Hi Bruce -
The hexagonal shape of the highlights is (as you surmise) a result of
the compound eye. I use a flash mounted parallel to the lens - it is
actually shooting over the bug but a bounce card pushes some light down
onto it and the weaker part of the 'cone of light" does the rest. Some
of the shots show dual catch lights - the brighter is the sun and the
dimmer is my fill flash.
One open item for the K-3 will be to see how moire shows up in the eyes
of the bugs. That is the one place where I saw it in the past with other
digital cameras (*ist-D, K-10, K-7 and K5). I wonder how the K-3 will
fare with that. (With the other cameras it was only noticeable in actual
pixel mode - or by looking at a print with a magnifying glass!) Too soon
to say with just a handful of bug shots so far...
Mark
On 5/25/2014 4:31 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Gorgeous light and terrific detail, Mark.
Do you put a modifier on your flash? I'm thinking you have a hexagonal
softbox, but maybe it's their compound eyes shaping the catchlight
that way.
On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/may-dragonflies
A few spring dragonflies have finally appeared in this very late spring...
K-3, A*200 macro, AF360FGZ flash. I realized later that these are the first
insect macros I've taken with the K-3 - it seems to be up for the challenge!
Mark
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