Quick question - focusing through window

[Channel Hopper]

How do you fool an automatic focus camera to look at an object when it's behind a glass pane ?

Or should I be taking the shot at a distance that ensures both subject and glass are about the same ?

 

[hexah]

Focus on something at about the same distance but not behind glass. Hold the shutter button half down to keep the focus distance. Go back to the spider and move the camera in and out until it looks to be in focus. Take photo.

If it is printed A4 I could use it to terrify SWMBO. :-rub

 

[Channel Hopper]

If it is printed A4 I could use it to terrify SWMBO. :-rub

I'll have a go, in the meantime

 

[Lazarus]

Zarbi?

 

[hexah]

Excellent result CH.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Excellent result CH.

That's not mine, but I'll have a go tonight if she comes out before dusk

 

[Channel Hopper]

Zarbi?

Nah, Metabelis 3

 

[hexah]

That's not mine, but I'll have a go tonight if she comes out before dusk

You should have pretended it was!

 

[Archived-1]

_{this was taken through glass, but its a bit bigger than your spider though. but you can see a fly in his/her beak if you look closely :-).}

 

[hexah]

Great photo. I can see the fly in there.

 

[Archived-1]

thanks hexah, he/she is here everyday catching flys, great to watch the wildlife you should see some of pitdownpauls photos :-)