I don’t do panoramas very often. This consists of 5 shots with my Canon 5D Mark II and a Nikon 105mm f4 macro lens.
It is a 1.25m x 33 cm printable photo at full resolution.
Looking back I should have shot this vertically.
Filmmaking, Photography, Hiking & Soundscape creation
I don’t do panoramas very often. This consists of 5 shots with my Canon 5D Mark II and a Nikon 105mm f4 macro lens.
It is a 1.25m x 33 cm printable photo at full resolution.
Looking back I should have shot this vertically.
Shot during a walk, January 2022, Kesselse Heide, Belgium.
Edited on June, 22 – 2022
One of my Instagram friends pointed out that the larvae in this image were Dock Leaf Bug larvae and not, as I thought, ladybug larvae.
May 25, 2022.
I got myself a mint second-hand Canon 5D Mark II.
Back in the day, November 2008, when it was released it was considered a ground-breaking camera. A full-frame camera with full HD (1920 x 1080) was, at that time, a revelation, embraced by many cinematographers. If I’m not mistaken an entire episode of Dr. House was shot with this camera.
It also made video attractive for photographers.
In an upcoming blog post, I’ll explain why I choose to get this “dated” camera. Before moving to MFT I’ve always been a Nikon fanboy. So yes, if I wanted a full-frame camera without breaking the bank I could have gone for de D700 (no video) or so.
But I didn’t.
I’ll be using the Canon 5D Mark II mainly for photography. Video, albeit good even today, is no match for my Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Yet, after some experimenting, it is not a bad B-roll camera.
I don’t own Canon glass so I’m using a few of my vintage lenses. Important is that these lenses have a Manual setting so I can set the diaphragm.
These are newly hatched Dock Leaf Bug larvae.
Focus stacking with 10 images.
Still shot with my Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, yes, it is a mouthful.
On the camera, the Lumix 100-300mm f4-5.6 shot wide open. ISO 800 for best latitude given the scene’s dynamic range.
I am looking for a new and inspiring place to make a nature documentary. Today I visited the Kesselse Heide, Nijlen, Province of Antwerp. It consists of a colorful variety of (shrub) heathlands, coniferous and deciduous forests, and sandy plains.