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May 14, 2023 13:36:49   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass this evening if it doesn't rain (I'm doing a rain dance where the Better Half won't see me) and I wanted to get a few shots before I mow these little beauties down.

I've included a view of the camera and Do-It-Yourself diffuser that I use for my macro walkabout sessions. It's a large cottage cheese container that I lined with aluminum foil. I cut out the center of the lid leaving only the ring. I placed a piece of white polyester no-rip cloth and stretched it over the end of the container and placed the ring over it to hold it in place. That worked perfectly.

I shoot in manual mode at ISO 200 and an aperture of f/20 between 160 to 1/200 second. The speedlight flash is set to manual and set to 1/8 to 1/4 power duration depending upon the ambient light and how much I want to darken or black out the background.


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May 14, 2023 13:38:59   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Excellent set, Gary!

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May 14, 2023 13:42:38   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
UTMike wrote:
Excellent set, Gary!


Thanks, UTMike. Sometimes a journey needs to be no further than our doorstep.

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May 14, 2023 13:50:28   #
Amator21 Loc: California
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass this evening if it doesn't rain (I'm doing a rain dance where the Better Half won't see me) and I wanted to get a few shots before I mow these little beauties down.

I've included a view of the camera and Do-It-Yourself diffuser that I use for my macro walkabout sessions. It's a large cottage cheese container that I lined with aluminum foil. I cut out the center of the lid leaving only the ring. I placed a piece of white polyester no-rip cloth and stretched it over the end of the container and placed the ring over it to hold it in place. That worked perfectly.

I shoot in manual mode at ISO 200 and an aperture of f/20 between 160 to 1/200 second. The speedlight flash is set to manual and set to 1/8 to 1/4 power duration depending upon the ambient light and how much I want to darken or black out the background.
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass... (show quote)


All beautiful, especially no 1!
Poul.

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May 14, 2023 13:55:18   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass this evening if it doesn't rain (I'm doing a rain dance where the Better Half won't see me) and I wanted to get a few shots before I mow these little beauties down.

I've included a view of the camera and Do-It-Yourself diffuser that I use for my macro walkabout sessions. It's a large cottage cheese container that I lined with aluminum foil. I cut out the center of the lid leaving only the ring. I placed a piece of white polyester no-rip cloth and stretched it over the end of the container and placed the ring over it to hold it in place. That worked perfectly.

I shoot in manual mode at ISO 200 and an aperture of f/20 between 160 to 1/200 second. The speedlight flash is set to manual and set to 1/8 to 1/4 power duration depending upon the ambient light and how much I want to darken or black out the background.
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass... (show quote)



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May 14, 2023 14:00:23   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Amator21 wrote:
All beautiful, especially no 1!
Poul.


Thanks, Poul. I appreciate your viewing.

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May 14, 2023 14:00:34   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Manglesphoto wrote:


Thanks, Manglesphoto.

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May 14, 2023 14:37:36   #
jrvinson45 Loc: Buckeye, AZ
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass this evening if it doesn't rain (I'm doing a rain dance where the Better Half won't see me) and I wanted to get a few shots before I mow these little beauties down.

I've included a view of the camera and Do-It-Yourself diffuser that I use for my macro walkabout sessions. It's a large cottage cheese container that I lined with aluminum foil. I cut out the center of the lid leaving only the ring. I placed a piece of white polyester no-rip cloth and stretched it over the end of the container and placed the ring over it to hold it in place. That worked perfectly.

I shoot in manual mode at ISO 200 and an aperture of f/20 between 160 to 1/200 second. The speedlight flash is set to manual and set to 1/8 to 1/4 power duration depending upon the ambient light and how much I want to darken or black out the background.
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass... (show quote)


Thank you for the recipe got your home-brew diffuser. I go “walk-about” a lot these days… and I don’t even have to walk to do it.🤓 I am really pleased with image three because it evokes memories of my mid-western child hood. Having lived in Arizona the past 18 years I can’t recall the feeling of walking barefoot through a lawn filled with cool grasses and clover, but your image comes closest thing to pure nostalgia. Gracias!

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May 14, 2023 14:50:16   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
jrvinson45 wrote:
Thank you for the recipe got your home-brew diffuser. I go “walk-about” a lot these days… and I don’t even have to walk to do it.🤓


Thanks for stopping by, Jrvinson45. I cut a hole in the bottom of the container to fit snuggly over the head of the flash and it holds on perfectly. The white polyester does a great job of diffusing the flash. I've found that the larger the source of soft light, the better the results. When you look at commercial photography softboxes they are quite large compared to the size of the strobe or speedlight.

I spray-painted the cottage cheese container black to make it look a bit better.

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May 14, 2023 16:25:45   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass this evening if it doesn't rain (I'm doing a rain dance where the Better Half won't see me) and I wanted to get a few shots before I mow these little beauties down.

I've included a view of the camera and Do-It-Yourself diffuser that I use for my macro walkabout sessions. It's a large cottage cheese container that I lined with aluminum foil. I cut out the center of the lid leaving only the ring. I placed a piece of white polyester no-rip cloth and stretched it over the end of the container and placed the ring over it to hold it in place. That worked perfectly.

I shoot in manual mode at ISO 200 and an aperture of f/20 between 160 to 1/200 second. The speedlight flash is set to manual and set to 1/8 to 1/4 power duration depending upon the ambient light and how much I want to darken or black out the background.
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass... (show quote)


Superb ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ There is a point in the spring where every dandelion shot is absolutely magnificent 🏆

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May 14, 2023 18:09:45   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
joecichjr wrote:
Superb ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ There is a point in the spring where every dandelion shot is absolutely magnificent 🏆


Thanks, Joe. Dandelions are among the most beneficial plants.

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May 14, 2023 19:00:13   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass this evening if it doesn't rain (I'm doing a rain dance where the Better Half won't see me) and I wanted to get a few shots before I mow these little beauties down.

I've included a view of the camera and Do-It-Yourself diffuser that I use for my macro walkabout sessions. It's a large cottage cheese container that I lined with aluminum foil. I cut out the center of the lid leaving only the ring. I placed a piece of white polyester no-rip cloth and stretched it over the end of the container and placed the ring over it to hold it in place. That worked perfectly.

I shoot in manual mode at ISO 200 and an aperture of f/20 between 160 to 1/200 second. The speedlight flash is set to manual and set to 1/8 to 1/4 power duration depending upon the ambient light and how much I want to darken or black out the background.
Whew...!! it is humid today. I will mow the grass... (show quote)



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May 14, 2023 19:57:36   #
SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia
 
Great shots Gary...

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May 14, 2023 21:23:16   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
bcheary wrote:


Thanks, Bcheary. My rain dance worked so I got a reprieve from mowing the lawn by the higher authority...The Better Half..!

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May 14, 2023 21:23:56   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
SX2002 wrote:
Great shots Gary...


Thanks, Ron. Here's hoping things are going well down there.

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