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In Reply to: Mucking around with macros posted by JDK on April 27, 2003 at 05:08:23:
Very nice John. You have learned the first lesson of taking leaf shots, piss on em just before you take the shot, though with XXXX the leaf turns brown before you do up your fly. Just a little tip if you focus on the front of your macro subject it could be a bit more pleasing to the eye as out of focus foregrounds can be a bit distracting but a very nice effort for a north shore person.
& the bleeding Funnel Web, you're bleeding mad getting that close it must be one of the most deadly spiders in the world. Can you get one of it rearing up like it does just before killing people? That's a good shot, next time get all it's bleeding legs in. Did you use the flash on both of them? Nice work
regards rod
Follow Ups:
Heh heh - It was belting down here all weekend, hence the natural water highlights.
I've put the fern up as my desktop piccy. It is very relaxing.
I get your point about the foreground. The depth of field must be bugger all at these extreme closeup distances. The lens was probably no more than 30mm from the fern (or the spider for that matter). I think I'll have to take about 20 shots to get one where all the right bits are focussed. In that piccy the fern was coming towards me - in which case keeping the foreground focused entails cropping approx 1/3 of the bottom. I guess bending or holding with sticky tape is required to ensure most of the foreground is in focus.I noticed the wee spider on the cycad next to the driveway. I'm sure it is quite harmless. I'll be sure to avoid the agro ones!
It was cloudy and dull. I used a very thin layer of tissue paper over the flash to try to diffuse it a little. 30mm from the subject it either misses some of it or it is too harsh.
If I get crazy enough, I might try making up an alfoil dish, maybe 6" diameter to fit around the camera to try to spread the flash around the subject better.
Cheers
John K
To get the foreground sharp you point your focus point at the front of the leaf half press the shutter button then compose how you want while keeping the shutter button half pressed.................then click ya got it........also you could use a tripod & set your camera to AV mode & to F8 for maximum depth of field..............like wot I do.
regards rod
I've forgotten that trick.
Thanks.
Cheers
John K
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