Found this interesting little video whilst browsing the Web:-
http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=82700
DaveW
Video on shooting macro in the field
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Nice find, Dave!
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Pro quality videography about the process of shooting still photos of insects in the wild. Pleasant narration, good pictures, sound and simple advice. Still shots are using modest equipment: a reversed 28 mm lens and single flash with a large homemade diffuser sitting right next to the lens. Illustrated subjects are mostly jumping spiders and several kinds of flies. Advice to learn the behavior of your subjects and shoot hundreds of pictures.
--Rik
Quick summary for other readers...
Pro quality videography about the process of shooting still photos of insects in the wild. Pleasant narration, good pictures, sound and simple advice. Still shots are using modest equipment: a reversed 28 mm lens and single flash with a large homemade diffuser sitting right next to the lens. Illustrated subjects are mostly jumping spiders and several kinds of flies. Advice to learn the behavior of your subjects and shoot hundreds of pictures.
--Rik
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I was sure SA recently posted a link to Thomas Shahan's website.
Here's the link again - to compliment the video.
http://thomasshahan.com/photos
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/opoterser
Here's the link again - to compliment the video.
http://thomasshahan.com/photos
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/opoterser
To use a classic quote from 'Antz' - "I almost know exactly what I'm doing!"
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The video is great and I enjoy the calm "NPR" voice he has. It's very reassuring and informative. I grew up in a very rural setting in the Appalachians of VA and I wish I had the camera then that I do now. I don't think I would have ever come home until well after dark.
However, his "handling a black widow" video takes the cake. I don't think I'm going to sleep tonight. However, if you really have the desire to film black widows, northern CA has the highest population of black widows I've ever seen anywhere else.
I am interested in field macrography but I'm also interested in the studio setting as well. I am interested mainly in flowers and certain insects and I just don't like having to pluck the plants from their environment.
Charlton
However, his "handling a black widow" video takes the cake. I don't think I'm going to sleep tonight. However, if you really have the desire to film black widows, northern CA has the highest population of black widows I've ever seen anywhere else.
I am interested in field macrography but I'm also interested in the studio setting as well. I am interested mainly in flowers and certain insects and I just don't like having to pluck the plants from their environment.
Charlton
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An alternate link (same content).Tajemi wrote:Link seems to be broken
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqRn3at0H60
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