Jostein wrote:
http://www.oksne.net/paw/herdingants.html
Those little critters are hard to keep in focus when working hand held.
It's pretty much hit and miss, and this is the best I've managed so far.
One particular problem with ants is that their hide is hard and shiny.
With a bare flash, the highlights become specular and burned out. Using
a miniature softbox lessen the problem, but it's not all gone. Does
anyone know a good way to handle this without resorting to ring flashes?
Jostein
The closer you can get the flash, the less of a point source it will
become. Maybe if you could get it just out of shot (and it would quench
sufficiently quickly) this would reduce the problem. Otherwise, I
suggest talcum. 8-)
