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Thanks, Alan. For the wildflowers I set the drive mode to medium or slow speed continuous and try to very smoothly turn the focus ring. High speed is too fast - to cover the DOF I have to move the focusing ring too quickly to feel confident that I am covering the range I am trying to get in focus. Mark On 4/21/2015 12:09 AM, Alan C wrote: More inspiring stuff Mark, with a tutorial to boot. Do you crank the focus on continuous shoot or do it individually? Some of the flowers are actually minute would be missed by most people. BTW, thanks for the fave. Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark C Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 12:37 AM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: GESO - More Spring Flowers http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi Eric - This photo might also be of use: http://markcassino.com/b2evolution/media/DSCN6186a.jpg That is my old setup - photo taken in 2006 with my old tripod and I think an *ist-D. But you can see how the tripod collar rotates - in that photo the mounting plate is perpendicular to the the bottom of the camera. An L-bracket would help with the 90 degree turns but it is nice to have the tripod collar that can rotate into any alignment with the tripod head. Mark On 4/21/2015 10:51 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Never mind, Mark. I see that you’ve already done so. On Apr 21, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Apr 20, 2015, at 10:53 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: With the side mounted center post it is easy to get the camera right on the ground if you want, but I seldom want to do that. The head that I use is just an old Bogen/Manfrotto grip action head. The secret ingredient in the setup is the rotating tripod collar on the A*200. It allows the lens to rotate into any position needed in terms of simple horizontal / vertical alignment. I’m having a hard time envisioning this—my photographic naiveté. Any chance you could post a photo of this setup? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “...we are a form of invitation to others and to otherness... - David Whyte --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Never mind, Mark. I see that you’ve already done so. On Apr 21, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Apr 20, 2015, at 10:53 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: With the side mounted center post it is easy to get the camera right on the ground if you want, but I seldom want to do that. The head that I use is just an old Bogen/Manfrotto grip action head. The secret ingredient in the setup is the rotating tripod collar on the A*200. It allows the lens to rotate into any position needed in terms of simple horizontal / vertical alignment. I’m having a hard time envisioning this—my photographic naiveté. Any chance you could post a photo of this setup? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “...we are a form of invitation to others and to otherness... - David Whyte -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Apr 20, 2015, at 10:53 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: With the side mounted center post it is easy to get the camera right on the ground if you want, but I seldom want to do that. The head that I use is just an old Bogen/Manfrotto grip action head. The secret ingredient in the setup is the rotating tripod collar on the A*200. It allows the lens to rotate into any position needed in terms of simple horizontal / vertical alignment. I’m having a hard time envisioning this—my photographic naiveté. Any chance you could post a photo of this setup? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 2015-04-20 20:13 , Mark C wrote: Thanks, Ann! The tripod is a Manfrotto 3021 BPRO - discontinued now, I think. looks like 3021 is very similar to but a bit beefier and taller than the 3001 BPro i had until yesterday; both can still be found used pretty easily; i sold mine (good shape, no head) for $60 the Manfrotto 055 and 190 series supersede these, respectively, and continue the idea of center posts that go to a right angle, though the new ones make it easier http://www.manfrotto.com/collection/8374.58969.1070646.0.0/190_New_Series what strikes me is the the grip-action ballhead you used (as shown in your photo of your old setup) pretty much obviates the need for a right angle column, since it extends sideways fairly far and is easy to reposition fwiw, on the 3001 i sold, the long portion of the center column is removable, leaving just a stub and allowing the tripod to go flat to the ground -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Mark. Very interesting. After seeing this I Googled “tripod collar” and found a page with probably 100’s of images of different kinds of set ups. So much I wouldn’t have imagined. On Apr 21, 2015, at 1:31 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Hi Eric - This photo might also be of use: http://markcassino.com/b2evolution/media/DSCN6186a.jpg That is my old setup - photo taken in 2006 with my old tripod and I think an *ist-D. But you can see how the tripod collar rotates - in that photo the mounting plate is perpendicular to the the bottom of the camera. An L-bracket would help with the 90 degree turns but it is nice to have the tripod collar that can rotate into any alignment with the tripod head. Mark On 4/21/2015 10:51 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Never mind, Mark. I see that you’ve already done so. On Apr 21, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Apr 20, 2015, at 10:53 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: With the side mounted center post it is easy to get the camera right on the ground if you want, but I seldom want to do that. The head that I use is just an old Bogen/Manfrotto grip action head. The secret ingredient in the setup is the rotating tripod collar on the A*200. It allows the lens to rotate into any position needed in terms of simple horizontal / vertical alignment. I’m having a hard time envisioning this—my photographic naiveté. Any chance you could post a photo of this setup? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “...we are a form of invitation to others and to otherness... - David Whyte --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Wow - they have simplified switching the center post to being mounted sideways. On the 3021 that I have the process of switching to the side mount is fairly cumbersome, since you have to unscrew the center post, reconfigure it to be side mounted, and then screw it back together. When I broke the old tripod and replaced it with the newer 3021 I did not initially expect to use the center post at a right angle - with just the head and no center pose the tripod goes right down to ground level. But after I tried the sideways mounted center post a few times I came to rely on it - it adds a lot of flexibility to how the camera and lens can be positioned. Mark On 4/21/2015 5:41 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2015-04-20 20:13 , Mark C wrote: Thanks, Ann! The tripod is a Manfrotto 3021 BPRO - discontinued now, I think. looks like 3021 is very similar to but a bit beefier and taller than the 3001 BPro i had until yesterday; both can still be found used pretty easily; i sold mine (good shape, no head) for $60 the Manfrotto 055 and 190 series supersede these, respectively, and continue the idea of center posts that go to a right angle, though the new ones make it easier http://www.manfrotto.com/collection/8374.58969.1070646.0.0/190_New_Series what strikes me is the the grip-action ballhead you used (as shown in your photo of your old setup) pretty much obviates the need for a right angle column, since it extends sideways fairly far and is easy to reposition fwiw, on the 3001 i sold, the long portion of the center column is removable, leaving just a stub and allowing the tripod to go flat to the ground --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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It would be great if someone made a K-A compatible extension tube that includes a rotating tripod collar. Don't know if anything like that was ever made for K mount. Mark On 4/21/2015 5:30 PM, Eric Weir wrote: Thanks, Mark. Very interesting. After seeing this I Googled “tripod collar” and found a page with probably 100’s of images of different kinds of set ups. So much I wouldn’t have imagined. On Apr 21, 2015, at 1:31 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Hi Eric - This photo might also be of use: http://markcassino.com/b2evolution/media/DSCN6186a.jpg That is my old setup - photo taken in 2006 with my old tripod and I think an *ist-D. But you can see how the tripod collar rotates - in that photo the mounting plate is perpendicular to the the bottom of the camera. An L-bracket would help with the 90 degree turns but it is nice to have the tripod collar that can rotate into any alignment with the tripod head. Mark On 4/21/2015 10:51 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Never mind, Mark. I see that you’ve already done so. On Apr 21, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Apr 20, 2015, at 10:53 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: With the side mounted center post it is easy to get the camera right on the ground if you want, but I seldom want to do that. The head that I use is just an old Bogen/Manfrotto grip action head. The secret ingredient in the setup is the rotating tripod collar on the A*200. It allows the lens to rotate into any position needed in terms of simple horizontal / vertical alignment. I’m having a hard time envisioning this—my photographic naiveté. Any chance you could post a photo of this setup? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “...we are a form of invitation to others and to otherness... - David Whyte --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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What paul said... can't pick a favorite - also I see that a manfretto is a cousin to a Benbow t-pod - with legs that go every which way, it looks like... not to mention that you have MY camera bag! I was wondering where it went :-) ann On 4/20/2015 18:44, Paul Stenquist wrote: Gorgeous! Paul via phone On Apr 20, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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MArk - Beautiful images of prime examples of Michigan Wildflowers. Are these single captures or results of stacking? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - More Spring Flowers http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I'm guessing those are not stacked, just really nice macro work - there is something about the super detail of his stacked things that make them seem not quite real and these (except maybe the first one ?) don't have that look. BTw, Mark - I can pick a favorite, the two false anemone. I need to get a sherpa to schlepp my Benbo so I can get out there... ann On 4/20/2015 19:15, Ken Waller wrote: MArk - Beautiful images of prime examples of Michigan Wildflowers. Are these single captures or results of stacking? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - More Spring Flowers http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Gorgeous! Paul via phone On Apr 20, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 2015-04-20 16:37 , Mark C wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. technically superb, and very nice compositions -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 2015-04-20 16:52 , Ann Sanfedele wrote: also I see that a manfretto is a cousin to a Benbow t-pod - with legs that go every which way, it looks like... i just today sold a Bogen 3001BPro, which might be the exact model Mark uses; his photos are very helpful for showing overall technique, but don't make the tripod's function obvious — it's not quite a Benbo action, it's just that the center column has a 90 degree position that lets you offset the camera from the tripod's center; third photo here shows it: http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=227pgno=5 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Inspiring stuff Mark! Very pretty. On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 5:37 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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strikingly beautiful, with abundant detail. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 6:44 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Gorgeous! Paul via phone On Apr 20, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi Ann - ZThey actually are all stacked. The most stacked is the hepatica (37 exposures) and the least is the first False Rue Anemone at 7 exposures. I did cut back on other processing taht I was doing (in part because I just forgot to do it.) Mark On 4/20/2015 7:45 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I'm guessing those are not stacked, just really nice macro work - there is something about the super detail of his stacked things that make them seem not quite real and these (except maybe the first one ?) don't have that look. BTw, Mark - I can pick a favorite, the two false anemone. I need to get a sherpa to schlepp my Benbo so I can get out there... ann On 4/20/2015 19:15, Ken Waller wrote: MArk - Beautiful images of prime examples of Michigan Wildflowers. Are these single captures or results of stacking? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - More Spring Flowers http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks Frank. Better than the photos was just the day itself - a few hours int he lush spring woods. The only people I met were a young couple, maybe 20, he had a fishing pole in hand and she was just walking with him to head down the the river. As I wrapped up for the day I paused to watch a spring peeper frog hop over the leaves and then heard a creak and a crack and turned around just in time to see a good sized tree about 15 feet away topple over, which is something to remember. So it was a pretty good day, the photos are a bonus. Mark On 4/20/2015 10:23 PM, Knarf wrote: Another excellent session is an understatement. Gorgeous work! Cheers, frank On 20 April, 2015 6:37:04 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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So it was a pretty good day, the photos are a bonus. YO MARK (R) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: Re: GESO - More Spring Flowers Thanks Frank. Better than the photos was just the day itself - a few hours int he lush spring woods. The only people I met were a young couple, maybe 20, he had a fishing pole in hand and she was just walking with him to head down the the river. As I wrapped up for the day I paused to watch a spring peeper frog hop over the leaves and then heard a creak and a crack and turned around just in time to see a good sized tree about 15 feet away topple over, which is something to remember. So it was a pretty good day, the photos are a bonus. Mark On 4/20/2015 10:23 PM, Knarf wrote: Another excellent session is an understatement. Gorgeous work! Cheers, frank On 20 April, 2015 6:37:04 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Ann! The tripod is a Manfrotto 3021 BPRO - discontinued now, I think. With the center post in the sideways mount it can go nearly flat to the ground. The loweprobag is great - I keep it in the car and offload whatever I need from the main bag into it. I don't like a backpack because I spend too much time laying and crawling on the ground - better something that I can just put down quickly. Mark On 4/20/2015 6:52 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: What paul said... can't pick a favorite - also I see that a manfretto is a cousin to a Benbow t-pod - with legs that go every which way, it looks like... not to mention that you have MY camera bag! I was wondering where it went :-) ann On 4/20/2015 18:44, Paul Stenquist wrote: Gorgeous! Paul via phone On Apr 20, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Bob! On 4/20/2015 6:57 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Inspiring stuff Mark! Very pretty. On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 5:37 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi Steve - I am using a Bogen 3021 BRO. With the side mounted center post it is easy to get the camera right on the ground if you want, but I seldom want to do that. The head that I use is just an old Bogen/Manfrotto grip action head. The secret ingredient in the setup is the rotating tripod collar on the A*200. It allows the lens to rotate into any position needed in terms of simple horizontal / vertical alignment. Too bad no one makes a short extention tube with a rotating tripod mount - that would be worth its weight in gold IMO. Mark On 4/20/2015 8:08 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2015-04-20 16:52 , Ann Sanfedele wrote: also I see that a manfretto is a cousin to a Benbow t-pod - with legs that go every which way, it looks like... i just today sold a Bogen 3001BPro, which might be the exact model Mark uses; his photos are very helpful for showing overall technique, but don't make the tripod's function obvious — it's not quite a Benbo action, it's just that the center column has a 90 degree position that lets you offset the camera from the tripod's center; third photo here shows it: http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=227pgno=5 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Paul! On 4/20/2015 6:44 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Gorgeous! Paul via phone On Apr 20, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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More inspiring stuff Mark, with a tutorial to boot. Do you crank the focus on continuous shoot or do it individually? Some of the flowers are actually minute would be missed by most people. BTW, thanks for the fave. Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark C Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 12:37 AM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: GESO - More Spring Flowers http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Ken. They are all stacked. I encode a summary of the post processing steps used in the file name or my future reference - where there is a numeric rance in the file name that's the stacked images. Most of these and the rest of the recent wildflowers were stacked in Photoshop CS6, which just seems to do a better job with this subject matter. For the larger flwoers - like the trout lily and the trillium - the stacking does not help much with the subject itself, but rather using the very narrow DOF to throw the background (which is fairly close to the subject) more out of focus. Mark On 4/20/2015 7:15 PM, Ken Waller wrote: MArk - Beautiful images of prime examples of Michigan Wildflowers. Are these single captures or results of stacking? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - More Spring Flowers http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Another excellent session is an understatement. Gorgeous work! Cheers, frank On 20 April, 2015 6:37:04 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Well interesting that the least stacked is what I picked as my favorite and I thought the one that was stacked was the hepatica that was stacked the most. I'm glad you forgot whatever else you planned to do...:-) I definitely find I prefer less stacking or none - they look more natural to me. ann On 4/20/2015 22:41, Mark C wrote: Hi Ann - ZThey actually are all stacked. The most stacked is the hepatica (37 exposures) and the least is the first False Rue Anemone at 7 exposures. I did cut back on other processing taht I was doing (in part because I just forgot to do it.) Mark On 4/20/2015 7:45 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I'm guessing those are not stacked, just really nice macro work - there is something about the super detail of his stacked things that make them seem not quite real and these (except maybe the first one ?) don't have that look. BTw, Mark - I can pick a favorite, the two false anemone. I need to get a sherpa to schlepp my Benbo so I can get out there... ann On 4/20/2015 19:15, Ken Waller wrote: MArk - Beautiful images of prime examples of Michigan Wildflowers. Are these single captures or results of stacking? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - More Spring Flowers http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spring-beauty-trout-lily-and Had another excellent session in the woods last Friday. The post above also includes shots of the tripod and diffuser setup that I use. Comments welcome. Weather has turned and may even get a little snow/rain mix in the upcoming days - so it may be a while before I get back to these. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Wonderful stuff Mark. Inspiring. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 8:40 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Another batch from Monday: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dutchman-s-britches-bloodroot-and The dutchman's britches are the best I have ever managed - they are very 3 dimensional. (Out of context that sentence could be cause for some speculation...) Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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LOving this series... carefully avoiding out of context comment ann On 4/16/2015 21:40, Mark C wrote: Another batch from Monday: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dutchman-s-britches-bloodroot-and The dutchman's britches are the best I have ever managed - they are very 3 dimensional. (Out of context that sentence could be cause for some speculation...) Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Another batch from Monday: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dutchman-s-britches-bloodroot-and The dutchman's britches are the best I have ever managed - they are very 3 dimensional. (Out of context that sentence could be cause for some speculation...) Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
