Hi Zos -
Thanks for looking and commenting. I'm just working as fast as possible.
My experience with frozen bugs is that they lack the pertness of live
subjects - wings are not in the best positions, heads are down, etc. The
biggest problem I've been facing with these stacked shots is the wind.
This past weekend it was very hard to get even single exposures, and the
possibility of stacking was out of the question. The shots in this post
were taken on a somewhat breezy day - waiting for a still day... The
flash is just set to fill - usually -2 on the flash unit itself and -1
to -2 on the camera body. Still can't get it cycle fast enough to do a
10 image burst. Maybe I should spring for high end batteries and stop
using these Camelions I get at the thrift store!
Mark
On 7/10/2013 6:11 PM, Zos Xavius wrote:
These are really, really good. Are you freezing the insects or just
trying to work as fast as humanly possible? You know you can freeze
them temporarily right? My metz 54 flash when it was in working order
would throw out enough light for macro like this and recycle
instantly. Its not a ring light though, and that's probably what you
want. Honestly, if I was getting shutter speeds like that with 800, I
would just keep working with the natural light. These look amazing.
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 4:09 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
Simply terrific first attempts Mark!
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark C" <[email protected]>
Subject: GESO - Stack Focusing Dragonflies in the Field
I'm trying to get my insect photos up to the next level, and it seems like
stack focusing is part of the process to do that. I worked on it yesterday
with mixed results - still have a lot of stacks to go through. But here are
the first:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/blog6.php/2013/07/06/stack-focusing-dragonflies-in-the-field
All taken with Pentax K-5 and A*200 f4. No flash since I needed to grab a
fast bunch of images to stack, and no way could the flash keep up.
All of these photos got flaws but maybe on a less windy day this will work
out. C&C appreciated.
Mark
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