Macro Insects

Not my photos but nice inspiration:
http://pishmo.com/macro/

Paul Furman

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In <12aqmm57nisqpc7@news.supernews.com>, on 07/06/06
at 11:48 AM, Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> said:
Oops!
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Hoarcroft@verizon.net

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You Russian is probably perfectly OK. It's just that the site is in
Bulgarian :)
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Andrey Tarasevich

Re: Macro Insects

The flash in the milkjug will work very well for small subjects as the
milkjug is comparatively huge. Shoot through umbrellas are nice. Avoid
square or rectangular surfaces (for the difuser) as that's the
reflection you'll get from the surface of the eyes/shell/skin/leaves.
Best is two or more softened lights. Put the jugged lights left and
right of the lens axis (or above and below). For a little contrast, set
one light at 1.5 to 2 stops below the other light.
Another light on the BG to avoid that "black background macro" look or
have the soft light sources larger, more powerful and farther back.
A light tent is another way to go and can be built from pvc pipes and
ripstop. But if you put it over an aquarium, you're likely to pick up
reflections of the tent in the glass. With a light tent two or three
flashes will evenly light the subject. But: All reflective surfaces
that make a specular angle to the lens will appear pure white and this
might not be desirable.


Alan Brwone

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That pic looks like the work of the Canon Macro MT-24EX twin light.
Look at the reflections.
Many of the other pics use diffused lighting. The absence of shadows
makes it look like a giant diffuser was used.
Since you are a lighting guru, I'll ask you .... What is the best way
to create a very diffused light look? Would umbrellas work or would
you need something more creative like big bounce panels or the old
flash in the milk jug trick?


Annika1980

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In <S5newfC99NqEFwKd@dlittlewood.co.uk>, on 07/03/06
at 10:12 AM, David Littlewood <david@nospam.demon.co.uk> said:
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I took the plunge and left a message at the site asking for details.
Perhaps I'll receive a response.
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Hoarcroft@verizon.net

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In article <44a6b81d$1$ubnepebsg$mr2ice@news.verizon.net>,
hoarcroft@verizon.net writes
I agree. Simply outstanding. Looks to me like he/she might have been
using a bellows set up, the magnification is above what a simple macro
lens would get. The lighting and sharpness are both excellent. DoF is
very high, I wonder if he used an image stacking program (though how he
would keep the things still I don't know).
David
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David Littlewood

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I think it's Bulgarian, and it's a web-design company.


Kombi45@yahoo.com

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Agreed this must be top technical lighting & tripod stuff. Even reduced
for web it's way beyond anything I have come close to.


Paul Furman

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Great photos. Lighting is the key.
From http://pishmo.com/macro/zhuchki_30.jpg I'd guess a two key light
setup. In other shots, the BG is well lit as well. Not done on a
leisurely walk through the forest... most likely in the studio with props.
Cheers,
Alan
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Alan Browne

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Those appear to have used a ring light, and the lense used is
probably a fairly short macro lense, perhaps about 50-60mm.
Given the magnification, and the very obviously careful framing,
it is hard to say if a bellows or extension tubes are being
used, or if they are just carefully cropped.
Unfortunately the EXIF data is very minimal.
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