Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Close-up photography is one of those thing that I enjoy doing, but mostly still targets of plants and insects or weather beaten wooden frames or rusty nails. after reading the book "Caught in motion" by Stephen Dalton, I am thrilled by the stunning pictures of those close-up shots of insects, birds and animals that were captured in dynamic action. Surely one must know well about the behavioral patterns of the subject to anticipate its flight path or motion, but it cannot be done without the help of electronic gears, such as high power strobes/flash that can produce sufficient light in a short duration of 1/10,000 sec. to freeze the action, (I believe high power is needed because of the small aperture required to give sufficient DOF.) and also the Infra red light trigger for the flash. Question time: Does any one out there has some kind of experience in taking such pictures? Your advice is greatly appreciated. Are those electronic gears mentioned above need to be custom made or are they off -the-self items? Where can I get them? Any other gears required? Does the camera shuttle needs to be modified in any way for this kind of photography? Cheers, Eng-Suan engsuan@tp.ac.sg (65)780-5532