"Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
gotta love the detail. I would take the lens and leave you with the snake.
What lens was it? And just think god, or DNA, made all those little decorative bumps, beads, or whatever, on the abstract shot. Pretty amazing capture.
The pale lizard was not through glass, he was shot in a little studio setup with a couple of strobes. The equipment was not mine, it belonged to the curator of the reptile house so I dont know any details on the lights. He was shot with a 60mm Nikkor Micro lense.
The others were all shot through glass, lighting from a Nikon SB-800 Flash on a Stroboframe flash bracket. I used a variety of lense setups which included a 75-300 tamaron zoom a sigma 28-80 zoom and a set of Kenko Extension tubes.
This guy got up close and personal with a Cobra. And I mean close! He got bit! Watch it to the end, because the idiot, I mean professional photographer, actually went back to get the shot 2 hours later. This guy just wants to get on the Darwin Awards Honorable Mention list!
The pale lizard was not through glass, he was shot in a little studio setup with a couple of strobes. The equipment was not mine, it belonged to the curator of the reptile house so I dont know any details on the lights. He was shot with a 60mm Nikkor Micro lense.
Great shots Brian. It looks like you got a little more DOF in some of your shots than me at f16. Probably when you were using the shorter lens.
The pale lizard was not through glass, he was shot in a little studio setup with a couple of strobes. The equipment was not mine, it belonged to the curator of the reptile house so I dont know any details on the lights. He was shot with a 60mm Nikkor Micro lense.
Do you remember if you had your white balance set on flash for the studio setup? My shot seems to look more yellow than yours.
I think I had white balance on auto. Either that or flash.
The DOF and the detail in thiose studio shots suprised me. I used that guys 60mm micro... man I gotta get one of those, fast focus, sharp as a tack, It was great.
This guy got up close and personal with a Cobra. And I mean close! He got bit! Watch it to the end, because the idiot, I mean professional photographer, actually went back to get the shot 2 hours later. This guy just wants to get on the Darwin Awards Honorable Mention list!
Brad
Two thoughts, after I finished thinking he was an idiot!
1. the sony swivel would have been nice for those
2. good thing he didn't have shutter lag!!!!
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images of my thoughts
Were these through glass?
Speak with sweet words, for you never know when you may have to eat them....
What lens was it? And just think god, or DNA, made all those little decorative bumps, beads, or whatever, on the abstract shot. Pretty amazing capture.
ginger (They almost look real.
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The pale lizard was not through glass, he was shot in a little studio setup with a couple of strobes. The equipment was not mine, it belonged to the curator of the reptile house so I dont know any details on the lights. He was shot with a 60mm Nikkor Micro lense.
The others were all shot through glass, lighting from a Nikon SB-800 Flash on a Stroboframe flash bracket. I used a variety of lense setups which included a 75-300 tamaron zoom a sigma 28-80 zoom and a set of Kenko Extension tubes.
Thanks for all of the comments.
But if you want to see some REAL snake macro photography, check out this video clip from a day or two ago on MSN:
http://video.msn.com/video/p.htm?m=Entertainment&mi=Discovery%20Networks&i=b55895e7-06eb-4dca-b40c-c88f32fd50c3,bad2ca55-0192-496f-bebe-e740b80c2ddf,69ab4a0f-dcdd-4ac8-85e1-c2678f72e30b&p=Entertainment_Discovery&rf=http://dellnet.msn.com/
This guy got up close and personal with a Cobra. And I mean close! He got bit! Watch it to the end, because the idiot, I mean professional photographer, actually went back to get the shot 2 hours later. This guy just wants to get on the Darwin Awards Honorable Mention list!
Brad
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The DOF and the detail in thiose studio shots suprised me. I used that guys 60mm micro... man I gotta get one of those, fast focus, sharp as a tack, It was great.
1. the sony swivel would have been nice for those
2. good thing he didn't have shutter lag!!!!
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Thanks for sharing.
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I was told this is a skink.
Is one of the other critters in this thread a skink?
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