Morning Bill, I think that may well be part of the explanation. I've even noticed that cars driving past the house make a difference - you can check for vibrations easily by putting a bowl of water on the table, the surface will show you even the slightest vibrations - if you want to play sail-boats, you can make an even more sensitive "vibration meter" if you take a slice of cork and stick a toothpick into it with a little flag on the top and float it in the water - it'll show the slightest vibration and any air currents blowing around the room. All VERY technical stuff :-) Best from Hannover Douglas William Abbott wrote: > Douglas. > > On Jan 8, 2007, at 3:31 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > > 2) The other way was to set up the camera tripod on a separate table - I > used two office desks, close but not touching. It's surprising what a > difference it makes. > > Interesting; it is a partial if not complete explanation of why my > shots from a desk with the subject on the floor are better than with > camera and subject on the desk. Thanks. > > The insect wing shot is stunning, memorable and above all, beautiful. > > All my best, > > Bill > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/