tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748245.post50453245304824106..comments2023-10-29T13:28:32.744+01:00Comments on Notes From Hallett's Mountain: Small Worldsmeredichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351910443485308196noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748245.post-436525577911313022008-06-04T19:42:00.000+01:002008-06-04T19:42:00.000+01:00I've just fi's comment and remembered another old ...I've just fi's comment and remembered another old trick in taking close ups of insects, butterflies etc. Spray them with hair spray first, once set, you can take all the time in world to get that picture.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047342243577979820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748245.post-29386624471717233262008-06-02T10:04:00.000+01:002008-06-02T10:04:00.000+01:00Kill the beetle is my suggestion, non moving subje...Kill the beetle is my suggestion, non moving subjects are much easier. Also you can place him under a bright light, doing away with the need for flash.<BR/><BR/>I think Dave's tips are better than mine, I would try to help more but I just mess around with lots of settings and promptly forget what they were. At least the camera remembers them...Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881409406548806313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748245.post-65887936240305641732008-06-02T08:44:00.000+01:002008-06-02T08:44:00.000+01:00Sorry mate, can't help you at all. As a matter of ...Sorry mate, can't help you at all. As a matter of fact, hardly any of that made sense to me! If the camera isn't built in to my mobile, I don't use one! lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748245.post-27273543435370561472008-06-01T20:11:00.000+01:002008-06-01T20:11:00.000+01:00Sablonneuse - you can be sure that they are on the...Sablonneuse - you can be sure that they are on the way!<BR/><BR/>Startare - oh Lord! I hope no one thinks I am pimping.<BR/><BR/>Dave - thanks for you comprehensive advice. I shall have a mess around with a few flashes then. I also think the tissue to difuse the flash. <BR/>The camera is a Canon SLR and EOS 400D and I as well as the standard lens I have a 70-300mm zoom so lots of things to play with. <BR/>Thanks again. I was king of hoping that you might answer this one.meredichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351910443485308196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748245.post-52954967926991938952008-06-01T07:12:00.000+01:002008-06-01T07:12:00.000+01:00Shoot with flash. This allows you to use an apper...Shoot with flash. This allows you to use an apperture of say f8 or f11 at 1/60th. or 1/125. speed, thereby giving you a better depth of field. The best one is a ring flash that fits over the end of the lens, as this gives an even spread of light and minimises the shadow effect. You can use an ordinary flash gun and this can give better results if its fitting to the side of the camera as opposed to on it and directly above the lens. You can get an extension bar and a cable connector leading from the flash gun to the camera.<BR/>If you find the flash is too harse sellotape a tissue over the flash gun head, this will diffuse the flash effect. If you do this you may need to open the apperture an extra stop say f5.6.<BR/><BR/>What you can do will depend on the equipment you have and how sophisticated it is. Sometimes is just a question of experimenting with your camera and equipment, but remember to record what you did etc for each shot. It helps for the next time!!!. <BR/><BR/>All this is from my photography days, at the moment I just use a compact digi camera which has very few adjustments, but slips into the pocket, rather than have to carry a rucksack full of stuff around.<BR/><BR/>Good luck there's a micro world waiting for you out there.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047342243577979820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748245.post-52747176430357133062008-05-31T21:07:00.000+00:002008-05-31T21:07:00.000+00:00Same here, I mean about the lack of expertise in a...Same here, I mean about the lack of expertise in all things photographic.<BR/>Can't help noticing the Google ad that matches your post (or the picture?): it is for "gorgeous Ukrainian girls". Where's the sense in AdSense?startarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198684729086776597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748245.post-53099901857087534342008-05-31T09:54:00.000+00:002008-05-31T09:54:00.000+00:00Sorry I can't offer any photographic advice but pl...Sorry I can't offer any photographic advice but please could I put in a request:<BR/>if you start taking pics of spiders and plan to post a hugely magnified of photo of same, kindly warn me not to come and look until you go on to the next subject.<BR/>Sorry to be wimp but I am T E R R I F I E D of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com