especially with butterflies don't let your shadow pass over them.

[Farider]

It was a good spot, shame that the focus is a little out but it can be tricky to follow a fast moving moth charging about the border. The MkIV has an iTR function as part of its autofocus system that track colours, I haven’t tried it as it wasn’t on the MkIII and it’s not on the R but it might be worth a try.

Ian

[Lavenderhill]

Thank you Trev and Ian for looking at the photographs and your valuable comments. Food for thought and lots of things to think about on a camera I am still getting to grips with.

Rose.