Macros of flowers
Aug 21, 2021 09:38:59 #
There can be no breeze at all until I try to take a photo of a flower. Then the wind starts!
Aug 21, 2021 09:39:02 #
There can be no breeze at all until I try to take a photo of a flower. Then the wind starts!
Aug 21, 2021 09:48:44 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Burst mode. A wind screen. A small stick tied to stem to stabilize. Then use live view to zoom the view and refine focus.
Aug 21, 2021 10:11:10 #
Why not shoot in "Focus Stacking" mode to get a greater DOF
Mike Moats - professional MACRO photographer built this box for wind protection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUhbhXbslW4
Works great.
Mike Moats - professional MACRO photographer built this box for wind protection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUhbhXbslW4
Works great.
Aug 21, 2021 10:11:18 #
You are sharing a common problem with macro shooting of plants and insects outside. I do my best to take numerous shots hoping one or two will be sharp. You can raise the ISO to use a higher shutter speed. Occasionally I will snip the flower to take it to just inside a door but where the outside is still giving a good background.
Dennis
Dennis
Aug 21, 2021 10:21:40 #
Aug 21, 2021 10:31:59 #
cactuspic
Loc: Dallas, TX
There are several "solutions" that can help:
1. Shoot in servo mode combined with high speed burst.
2. Increase the ISO as much as your noise level will allow so you can increase your shutter speed
3. Stabilize the plant with a Plamp or other similar clamping device that won't injure the plant.
4. Bring a windscreen
5. Use diffused flash as your primary source of light. Off camera flash gives you more flexibility than on camera.
6. Cultivate the patience to wait for and seize that momentary instant of calm when the wind dies. Using a tripod makes waiting easier on the arms.
7. Spray and pray.
1. Shoot in servo mode combined with high speed burst.
2. Increase the ISO as much as your noise level will allow so you can increase your shutter speed
3. Stabilize the plant with a Plamp or other similar clamping device that won't injure the plant.
4. Bring a windscreen
5. Use diffused flash as your primary source of light. Off camera flash gives you more flexibility than on camera.
6. Cultivate the patience to wait for and seize that momentary instant of calm when the wind dies. Using a tripod makes waiting easier on the arms.
7. Spray and pray.
Aug 21, 2021 10:34:43 #
cactuspic
Loc: Dallas, TX
[quote=CaptainPhoto]Why not shoot in "Focus Stacking" mode to get a greater DOF
Focus stacking does not work well with moving subjects
Focus stacking does not work well with moving subjects
Aug 21, 2021 11:07:27 #
DWU2 wrote:
How about a Plamp to hold the flowers in the wind? https://www.amazon.com/WIMBERLEY-PP-200-Wimberley-Plamp-II/dp/B00SCXUZM0/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=plamp&qid=1629488299&sr=8-2
I agree, the Plamp will hold a flower still in a moderate wind. They are very inexpensive. Be sure to purchase the stake that goes with it. Clamping the plamp to a tripod doesn't work too well, at least for me. I usually carry an umbrella also which can help block the wind if not being used to block the sun.
Aug 21, 2021 11:43:52 #
CaptainPhoto wrote:
Why not shoot in "Focus Stacking" mode to get a greater DOF
Mike Moats - professional MACRO photographer built this box for wind protection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUhbhXbslW4
Works great.
Mike Moats - professional MACRO photographer built this box for wind protection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUhbhXbslW4
Works great.
Flower is moving. Each shot would have the whole thing in a different location and not in any logical sequence from front to back or back to front in focus.
Aug 21, 2021 12:21:07 #
ELNikkor wrote:
I often just wait for a lull between the nudges from the wind; might take a minute or two, but usually the wind is not 100% constant.
This is what I do too! And if I cannot control perfect sharpness, I deliberately use out of focus/slow shutter speeds to make the macro more creative. See what Kathleen Clemons does. She specializes in flower macro images:
https://www.kathleenclemonsphotography.com/
Look at some of her videos too.
Aug 21, 2021 12:41:37 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
[quote=cactuspic]
Excellent observation. Personally I think focus stacking is overrated, just like "filmy water". But that’s just me.
CaptainPhoto wrote:
Why not shoot in "Focus Stacking" mode to get a greater DOF
Focus stacking does not work well with moving subjects
Focus stacking does not work well with moving subjects
Excellent observation. Personally I think focus stacking is overrated, just like "filmy water". But that’s just me.
Aug 21, 2021 13:05:20 #
gvarner wrote:
Excellent observation. Personally I think focus stacking is overrated, just like "filmy water". But that’s just me.
Actually focus stacking is used a lot when it is not needed. But when you are working with a shallow dof it is the only way to go.
Aug 21, 2021 13:06:59 #
imagemeister wrote:
You could use clamps/plamps and/or set up a wind break. Typically I have a large diffusion disk with me that can double as a wind break. Try to photograph with a photo-friend where you can trade holding duties of the diffusion/wind break/gobo....
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No body around here gets up early enough to go with me, But not to worry where there is a will there is a way!!!
Aug 21, 2021 13:14:52 #
DawnM wrote:
I'm having a hard time with flowers blowing in the... (show quote)
Shoot a 10 burst with a higher shutter speed than you think you need. 1000 will stop any movement from wind.
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