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Sony a7RIV (ILCE-7RM4)/Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
Strobist Info: 1 Godox AD200 w/Godox 80cm x 80cm softbox boomed on axis with camera, 1 white reflector below model's chest area. 1 Godox AD600BM with 7' bounce umbrella + front diffuser for high key backdrop
Laowa RF 100mm f2.8 2x macro, Godox V860iiC, DIY diffuser
F8.0, Flash at 1/4 power. 34 frames focus stacked, magnification at 2:1
The fly died of an entomopathogenic fungus, visible as a creamy velvet layer over the abdomen. It died stuck to a flower bud which I picked and held in a fly tying vice. I then used a piece of white paper over the top and a little make up mirror underneath. I pointed my flash directly down on the fly using the paper as a diffuser/soft box and using the mirror to light the underneath of the fly. The flash was triggered using a wireless trigger on the camera. The background was left empty and since the light was coming from above and below rather than in front, it cause the background to be almost perfectly black. This was very much a DIY macro studio. Photos were stacked in photoshop.
Taken in FS, diffuse glow filter and cropped.
Its amazing to me the pictures you can get in the moment. Just positioned the cam, zoomed in and clicked. I love this.
Growing on a log. Observed at Parc naturel Jacques-Bonnette in Cowansville QC, Canada.
Panasonic G9 with Laowa 50mm F/2.8 2X macro and diffused Godox TT350o flash. Pretty sure this was at a fairly decent magnification, but can't quite recall...
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Location: Farm dam near Durbanville
Description: Here is another Vertorama from Saturday morning’s misty sunrise. It’s not nearly as dramatic as the first one that I processed from that morning, but in my opinion the soft diffused light and gorgeous pastel dawn colours easily make up for it.
Gosh, this D300 takes incredibly beautiful photographs!! Just look at the detail and clarity in those foreground pebbles… too gorgeous for words!!
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Equipment: Nikon D300 (Sigma 10-20mm)
Date: June 2008
Low tide was at noon in Portugal when we were there, the worst time for photography. However, I promised myself to go for these great waders. An alternative title could be "please, some water.. "
I got a question from someone about the blurred background: Trust me, no artificial blurring or whatsoever. Just some sharpening and colorcorrection.
Apparently a Robber Fly in my garden. About 2 inches long and scary looking! Taken with Venus Optics Laowa 60mm lens, flash and diffuser.
Inchworm name for the larvae of moths of the family Geometridae, a large, cosmopolitan group with over 1,200 species indigenous to North America. Also called measuring worms, spanworms, and loopers, inchworms lack appendages in the middle portion of their body, causing them to have a characteristic looping gait. They have three pairs of true legs at the front end, like other caterpillars , but only two or three pairs of prolegs (larval abdominal appendages), located at the rear end. An inchworm moves by drawing its hind end forward while holding on with the front legs, then advancing its front section while holding on with the prolegs. Inchworms have smooth, hairless bodies, usually about 1 in. (2.5 cm) long. They are green, brown, or black and in many species have irregular projections that cause them to resemble the twigs of the trees they feed on.
Nikon D7100
Tokina 100mm Macro
Raynox DCR-250
36mm Extension Tube
f/16 - 1/250 - ISO 200
Dual Godox V860 Speedlights 1/16 1/16 - homemade Diffuser
4 Images stacked (Handheld)
Field / Live specimen
All the tomato plants are dead now, of course, but a few days ago while picking some end-of-season green tomatoes, we did find this spectacular caterpillar on one of the branches! This is the same individual as this previous shot.
Panasonic G9 with Laowa 50mm F/2.8 2X macro and diffused Godox TT350o flash. This caterpillar is huge, but this close-up must be getting near macro territory...
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This post describes a simple flash diffuser solution I've been using a lot lately as a complement to my regular beauty dish style diffuser. The basic concept is nothing new: the diffuser is attached to the front end of the lens and wraps around the subject creating the equivalent of a small light tent.
This type of diffuser is sometimes referred to as "cup diffuser" since the main component is usually some sort of white plastic cup (Stephen was the first I saw describing this idea so I consider him to be the inventor).
Besides giving an extremely even and soft light this type of diffuser has another benefit since it makes it easier to get a well exposed background. A common problem with flash macro photography is that while the main subject is easy to expose properly, the background – being far away from the light source in relation to the foreground – becomes relatively dark or black (and if you expose for the background the main subject is over exposed or blown out). This becomes less of a problem with cup diffusers since the diffuser also acts as a shade, reducing the intensity of light hitting the main subject and thereby compensating for the fact that it's much closer to the light source than the background (which is lit by light coming from the flash directly).
I've been using this type of diffuser for at least a year or so but there are a couple of things that I've found inconvenient:
• Different lenses need different ways of mounting the diffuser. If it has a good fit on one lens, chances are it will fit badly on other lenses.
• Switching between diffusers is fiddly. I often want to be able to quickly switch between this type of diffuser and a beautydish style diffuser attached to the flash (better for skittish bugs and sometimes gives a more dynamic (less flat) light).
• Closely related to the previous point: mounting/unmounting the diffuser takes time. You either have to pack the gear with the diffuser attached (which often takes a lot of room in the camera bag) or spend precious time in the field mounting/unmounting it. And of course moving the diffuser from one lens to another becomes troublesome to the point where it might even put you off switching lenses.
• As you use this type of diffuser in the field they are often subject to quite rough treatment. Some solutions I've tried has worn out in a few hours.
The solution I've arrived at works by using several different small mounts, customized for each lens but with a standard fit for the protruding "light tent" part (referred to as the tent from now on). The mounts can be left permanently on the lens without interfering with different types of diffusers or making packing the equipment difficult. With the mount in place the tents can be mounted/unmounted using one hand in the matter of seconds. It's also very easy to make new tents if the old get worn or if you want a smaller/larger or differently shaped one.
Obviously this idea can be implemented in many different ways and the one I'm showing here is just one that happened to suit my needs in terms of size, diffuser material properties and availability.
Shot using an AK diffuser with a small Godox flash.
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Camera : Nikon D700
Lens : Nikkor AFS-105mm Micro
Conversion Lens : Raynox DCR 250
Flash : Nikon SB700
Diffuser : Macro Diffuser
First capture with my homemade flash diffuser designed with duct tape, a cracker box, and part of a 1 gallon semi-opaque plastic jug specifically sized to work with close macro work with my Tamron lens. Pretty happy with the results :-)
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