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Thread: Berries (macro)

  1. #31
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    Default Re: Berries (macro)

    Hi Rich...

    Now those are hard shots to take if you are trying it manually. I would suggest a short depth of field, (Low F-stop) and a fast exposure. I would also do it totally in Manual. I would focus on the bottom of the berry and just adjust the tripod, so the frame is lower. I would not tilt it, becase that would throw off the focus. I would just lower it.

    If you had a optical trigger then it would be pretty easy. Manually on the other had... just get a constant water flow so the drops fall regularly and "wing it".

    Looking good so far! keep us posted and let us know how you finally accomplish it.
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    Default Re: Berries (macro)

    John,

    I think I found a reaction time test for fighter pilots. I don't know if increasing the speed is too much for the aperature. It is fairly open as it is.

    Do you have laser berries where you live?

    Rich
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    Now that is pretty cool Rich.

    Water droplets, Motorcycles on the open road, and Fireworks all fall into the same group of shots... It can be done... but it sure isn't easy.

    There has to be a photodetector out there that you can rig up with one of those cheap "laser" pointers to trip the shot. Like I said earlier, your just need to set up the shot properly.

    sounds like an interesting challenge. The hardest part will be setting the distance between the detector and the camera. See attached doodle.
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