[audiobomber]

Thanks Audiobomber. Nice to be here.

Dat's what I'm talkin' bout! Good stuff.

[Phosphene]

Dat's what I'm talkin' bout! Good stuff.

Glad you dig. It is my favorite type of photography though my friends seem to like the landscape/HDR type stuff more. I find this to be more interesting as well as challenging.

Most of these range ISO wise from 80-200 and aperture wise from F11-F22 on the 100mm WR with DCR-250 attached.

Thanks again.

JP

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Amazing! Do you use external Flash? Could you show me how is it done? Thanks!

[Phosphene]

Amazing! Do you use external Flash? Could you show me how is it done? Thanks!

Yeah I use an external flash mounted to the camera with a cheap soft box attachment. I try not to blast the subject with light head on.

A lot of it is hit and miss. I wish there was a template I could go by but there is a wide range of Aperture values, ISO values and ev compensation (both flash and camera) It is quite difficult trying to get any depth of field in the shot of these little things.

I just try to hit the minimal focal range and attempt to snap when I am moving in and out since it is quite difficult to keep focus when shooting hand-held. I am normally too impatient to set up a tripod and then attempt to wrestle it into position to get some of these shots. Though I just ordered a stackshot day before yesterday so I may be having to pack the old tripod around throughout this next summer.

Thanks and I am glad you dig.

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Ok Thanks I will try!

[Phosphene]

Ok Thanks I will try!

Sorry I couldn't be of more help. If I know of something working for certain situations I will be more than glad to share. For me it was just a matter of patience on my part, patience on the insect's part, and a lot of camera setting and angle adjustments. I guess if it were easy for me, I'd have grown bored of it by now. I do not think it will ever really be easy as I am sure you know.

There was some photoshop invovled with some of these. Selective sharpening, basic adjustment layers and masks. I shoot in RAW of course. Let me know if there is anything I can help ya with and I will be more than happy to help if I can. Good luck and I look forward to seeing some snaps.

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I think that's part of the fun! No worries. ....

[Tamia]

VERY nice shots, JP! Really fine detail!

[Tamia]

I needed to get an idea about the scope of corrosion in an old wristwatch, so I put my DCR-150 onto the DA 55-300mm lens and took a series of shots in natural light. By examining the pictures full-sized on my computer, I got a far better idea about the extent of the corrosion. But I also liked the pictures in themselves. This one came out best:

Corrosion in Old Watch



The picture isn't nearly as good as a studio shot, but it did give me the info I needed. The Raynox DCR-150 really is a handy tool, as well as being fun. BTW, the EXIF was stripped, so here's the info for what it's worth:

Color Space: sRGB
Contrast: Normal
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Date Time Digitized: 2013:01:28 10:26:14
Date Time Original: 2013:01:28 10:26:14
Exif Version: 2.2.1
Exposure Bias Value: -0.5
Exposure Mode: Manual exposure
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Exposure Time: 7 / 10
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
FlashPix Version: 1.0
FNumber: 22
Focal Length: 87.5
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 132
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Metering Mode: CenterWeightedAverage
Pixel X Dimension: 3872
Pixel Y Dimension: 2592
Saturation: Normal
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Sensing Method: One-chip color area sensor
Sharpness: Normal
Subject Distance Range: Distant view
White Balance: Auto white balance

[Phosphene]

VERY nice shots, JP! Really fine detail!

Thanks! I hope to get some more detailed shots in the future. My stackshot should be arriving tomorrow. Hopefully I do not find it to be a pain to setup and use out in the field.

[Phosphene]

Neoclytus caprea - Banded Ash Borer

37 shot stack using the 100mm WR and Raynox DCR250

For some odd reason I can not get my K5 to operate properly with my stackshot that just arrived today. It is on the camera's end and not a problem with the stackshot so I had to manually move the rails back and forth and then fire via remote.

[akanarya]

congrats phosphene, hard work beautiful result

[Tamia]

WOW, phosphene, well done!

[Phosphene]

Here are a few more shots with that setup. the only one that is stacked is the snowflake. 4 images on that one.

New trigger cable for the stackshot arrived this morning so I think I am going to go out and play. Hopefully I can find something worth shooting. It is quite difficult during the winter months.

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Really nice work that phosphene!

Now I have to get the DCR250!

Hey, anyone recommend the DCR250 with 55-300mm? Some say yes and some say no from the forum searches..... I am lost.....