Toad, patiently waiting
Here's a toad I found in a friend's backyard while doing some more lens testing. I was using a heavy, nearly coffee can sized copy machine lens (maker unknown), mounted on the front of a Nikon 105mm f/2.5 Ai-S lens . With the 105mm focused at infinity the copy lens used as a supplemental close-up lens gives a working distance of about 10", enough room to avoid crowding live subjects to the point where they feel threatened. This toad did lead me around a bit before settling down on a slight slope. I was able to get above it and lie flat with the camera nearly on the ground. Depth of field, even at f/16 is pretty thin, but not impossible to work with. Lighting was provided by a Nikon SB-18 Speedlight fitted with a diffuser made from a plastic powdered lemonade mix container. Shutter speed was 1/1600 second, ISO 400, f/16, "push-pull" focusing.
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Toad, patiently waiting
Here's a toad I found in a friend's backyard while doing some more lens testing. I was using a heavy, nearly coffee can sized copy machine lens (maker unknown), mounted on the front of a Nikon 105mm f/2.5 Ai-S lens . With the 105mm focused at infinity the copy lens used as a supplemental close-up lens gives a working distance of about 10", enough room to avoid crowding live subjects to the point where they feel threatened. This toad did lead me around a bit before settling down on a slight slope. I was able to get above it and lie flat with the camera nearly on the ground. Depth of field, even at f/16 is pretty thin, but not impossible to work with. Lighting was provided by a Nikon SB-18 Speedlight fitted with a diffuser made from a plastic powdered lemonade mix container. Shutter speed was 1/1600 second, ISO 400, f/16, "push-pull" focusing.
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