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Old 23-04-2008, 14:50   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Wasp (i think) any help on how to improve this type of photography

IMO it is a hoverfly. Any amount of post processing is not going to make the image any sharper. As you have said it is a crop and it shows in the amount of noise.

At 200mm I think the lens will show some softness and from the exif I notice you have used manual focus - handshake? With a 30D and 70-200 in sunlight I would let AF find it. Maybe no flash and a faster shutter speed would have been better - maybe 1/500. I don't know the minimum focussing distance of that lens but a macro lens (eg 100mm f2.8) will allow you to get up close to the bug and really fill the frame, then you won't need to crop. HTH
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