Star Trek?
Dec 13, 2016 13:35:38 #
Bugfan
Loc: Toronto, Canada
There are many kinds of fungus, some called lichen. Strolling through a forest one day in a moist cool atmosphere I found a fungus growing on a log that struck me as something from another world. These are rare to find and often in poor light but at the same time they are really fascinating to see ...
Dec 13, 2016 17:00:15 #
Dec 13, 2016 21:39:34 #
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This close-up could use quite a bit more illumination. From the size of the leaf, this image is more appropriate for the Close-Up Photography section.For little stuff (macro and close up) I use the Nikon R1C1 Close Up flash system. That is the best solution I've ever found for macro lighting. I have four flash heads for the system (it comes with two) providing me a diversity of lighting options.
Dec 14, 2016 14:04:42 #
Bugfan
Loc: Toronto, Canada
The image was taken on Kodachrome 25 slide film forty five years ago. It was in a dark forest under gloomy skies. In those days it wasn't possible to boost the ISO, there wasn't such a thing around. I'd have had to replace the film but I didn't happen to have a faster one anyway. I could have over exposed it but with slides you can't fix things later and besides I would have needed a tripod if I was to extend the exposure, a tripod I didn't have with me at the time. Add to that I preferred it to mirror the gloom that there was that day.
In terms of the size of the leaf, I don't have a clue how big it is, I don't carry a ruler about with me. Leaves in the fall can be very small, the size of your little fingernail easily and of course they can be very big. I think this one was probably small but I don't remember. What i can say is that the vertical structures of the fungus tended to be about a half inch or less.
In terms of the size of the leaf, I don't have a clue how big it is, I don't carry a ruler about with me. Leaves in the fall can be very small, the size of your little fingernail easily and of course they can be very big. I think this one was probably small but I don't remember. What i can say is that the vertical structures of the fungus tended to be about a half inch or less.
Dec 14, 2016 16:03:09 #
Do you have any macro or close-up with your D800 camera and macro lens to share???
Dec 14, 2016 18:02:19 #
Bugfan
Loc: Toronto, Canada
Yes and no! I've had the D800 for a couple of years now but this year was a wash. I had a cataract in each eye and the first eye wasn't fixed until June. At that point I had to learn how to use the viewfinder with my left eye. I struggled through that too until October when the other eye was fixed. By the end of this month hopefully I'll have the glasses I now need to see crisply once again. At that point I'm going back into some serious stuff though it won't be until Spring.
I'll snoop through my recent collections to see if there's any macro stuff that I'm willing to share done by the D800 before I got into trouble with the cataracts. With luck I may have the odd one. Stay tuned, eventually I may surprise you.
One other point, I was one of the first to buy it when it came out. It's the resolution. With all those pixels I can afford some pretty severe crops and still have crisp sharp images and colours. One example was capturing camsel flies from about three meters. I could never do that with my D3, it hasn't enough pixels. That D800 camera has not disappointed me. But I do have one complaint, the best I can get out of it is about five frames per second. That's often too slow to track a flying insect. I have developed the odd workaround but I'd sure prefer a faster frame rate. Perhaps the eventual D900 will fill the bill? We'll see.
I'll snoop through my recent collections to see if there's any macro stuff that I'm willing to share done by the D800 before I got into trouble with the cataracts. With luck I may have the odd one. Stay tuned, eventually I may surprise you.
One other point, I was one of the first to buy it when it came out. It's the resolution. With all those pixels I can afford some pretty severe crops and still have crisp sharp images and colours. One example was capturing camsel flies from about three meters. I could never do that with my D3, it hasn't enough pixels. That D800 camera has not disappointed me. But I do have one complaint, the best I can get out of it is about five frames per second. That's often too slow to track a flying insect. I have developed the odd workaround but I'd sure prefer a faster frame rate. Perhaps the eventual D900 will fill the bill? We'll see.
Dec 15, 2016 01:28:22 #
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