[tn-moths] Re: flash recommendation
- From: klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:24:56 +0000 (UTC)
Wow, that's the kind of sharp shot I want to get! I'll definitely try this
tonight (if the wind dies down! My sheet is tied between the poles and any bit
of breeze gives me fits). If I can get this to work, it will save me a few
hundred $$! :) Thanks to everyone for your suggestions! What a great group this
is, you are all so helpful! :) I'm anxious for a chance to get to meet my new
moth friends one day!
Kris
----- Original Message -----
From: "kjchilds" <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 3:44:40 PM
Subject: [tn-moths] Re: flash recommendation
Shaky hands aren't as much of a problem when you're shooting at 1/2000 to
1/4000. This was shot at 1/4000 and f/10 with the flash at full power. This
edit was for a photo group and I had to save it at a low setting to keep it
under the maximum allowed size but you get the idea.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/IMG_2087-qual4.jpg
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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From: "klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx" <klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, June 28, 2010 2:05:47 PM
Subject: [tn-moths] Re: flash recommendation
Yeah, having shaky hands at midnight is not a good thing! Do you
have a tripod?I got an LED head light a couple of weeks ago, but I just use it
so I can focus in areas that my porch light won't reach. I don't like the funky
color that the LED bulbs make, it's too blue. Plus, it is really irritating to
have moths flying around your face to reach the light when you are trying to
focus! :-0 I really want to balance the light on both sides of the moth too,
which the straight-on flashes won't do. I thought that Ray Flash attachment
would do the trick, but it doesn't. We're never satisfied with what we have,
are we? :)
Kris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean Obrist" <innisfreehorses@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 12:42:56 PM
Subject: [tn-moths] Re: flash recommendation
Kris, I have a Canon Rebel XT with a Sigma 28-70 lens. I turn the flash off,
and use a Coleman headlamp with 33 power light. It has a lower light setting
which I use on white moths. I learned this combo from Audrey. Most of the time,
I let the camera focus automatically. (I need a good macro moth lens.)
If my pix are blurry, it's just my shaky hands at midnight. LOL
Jean Obrist
----- Original Message -----
From: klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 9:46 AM
Subject: [tn-moths] flash recommendation
I have not been real happy with my macro flash shots on some of my moth photos.
I have a Nikon D90 with a 105mm macro lens. I have been using my built-in
flash, my hot-shoe flash, and an added RayFlash ring attachment. Some of you
have incredibly sharp close-up shots that I would like to get. Do any of you
use the dual flash attachments for close-up shots? If so, and you are a Nikon
shooter, which one do you use? I've seen different models at different price
ranges. Thanks for any advice!
Kris Light
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