Boz's new Insect Inflight Photography guidelines
Apr 14, 2017 12:51:23 #
By now, many of you have read through Field & Table-Top Set-Up for Inflight Insect Photography at http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-454195-1.html
We would like your comments. Where can we improve? What questions are not answered? Please post on this thread. We will then edit or add to Guideline thread as needed.
We would like your comments. Where can we improve? What questions are not answered? Please post on this thread. We will then edit or add to Guideline thread as needed.
Apr 14, 2017 14:31:36 #
Very interesting. It looks like a good set up. At present my question is: How will you retrieve the insect and re-position it on the plant for another try? The glass chamber seems small and hard to reach into.
Apr 15, 2017 07:56:54 #
Very thoughtful and detailed. Perhaps some detail on the flash stand? Are these DIY or available manufactured? A lot to consider here. I appreciate the work and the time taken to document and explain. Thanks!
Apr 15, 2017 12:04:18 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
This is for flying insects. I also have another setup for what you are suggesting. You would not want to open any chamber with flying insects in them. If you choose to open the lid, the shooting chamber will grow in size exponentially. Very interesting. It looks like a good set up. At present my question is: How will you retrieve the insect and re-position it on the plant for another try? The glass chamber seems small and hard to reach into.
Like the size of your room. much more difficult to capture them then. Collecting more than one subject offers more opportunities. Several in the chamber at the same time increase your chances of captures as well. I would say patience is the main key.
Apr 15, 2017 12:15:53 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
I think I have the design for the flash stand laying around. I cannot usually find the things I need on the market, so I design and build them to suite my needs. The flash bracket is designed to work with my flahes and laser triggering as well. I have used it for all sorts of projects including bats in flight, birds in flight, image staking. It is simple in design, and is highly adaptive to field or studio situations. It even has tripod threading so I can set it up outdoors.Very thoughtful and detailed. Perhaps some detail on the flash stand? Are these DIY or available manufactured? A lot to consider here. I appreciate the work and the time taken to document and explain. Thanks!
My nephew is a highly accomplished welder and will fabricate anything I want, including the final powder coating to the finished product. A true asset to the fabrication process. Anything I want made from other materials - cloth, wood, plastics, etc, I can fabricate myself. I use to design and fabricate museum exhibits, so I have many toys (I mean tools).
Apr 15, 2017 13:18:42 #
I of course know its for flying insects. I will just wait to see how it works.
Apr 16, 2017 02:25:26 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
I of course know its for flying insects. I will just wait to see how it works.
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