Weather was excellent today with sunshine and 60 deg. F which gave me a chance to hunt for subjects in the nearby woods searching under old deadfall.
I found this little cluster of mushrooms and I thought that it would give me practice with lighting, settings and subject setup.
I picked up a few leaves to cover the modeling clay that I set on the lab scissor jack and I pinned the mushrooms into the clay. I used a small styrofoam cooler as a lightbox and placed a thin plastic grocery bag in the back to serve as an abstract backdrop.
The mounting pins are size #000 so they are less than a millimeter in diameter and I left them in the image to be honest about the shot.
Thanks to all that view and your comments, suggestions and critique are highly appreciated.
Nice image, Gary. And an interesting setup.
sippyjug104 wrote:
........The mounting pins are size #000 so they are less than a millimeter in diameter and I left them in the image to be honest about the shot. ,,,
Beautiful on download. I don't think it is necessary for you to leave the pins in unless you want to. I see nothing wrong in staged images, I prefer natural environments but it isn't always possible to get one worth having. No fungi were hurt in your production
ngrea
Loc: Sandy Spring, Maryland
I’m just getting started with macro. I REALLY appreciate the tips on set ups. I just tried the translucent plastic cups idea posted a few days ago. My daughter thought I was crazy until I showed her the results. and I can’t wait to try this one.
Thanks for the lesson!
I'm glad that the descriptions of my setups are helpful in someway. I've done a lot of trial and error...a lot of error but at times I come across something that works well for me and the translucent plastic drink cup was one of the winners.
I've found it to provide the correct amount of diffusion and what I like about it is that it creates a "light tunnel" which illuminates the subject from all directions and cancels shadows. I have tried several flash lighting options however I have found constant light to be the most predictable and because my camera is mounted to a flat piece of weighted down plywood, there is no movement so I can shoot at low shutter speeds down to 1/10 second at times. For best results at these slow shutter speeds, I shoot in the "Mirror Up" mode to avoid internal vibrations caused by mirror slap. I suspect that a mirrorless camera with an electronic shutter would not have that situation.
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