Shooting Birds, Bees, and Butterflies with my Canon R5 Mark II

[@ddki9094]

The macro shots - I like the F4 shot because there is a little more bokeh in the background.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Me too. Thanks for watching!

[@davidhewett1484]

I enjoyed this one John. They all can’t be zingers!

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

So true! Thanks for watching.

[@robertlewisvideo]

I liked 5 Great shots of 6 plus the Butterfly video. I enjoy your videos. Thanks

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Thank you!

[@relaxingtherapeuticnaturevideo]

Very nice 😊

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@CarlosHernandez-kg8py]

I like the mistflower at f/10 instead of f/4. Love the lotus flower crop. Great video.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Thanks for watching!

[@Laiquatan]

If you end up trying focus stacking for your macros, I wouldn't trust the in-camera compositing. I compared the same stack composited in-camera vs with computer software (Affinity) and the software blew the camera out of the water.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

I would never trust in-camera focus stacking. I use Photoshop, but I'm interested in alternative products like Heliocon. I do focus stack macros, but only on a tripod and with totally non-moving subjects.

[@Laiquatan]

@@JohnDrummondPhoto Fwiw, I recently tried a hand-held focus stack with the R5ii and was quite pleased with how it turned out. I did manage to brace my hand supporting the lens on the tree I was aiming at but the software handled the small amount of movement without problem. It was a stationary snail so at least I didn't have to worry about subject movement in the couple seconds it took to capture the stack. :)

[@billthomas7644]

Preferred the mistflower at f/10.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Thank you! So do I.