It's been awful hot outdoors the past month or so and difficult to spend much time there on purpose, but poking around in the flora you might come across some interesting fauna. Here are a couple of examples.
These critters were captured outdoors and brought into the "studio" for photographing. The caterpillar (Hyalophora cecropia) was slow enough to get proper light and focus with little effort but the mantis required a 15 minute stay in the fridge to slow him down. Both bugs were shot under fluorescent light with a digital Canon EOS xs equipped with Mamya 45mm lens and eos adapter and extension rings at f22 and various slow shutter speeds. Everything was done through eos utility and xp laptop. After processing: Photoshop Elements 6.
Both bugs were released alive.
Oh man great shots and creative thinking in getting the mantis to "pose". The lighting is awesome. You got a photo of the studio? Thanks for sharing these, very motivating.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the props. Wish I could take credit for the fridge method but read it on some macro photo site. My "studio" consists of a couple of light stands with 4 fluorescent da-light bulbs and 2 umbrella reflectors. I use whatever horizontal surface available to set up subjects and use light or dark material, as appropriate, for background. Also, whenever possible I use natural light from nearby windows etc.
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