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Macro - Lighting with flash - 4 or 8

Postby yeocsa on Mon May 23, 2005 7:07 pm

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Breaking the rules.

Using a large aperture to have only the butt's head sharp. The shallow depth of field create a natural blurr that radiates out from the head. No photoshop effect is used to create this effect.

Flash is position at 10 o'clock and at 45 degrees from the lens towards the subject.

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Postby tsanglabs on Mon May 23, 2005 7:50 pm

Looks great, but I have one question. How do you get the moth to stay in place while you setup??
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Postby kipper on Mon May 23, 2005 7:56 pm

I think he put a pin through it. :)
Either that or super glue on the flower.
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Postby yeocsa on Mon May 23, 2005 9:26 pm

tsanglabs wrote:Looks great, but I have one question. How do you get the moth to stay in place while you setup??


You just need to know their habits. Early morning, feeding time and late evening are the best time. Early morning, dew can cover their wings and the butt will stay motionless until the morning sun dry the dew and warm their wings. Flap open and they become very active all day. When evening come, they settle for the night. They can be the best model you ever find. They won't move or complain and stay still for a long time.

This butt posed for me for some 2 hours!

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Postby kipper on Mon May 23, 2005 9:53 pm

Btw Arthur, just kidding. It's good once you figure out an animals habits/behaviour. It's one of the things I'm trying to pickup about all the different birds.
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Postby dhess on Mon May 23, 2005 10:04 pm

tsanglabs wrote:Looks great, but I have one question. How do you get the moth to stay in place while you setup??


Baygon :lol:

Thats what I use anyway.
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Postby SoCal Steve on Mon May 23, 2005 10:15 pm

Arthur proves the point that the smart photographer knows his subject, not JUST his equipment. Very well done. And a lesson well taught.
Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
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Postby mic on Mon May 23, 2005 10:37 pm

Great shots Arthur,

But this series has a Silence Of The Lambs feel to it for me :shock:

I love it, know your subjects habits ( become a Moth Arthur ) Fly towards the light :D :D

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Postby yeocsa on Mon May 23, 2005 10:47 pm

kipper wrote:Btw Arthur, just kidding. It's good once you figure out an animals habits/behaviour. It's one of the things I'm trying to pickup about all the different birds.


Hi Kipper,

I know, Kipper. You are absolutely right. Birds are alot more difficult. I am clueless when it comes to Birds except for Silver Gulls and Sherbrooke parrots.

I am still on 56K dial up. So i got to keep my post as short as possible.

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Postby yeocsa on Mon May 23, 2005 10:51 pm

thanks Steve and Mic.

I think it is butterfly not a moth. It folds its wings when stationery. It's wings and body looks like a moth though. I can't be sure.

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Postby sirhc55 on Tue May 24, 2005 12:23 am

Arthur - very nice shot and more obliging than birds (on the wing) :wink:
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Postby yeocsa on Tue May 24, 2005 10:23 am

Hi Chris,

Thanks.

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