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Dec 15, 2005 22:14 | #1

I caught this guy (barely) running across the floor in my bathroom. I am very new to SLRs so I can use any advice that I can get. I only have a kit lense and I realize that it is not the best lense for the job but its what I got.

anyhow..heres the specs:
iso 400, f/5.6, exposure time 1/60....and it is cropped about 100% and put through photochop for contrast and color to brighten it up a little.

IMAGE: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/ccarnes/Nature/1a94eb42.jpg

By the way this guy was tiny and moving fast. It was very difficult to get him to hold still long enough to get a decent pic. if anybody knows the species that would be helpful. (I think it may be some kind of crab spider)

It looks a little dark (need better lighting i know) and the dof is a little too narrow for my liking so I am thinking going to f/10 and 1/50 exposure time (or slower if he would hold still). Like i said...new so don't poke fun

. But any suggestions welcome.

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Dec 16, 2005 01:32 | #2

Well you picked out the weaknesses in the photo. I think the use of extension tubes and a flash would increase your capabilities of capturing sharp images of small creatures. The f-stop around f11-16 and the action stopped with a ettl flash would do it.

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Dec 16, 2005 01:54 | #3

Sorry to butt in, but the shot (which is great considering spideys' fast movements) just made me rummage into my archive and fish this one out. Shot in extremely low light, thankfully the bloke wasn't doing much and the sun was fading away from a window to the right. f - 5.6 and shutter speed was 10. Would ask myself for more clarity though. (Give the noob a break will you!? )

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Dec 16, 2005 20:21 as a reply to @ dancinec's post | #4

dancinec wrote:
Well you picked out the weaknesses in the photo. I think the use of extension tubes and a flash would increase your capabilities of capturing sharp images of small creatures. The f-stop around f11-16 and the action stopped with a ettl flash would do it.

Thanks for the suggestions. It will be well after Christmas before I can afford to buy any accessories but those are on the top of the list.

Thanks again.

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Dec 17, 2005 07:17 | #5

Not bad cosidering what a tough subject you have. When you stop down to f11 or smaller you will probably need to use the pop up flash - kit lens takes good close ups with an extension tube (needs to be EFS compliant) or you could get a 52mm close up filter - but save for a Nikon 3T/4T as Hoya etc are quite poor by comparison.

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Dec 17, 2005 08:07 | #6

Not bad CDC...Keep shooting.

The folks here have great knowledge and like to help. I have learned a lot in just a couple of months. This forum are a fantastic resource.

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Dec 17, 2005 13:02 | #7

Thanks to all for the comments. I am learning rather quickly thanks to the advice I have been getting (and others have gotten).

One problem that I have with the flash is that it tends to wash out my pics when the background is white. I realize that is probably my ignorance in proper settings that is causing that and practice will help. I have been looking at extension tubes lately so thanks for the specifics on brand/style.

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Dec 17, 2005 17:58 as a reply to @ cdc's post | #8

cdc wrote:
Thanks to all for the comments. I am learning rather quickly thanks to the advice I have been getting (and others have gotten).

One problem that I have with the flash is that it tends to wash out my pics when the background is white. I realize that is probably my ignorance in proper settings that is causing that and practice will help. I have been looking at extension tubes lately so thanks for the specifics on brand/style.

A diffuser for the flash can either be made of translucent plastic (milk container) or a commercial one for about 15.00 usd.

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