Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 28, 2006, at 10:28 AM, Don Dory wrote: > Ric, > Your main image has a very nice composition. Amazing really from a > P&S. A > really minor nit, can you put a piece of diffusion tape over the > flash to > very, very slightly reduce it's fill amount. We are talking about > 1/3 stop > maybe. > Great tip! Thanks, hadn't thought of it. Does it also soften the light? > The second image I find amazing that you could catch it with any > camera > without prior set up to lure the fly into an IR trigger. > It's one of several acceptable images of the fly. These flies were nearly hovering in the yard. I prefocused on my hand, held the setting, and then stalked the fly to focus before they fled. They didn't like me sneaking. Worked pretty well about 40 percent of the time. Would have probably been better if the optio had a decent size screen. Thanks for the tip and peek. Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 4/28/06, Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> wrote: >> >> Friday Flower: >> Columbine >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Grab-Bag/Columbine_2 >> >> >> Not high art, but was pleased with what can be done with a >> point&shoot. This is my usual flower cam--Pentax Optio 450--a real >> midget. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Grab-Bag/Fly >> >> >> Thanks for looking. >> >> Ric Carter >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information