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Hi Tony, I hadn't been setting the aperture, only the shutter speed. I think my next efforts will be to play with the aperture settings either in semi automatic mode where the camera then chooses the shutter speed or in full manual mode as Wolfgang suggested where I can set both shutter speed and aperture. I came across an article on the web that suggested for macros I ought to be going for the smallest aperture and therefore a large f/number to get the maximum depth of field. Would you say this is generally true for close-up snake photography, or are there more important considerations? I've been thinking about taking a rubber snake out with me to get the camera settings right for the conditions before I approach the real thing.. I dismissed it as daft but perhaps not so silly with your suggestion to use a stick or whatever is at hand to set up the shot. |
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Alan Hyde
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Nothing wrong with that Gemma . When I bought my canon I practiced in my garden with a rubber Iguana untill I felt as comfortable with it as I did with the Olympus. I still prefer my Olympus for macro BTW.
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Paul Williams
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excuse me if somone did mention it but I missed it.......... Gemma get yourself a canon off shoe cord when you get a flash and no need to get a 580 ex get one of these from this place its a far better deal and is 90% the flash the 580 is anyway which is more than enough for all but the true pro's linky http://www.onestop-digital.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPat h=25_32&products_id=53
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The long winter goes on and on, but I went out to a local adder site with my new toy (Nikon D200) for its first use.
With the air temp being 3c and snow all over I didnt expect much but was pleased to find 5 male adders out basking in areas where the snow had melted. |
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Thanks for the link Paul, a considerable saving over the 580 EX indeedy, I'll remember to buy the off shoe cord That is an awesome shot Photoherper |
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This
shot was taken with Fuji S3 pro, 105mm Macro Lens, bean bag, Macro
Speedlite (not a ring flash) diffuser and rear curtain setting.
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Alan Hyde
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Nice Pics photoherper
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Mick
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Photoherper, both that Adder pic' & this Newt one,..brilliant! I've never been much cop at takin' photo's but i'm intending to get practising again soon.
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Would a small monopod be better and more practical? John |
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When
undertaking macro type photography and in particular herps I always try
to go for a decent depth of field. As a direct result unless to live in
the sahara where you have intense bright lite you will usually be
limited to a slow shutter speed (even with flash).
You need to be rock solid if your to avoid and camera shake. A bean bag will do nicely ( bag of rice up the amazon does great sand in the gobi and so on) or a tripod. If you have a benbo type tripod it should be straight foreward to get it in the correct position and with the camera the correct way up ! Take a lot of practice but I'd rather have one pin sharp and no shake than lots of very slightly soft images. I'll post some others to show what I mean. |
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