This setup is simple enough to make that the photos are self-explanatory. I scoured every shelf of my supermarket for a food container that would be suitable as a diffuser. It’s simple, self supporting, cheap, produces perfect lighting, and even acts as a little corral for wee beasties. With most…
I try to make it back home to Missouri once a year to visit family and go herping. Missouri is great for herping because it has around 114 species of reptiles and amphibians, and many spots with multiple habitats in one area. I find it fascinating that there are places…
Why do you need focus rails for ultra macro photography and not just a regular tripod head? To perform focus stacking; a series of perfectly aligned shots, each with a slightly different focus point. Stacking software then blends the in-focus areas from each photo into a composite image that should…
Image Quality can matter more than DOF Within the magnification-seeking macroverse of reverse mounted lenses, photographers often choose a small f-stop for greater depth of field. However, when reverse mounted, poor image quality caused by diffraction at small f-stops can have a worse effect on the image than shallow DOF….
