Comments on: Spider http://bigdingus.com/2007/06/21/spider/ A lot of the time I hear ducks Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:45:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: The BigDingus Blogger http://bigdingus.com/2007/06/21/spider/#comment-10 The BigDingus Blogger Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:39:00 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2007/06/21/spider/#comment-10 The spider is still there. This is not, apparently, a transient spider. This arachnid has taken up long-term residence on that particular mint flower spray. The spider is still there. This is not, apparently, a transient spider. This arachnid has taken up long-term residence on that particular mint flower spray.

]]> By: The BigDingus Blogger http://bigdingus.com/2007/06/21/spider/#comment-9 The BigDingus Blogger Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:15:56 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2007/06/21/spider/#comment-9 The flash was above, in front of, and slightly to the right of the camera, pointed up into the umbrella which was aimed down at the spider. The camera flash was set to 1/64 power, which is enough to trip the slave but not enough to provide any significant illumination. The umbrella was up probably four or five feet above the subject. Those little strobes are fine for this sort of macro work, but they're just barely adequate for people portraits. One of these days I'll be crazy enough to order a B800 from Alien Bees. The flash was above, in front of, and slightly to the right of the camera, pointed up into the umbrella which was aimed down at the spider. The camera flash was set to 1/64 power, which is enough to trip the slave but not enough to provide any significant illumination.

The umbrella was up probably four or five feet above the subject. Those little strobes are fine for this sort of macro work, but they’re just barely adequate for people portraits. One of these days I’ll be crazy enough to order a B800 from Alien Bees.

]]> By: Mark Adams http://bigdingus.com/2007/06/21/spider/#comment-8 Mark Adams Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:50:57 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2007/06/21/spider/#comment-8 Beautiful shot. Where was the flash/diffuser relative to the camera? Beautiful shot. Where was the flash/diffuser relative to the camera?

]]>