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Re: [OM] IMG Buzzzzz [cf: insects on flowers and spiders]

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG Buzzzzz [cf: insects on flowers and spiders]
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:33:32 -0400
Are you using the 60D's live view and articulating screen for these shots?

Chuck Norcutt


On 8/28/2011 11:48 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 8/28/2011 6:41 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> That's a very neat setup, Mark.  I have a Pentax M42 bellows, which
>> I have used on my E-1 and E-510, but don't have  a real bellows
>> lens, or the flash capability.
>
> Last week, I had occasion to wander in a lovely garden near Philo, CA
> and chat briefly with a fellow carrying a huge macro setup, Canon
> 1D-something, huge lens with two headed macro flash on the front. He
> said he was shooting bees, that there were several species in the
> garden. I didn't see him take any actual shots with that gear,
> although he took some overall shots with a G11.
>
> I often take pics of insects on flowers, and made a little extra
> effort then.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Sonoma_Mendocino_Coast/River_Bend&image=_MG_2879croof20.jpg>
>
>
and
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Sonoma_Mendocino_Coast/River_Bend&image=_MG_2880cr2oof30.jpg>
>
>  I find it hard to imagine that he is getting anything better with
> his huge setup handheld with live subjects. My gear was simply 60D,
> Tamron 60-300 and sunlight.
>
> You don't necessarily need fancy gear, just the right gear, which is
> sometimes simple. I only took four shots to get those two.
>
> Minimalist Moose
>
>
>
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