Wild~Touch
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Absolutely JAWDROPPING
Thank you for sharing your fabulous work Bradchip
Thank you for sharing your fabulous work Bradchip
Thank you for sharing your fabulous work Bradchip
Thanks heaps guys. At the moment I'm using the Nikon D300 (but you'd get equally as good shots with something like the Nikon D90 which is relatively cheap now). Most of the work is in the lenses though, and the flashes, particularly for the frog work. I use a Tamron 90mm for all the frog shots and all the macro, and a 2 flash setup if I can get away with it. It's not cheap, and macro is still a challenge with good gear, but still rewarding. The off camera flash is the key
Thanks heaps PorkostaThe lens I was using for the stars was the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8. All these shots were taken at 11mm at f/2.8. It takes awhile to work out appropriate shutter times without getting the stars to trail. The only problem is...the shorter the shutterspeed, the higher the ISO. I think I worked out that about 70 seconds, at 11mm, at f/2.8, ISO1600 worked best. Just note that some cameras don't handle high ISO as well as others. The Nikons seem to do ok. The shots above I took when there was some moon in the sky...which is instant light pollution. Not the best thing for this kind of photography.
With a new moon (and no light pollution) and a little editing, and the settings I gave you above, you'd get shots more like this. The wideangle lens that opens up to f/2.8 is imperative though (anything to help get light onto the sensor)
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