[Leica] IMG: Old Gear, Earlier Subjects

[Jim Nichols]

Hi Wayne,

A few, such as Barney and myself, occasionally use a sheet of black 
poster board, slipped behind the subject.  I learned this from Barney, 
and it works nicely for flowers.  But, for insects, luck plays a role.  
My fence is overgrown at the present time with Wintergreen and other 
bushes, and that is what I used for a background.  A lot of it is in 
shadow.  In this shot, I moved the LR exposure slider to about -.35, and 
pulled the brightness down. Other than cropping, I didn't mess with the 
background.

On 6/23/20 1:37 PM, Wayne Torry via LUG wrote:
> Jim,
> Nice.
> Now. This has been bothering me for some time.
> How do you & Sonny, etc. get these black backgrounds as if you’re in a
> studio when you are shooting outdoors? Hey?
> An inquiring mind wants to know!
> Cheers!
> Wayne
>
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 2:03 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>
>> Finding few Macro subjects these days, I took out the E-1 and 50-200
>> today for a quick spin.  I found a Snout hanging around the Hosta buds,
>> and managed to catch the Kodak colors.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200623-P6238787.JPG.html
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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