tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post1127020762713045189..comments2023-05-02T05:02:24.489-07:00Comments on Extreme Macro: Macro TechniqueDalantechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-84263429983292567562012-06-16T16:09:49.993-07:002012-06-16T16:09:49.993-07:00Insects, especially when shooting above life size,...Insects, especially when shooting above life size, are easier to light when the working distance is short. So an EF-S 60mm with tubes is actually a better choice than the 100mm.Dalantechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-42874461848252911302012-06-16T15:59:40.657-07:002012-06-16T15:59:40.657-07:00Oh, I`m sorry I don`t specific that. The area woul...Oh, I`m sorry I don`t specific that. The area would be, nature macro, like bugs, spiders, critters, etc...<br /><br />Thank you very much, and sorry for my bad English...ZsoltEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008122333862926471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-56110530215511475242012-06-16T15:56:25.307-07:002012-06-16T15:56:25.307-07:00Hey ZsoltE,
Impossible for me to answer your quest...Hey ZsoltE,<br />Impossible for me to answer your question -I have no idea what you want to photograph.Dalantechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-64906059541032863832012-06-16T10:25:49.064-07:002012-06-16T10:25:49.064-07:00Hy!
I want to ask you, like a macro photographer, ...Hy!<br />I want to ask you, like a macro photographer, what you say for me:<br />i want to upgrade my macro work, I used to now just reversed M42 lens, and/or extension tubs, and reflected light natural with mirrors.<br />What you say I need to bought a macro af lens like canon 100mm /2,8 or would I take a flash like 430exII. Both I cant...<br />thank youZsoltEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008122333862926471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-70653271551441762872010-07-10T10:47:48.952-07:002010-07-10T10:47:48.952-07:00again.. coming back to say thanks.. using the sett...again.. coming back to say thanks.. using the settings for flash and creating a mod for pop-up-flash.. here is what i could achieve!!<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/yogendra174/4779916757/<br /><br />I have also referred to this article in description for this shot!!Yogendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852176306602472467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-5195424234461781122010-07-08T02:44:03.316-07:002010-07-08T02:44:03.316-07:00I have read tons of articles in last month on macr...I have read tons of articles in last month on macro (i am in macro mode for past month and also got a raynox recently!)... and this is one of the most "practical" guide.. will follow the things and come back.. if interested you can look at some of my collections online!<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/yogendra174/tags/macro/Yogendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852176306602472467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-53593830910145320982009-08-01T14:14:20.923-07:002009-08-01T14:14:20.923-07:00Hi, just 2 bits and a question:
1. Hama adjustabl...Hi, just 2 bits and a question:<br /><br />1. Hama adjustable flash shoe (which I accidentaly got delivered instead of the Kaiser) is ready to be used with the MT24EX flash, no tooling required.<br /><br />2. This might be extremely pedantic now but I wonder if the colour of clothes worn could affect the insects. You would think not but then in extreme macro we do get very close to them. <br /><br />3. Have you considered branching out into extreme macro video? The MP-E65 videos I imagine would be out of this world, as are those specialty 5000fps macro video shots you can see on youtube though they're at about 1MP resolution currently (5GB per second buffer!).<br /><br />CheersDeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481727112079398646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-17752077957804081522009-05-13T10:55:00.000-07:002009-05-13T10:55:00.000-07:00@ Florentina: I usually leave my white balance set...@ Florentina: I usually leave my white balance set to "Auto" and adjust it in post if necessary (always shoot RAW). If you find yourself always shooting in warm natural light then it's not a bad idea to add a 1/8 or a 1/4 CTO gel to your flash to make the light from it warn as well.Dalantechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-66434622506367398922009-05-13T10:22:00.000-07:002009-05-13T10:22:00.000-07:00Great written! I have learned a lot of this articl...Great written! I have learned a lot of this article. One question is still on my mind and I don`t know the answer: what WB can I set when I shot with natural light and flash?<br /><br />Sorry for my bad english.<br />Thank you very, very much,<br /><br />FloRILOVELIFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559559362353183354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-42815436207451865562009-02-08T05:51:00.000-08:002009-02-08T05:51:00.000-08:00Disregard my last post please. Or course it is po...Disregard my last post please. Or course it is possible. Must have had a brain fart! Trying your settings this morning with my 5D2.Mark and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04507412091378169162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-28948644874003066412009-02-07T19:06:00.000-08:002009-02-07T19:06:00.000-08:00Is it possible to set up a Canon camera XSi, 5D, e...Is it possible to set up a Canon camera XSi, 5D, etc with custom macro settings used for insect photography? ie, shutter speed, f/stop, ISO, flash settings, etc. I'm thinking of using custom function settings (C1, C2) if I can. Sorry, but I am new to this and trying to find a way to pre-program settings ahead of times so I don't have to remember it in the field. <BR/><BR/>Thank youMark and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04507412091378169162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-52689248711263914942008-03-31T08:46:00.000-07:002008-03-31T08:46:00.000-07:00Thanks b.d. bop -glad you like the blog :)1) All h...Thanks b.d. bop -glad you like the blog :)<BR/><BR/>1) All hand held at this point. I use the Ergo Rest for indoor abstracts and water drop shots, but out in the field it's all by hand. I just look for ways to brace the camera and angles that put me at an advantage. I shoot all the way to 7x hand held (MPE-65mm at 5x + a Canon 1.4 teleconverter).<BR/><BR/>2) You're being kind -I would have said that the modeling lights on the MT-24EX suck ;) <BR/><BR/>The funny thing about most of the critters that I shoot is that they hate the modeling lights -I can get right in a dragonfly's face with the MPE-65 but as soon as I switch on the modeling lights it's gone so I rarely use them. One advantage that I have is that my eyes are very light sensitive and it helps me to nail the focus.Dalantechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-79544997791481452882008-03-31T06:08:00.000-07:002008-03-31T06:08:00.000-07:00Hi dalantech,I have two questions for you - (1) ar...Hi dalantech,<BR/>I have two questions for you - <BR/>(1) are most of your shots handheld or done with the ErgoRest as brace, rather than taken using a tripod? If so how do you manage that with such high magnification as a MP-E 65mm provides, especially beyond 1x?<BR/><BR/>(2) the lamp on the MT-24 is hardly sufficient in strength and duration to see the subject and focus and adjust properly, etc. Do you illuminate things in another way to facilitate your shot?<BR/><BR/>Thanks in advance. Wonderful job you do here.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18192041000042160437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-44911134796121256782007-11-02T15:28:00.000-07:002007-11-02T15:28:00.000-07:00To Paulo: Using second curtain sync can help to fr...To Paulo: Using second curtain sync can help to freeze the subject if you are shooting close to the ambient exposure (-2 to 0 EV). But if the flash is the only light source then SCCS won't have much of an effect.<BR/><BR/>To Mark: Thanks!Dalantechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-8085071687995877422007-11-01T09:34:00.000-07:002007-11-01T09:34:00.000-07:00Thanks for all the great information. It was very ...Thanks for all the great information. It was very helpful. MMUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835151057606959541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-32922002902762128782007-08-20T09:44:00.000-07:002007-08-20T09:44:00.000-07:00If you have some experience shooting above life si...If you have some experience shooting above life size then the MPE-65 is worth every penny -but if you don't then I can't recommend the lens. Good luck Jenny -you'll have to send me a link to your images 8)Dalantechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-19670407237731761972007-08-19T21:00:00.000-07:002007-08-19T21:00:00.000-07:00Great lesson I am thinking of buying a MP-E 65mm y...Great lesson I am thinking of buying a MP-E 65mm you have just about persuaded me to go ahead.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890886551311587406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-33448000418494177042007-08-17T10:05:00.001-07:002007-08-17T10:05:00.001-07:00Tell me, how about firing the flash at second cort...Tell me, how about firing the flash at second cortine?Paulo A.Lopeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218817818796850929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-10719850559758074372007-08-17T10:05:00.000-07:002007-08-17T10:05:00.000-07:00Tell me, how about firing the flash at second cort...Tell me, how about firing the flash at second cortine?Paulo A.Lopeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218817818796850929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-10708431963237344292007-08-12T07:08:00.000-07:002007-08-12T07:08:00.000-07:00Glad I could help Luke!Glad I could help Luke!Dalantechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-29987299046248336382007-08-08T12:00:00.000-07:002007-08-08T12:00:00.000-07:00Thanks for the tutorial Dalantech. I found this pa...Thanks for the tutorial Dalantech. I found this page through a link on one of your Flickr photos. I've just aquired a ring flash for the first time and my initial experimentation left me with many questions. You have just answered quite a few of them!. Thanks once again.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327234983434210827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-19633683250466042832007-07-13T13:02:00.000-07:002007-07-13T13:02:00.000-07:00Like this one? :)<A HREF="http://nocroppingzone.blogspot.com/2007/03/shooting-dragonflies.html" REL="nofollow">Like this one?</A> :)Dalantechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-50669171439752492052007-07-12T02:40:00.000-07:002007-07-12T02:40:00.000-07:00The article is really an interesting read. Thanks ...The article is really an interesting read. Thanks for sharing your techniques. I was wondering something 'tho. How close you are usually to your subjects? If it's really going to be close, how do you not scare off the critters? It'd be great if there's going to be an article on how to approach your subjects :Dmeendeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03107306035974741776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-65000759002753571662007-06-30T00:19:00.000-07:002007-06-30T00:19:00.000-07:00Sounds like a topic for a future blog post :)Sounds like a topic for a future blog post :)Dalantechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-43454598419141947292007-06-29T20:39:00.000-07:002007-06-29T20:39:00.000-07:00Excellent article John and very well written too! ...Excellent article John and very well written too! Your experiences with the various flashes are also very valuable. Do you have any sample photos handy from the various configurations of flashes, angles, ratios, and diffusers?Ariel Bravyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853592031773338049noreply@blogger.com