Macro Monday - Deep in the Weeds

7 years 8 months ago #490881 by Wild Mitch
It's official, I'm a fan and following you!  How long you been shoot bugs?


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7 years 8 months ago #490893 by Alex

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7 years 8 months ago #491046 by A-PeeR
Thanks Mitch!  I've been shooting Macro about 4 years now.

Wild Mitch wrote: It's official, I'm a fan and following you!  How long you been shoot bugs?



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7 years 8 months ago #491070 by Camera Diva
Catchy shot!  How are you framing up the shot before the little guy moves out of frame?

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7 years 8 months ago #491203 by A-PeeR

Camera Diva wrote: Catchy shot!  How are you framing up the shot before the little guy moves out of frame?


Thank you, most important issue in taking a tripod shot is squaring up to the subject to maximize the focal plane and DoF. I do the initial tripod setup by eye roughing it in. Do this enough times and it one gets fairly adept with the initial setup. Once I have things roughed in, eye to the viewfinder for final squaring and framing. I have a L-Plate on my camera. I attach a nodal rail to the L-Plate. The nodal rail is secured in an arca clamp on a Manfrotto Jr. Gear Head 410. This setup affords me 5 axes of movement. With a little practice one can quickly do the final framing and focal plane selection. Final attention to shot detail(s) includes mirror lock up and a remote shutter release. 


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