Nikon 1 V3 close up set up and Lacewing photo
May 8, 2015 22:47:26 #
Jerry Green
Loc: Huntsville, AL
Nikon 1 V3, Nikon 1 30-110 mm lens plus Vello 16 mm extension tube and Nikon SB500 flash mounted on homemade wooden ground pod. Allows shooting up from the ground with getting on the ground.
May 8, 2015 23:23:17 #
This looks cool. Did you make that base, or find it like that somewhere?
May 9, 2015 00:13:04 #
I've found that I can often clip a branch off of a plant and bring the critter indoors where I have a much more amenable setting to photograph said bug. Lighting, angles & that all-important second chance.... basically just about everything needed to produce a good photo are possible. Of course, flying bugs don't count.... but lady bugs ( I know they fly!), spiders, praying mantis' and such are keen subjects.
May 9, 2015 00:43:56 #
Jerry Green wrote:
Nikon 1 V3, Nikon 1 30-110 mm lens plus Vello 16 mm extension tube and Nikon SB500 flash mounted on homemade wooden ground pod. Allows shooting up from the ground with getting on the ground.
pretty slick
May 9, 2015 06:15:15 #
May 9, 2015 06:19:09 #
Great idea...thanks for sharing your set-up and showing pictures of your work and set-up...very kind of you, and exactly what this site SHOULD be about!!....Good job!
May 9, 2015 08:15:49 #
Jerry Green
Loc: Huntsville, AL
wolfiebear wrote:
This looks cool. Did you make that base, or find it like that somewhere?
It is a homemade wooden ground pod. It is made from oak but any wood should work. It does not have to be as fancy as the one I made. I found some wide oak scraps from a neighbor's stair project and I have woodworking tools. A small tripod with the legs spread flat that does not have a center shaft or removable shaft will work too.
May 9, 2015 16:15:36 #
I can't wait to show this to my husband. It's exactly what I've been needing. Thanks so much for posting your setup and beautiful shot of the lacewing, Jerry.
Jerry Green wrote:
Nikon 1 V3, Nikon 1 30-110 mm lens plus Vello 16 mm extension tube and Nikon SB500 flash mounted on homemade wooden ground pod. Allows shooting up from the ground with getting on the ground.
May 12, 2015 09:20:47 #
Jerry Green wrote:
Nikon 1 V3, Nikon 1 30-110 mm lens plus Vello 16 mm extension tube and Nikon SB500 flash mounted on homemade wooden ground pod. Allows shooting up from the ground with getting on the ground.
Great shot!
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