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Post by Romy Ocon on Jun 28, 2010 1:14:47 GMT
Got my shooting fix this morning..... this should keep my shutter finger happy till tomorrow. ;D I strived to compose the capture with the intention of not throwing away any pixel, hence I used an off-center point in AI servo to keep the head of the nearer insect sharp while I hand held my macro rig. 1D4 + 100 2.8 USM macro, f/9, 1/250 sec, ISO 3200, hand held, manual exposure in available light, AI servo using off-center point, uncropped full frame resized to 1200x800  |
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Jun 28, 2010 1:57:07 GMT
great and inspiring Macro again mastah! Of only I am not as busy on weekends too...
Have you tried moving the AF point to somewhere else for a second shot then merging/stacking the two (or three, or four) photos to have greater DOF?
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jun 28, 2010 2:23:00 GMT
great and inspiring Macro again mastah! Of only I am not as busy on weekends too... Have you tried moving the AF point to somewhere else for a second shot then merging/stacking the two (or three, or four) photos to have greater DOF? Thanks, Edu! Focus stacking works better when the framing is fixed (the camera is on a tripod and the subject is unmoving). For this one with the leaf-perch flapping in a mild breeze and my body moving forward/backward while hand holding, focus stacking will require major, major PP surgery.  |
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Jun 28, 2010 2:35:53 GMT
ah that's the "stabilization" that I mentioned a while back to either Sir Nilo or Sir Bobby. I saw this guy once shooting macros of flowers, he had a plexiglass box with no top or bottom. He would slide it onto the subject to reduce movement from the wind. I really wish i can get some shutter time on June 30  |
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Jun 28, 2010 2:45:51 GMT
Ah, macro always seems to fix that itch. And the Ka Mastah is among the world's best Macro shooters. :-)
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jun 28, 2010 3:22:02 GMT
Ah, macro always seems to fix that itch. And the Ka Mastah is among the world's best Macro shooters. :-) Hehehe..... thanks, you flatter me, Bobby!  ah that's the "stabilization" that I mentioned a while back to either Sir Nilo or Sir Bobby. I saw this guy once shooting macros of flowers, he had a plexiglass box with no top or bottom. He would slide it onto the subject to reduce movement from the wind. I really wish i can get some shutter time on June 30 Yes Edu, either that contraption or you can shoot in the first minutes of the morning when there is still no breeze. At macro shooting distances, even a 1 mm movement can get the subject OOF. I've not personally seen it yet, but I heard of some hardcore macroshooters from abroad who actually spray some canned CO2 at insects, temporarily freezing the subject. After the shoot, the insect thaws and live on as if nothing happened (according to them). I wonder if portrait photogs specializing in hyperactive babies also use the same technique? ;D |
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Jun 30, 2010 14:43:59 GMT
tried it on an inanimate object first.. no aperture reading as my TC messes up everything  |
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