Thanks! I’m finally getting into where I want to go with super macro. My field ‘system’ is pretty much down to 3 things. My faithful Olympus TG-5 for larger macro down to about 5mm subject shots. And my Nikon P950 that gives me a delightful 24-2000mm (35mm equiv) zoom range for so many things AND the Raynox-250 macro lens that screws on the end of that which extends me into the sub 5mm range. When I say ‘extend’ so much is tricky with handheld shots at such great magnification, but I make it work.
And it wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t mention that I ran this one through my post-processing ware: Dxo PureRaw to get the cleanest I could get from my ISO 2800 RAW file, plus the Topaz Sharpen AI to get rid of just the slightest bit of motion blur to get those crispy white hairs! Oh, no flash, just natural light.
My whole setup wouldn’t work if it wasn’t for the ability to shoot high ISO.
I can’t say enough about PureRaw by DxO (France). Especially the latest version. If you have any old RAW files kicking around that are great except for the fact that you shot it in high ISO and the noise is terrible, I suggest that you download the 30-day trial and run a file or two through to see what it’s capable of. (Of course, check that your camera system is compatible first)
They claim that PureRaw gives you a gain of about 2.5 stops by extending the usable ISO range. I would have to say – absolutely true.
Same here! If you asked me which conspiracy theory was more plausible, a world order dictated by alien reptiloids or one where we are secretly ruled by terrestial lichen, I think I would favour the latter.
On Monday, after a mind-numbing day of train travel back home, I decided to go stretch my legs at my usual birding spot and ended up spotting an Eurasian blackcap. It’s not a rare bird by any means, but it’s still a lifer for me, and in the excitement I was fairly sure I messed up all the shots.
Today, went to the local supermarket and we saw a strange exotic looking bird on the lawn near the parking lot. At first, I thought it might be an escaped cage bird. I took some fotos with my cell phone and posted them here on iNat. It turns out that this bird is a Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) which is rare in Germany. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152814898
This is also from last week: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152206060
I was road cruising the everglades looking for snakes. Didn’t even realize island glass lizards were in the area! It was an awesome and unexpected find for me; one of my favorites so far.
