Couple Stone flies and a Nymph
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Starting to ramp up my macro shooting. Hoping to hit some local streams more and more.
I’ve never been satisfied with my shots of Nymphs, they are just too much akin to top down fish dragged on shore shots. So I usually end up laying down to atleast improve the angle.
So this year I decided to experiment a bit. No idea just yet where and how Im going to change things up, I really need to experiment with different lighting options. Either way, by seasons end I hope to have a nice library of ties and naturals.
In something of a natural state. Here a couple from the first dry runs
Right out of stars wars.
Any thoughts, good or bad welcome. Any tips on how to improve lighting without introducing more glare most welcome.
J
Yeah I’m trying to figure the tank thing out. Detritus I don’t mind as long as it doesnt cloud the water too much in which case I’ll vaccum it. I wont even mind
John I have to apologize I just went back and looked in Nymphs 1st edition it wasn’t there. So I looked through my library and found what I was thinking of. Selective Trout, Swisher & Richards – pages 4 through 12, 30th anniversary edition. Talks about building tanks as well as shooting conditions to catch in natural state.
I like the first shot quite a bit .. Its super sharp and the nymph seems to have some personality! Inspires me to get out and shoot a few more bugs!
I really like that last shot John. Macro and Nature shots are my week points but I don’t get paid for doing this type of work. I have some ideas of how to add a small amount of additional lighting, to your bugs, in a nature setting but they are just ideas and not something proven to work. You inspired me though, I think that I will go out and try a few things and if any of them work, I’ll post the images and the setup but I have a feeling that your images are going to blow mine away 😉 I’ll be working without a net too as my image software is only on my macbook and it is still in the shop 🙂
Look forwards to seeing what you come with Ben.
Unfortunately like you I don’t know if my macro efforts wil ever generate a dime. Which is sad because I really enjoy it. The fly fishing mags I buy or peruse rarely (if ever) feature shots of bugs and the few I have seen often are oof, although not always. If it was somethng I thought there was even a small market for I’d pursue it with a vengeance (Flys and Nymphs). So for me its something I do for fun and to help keep other things fresh.
Since my first batch Ive went and bought a small square acryllic Beta Tank. So I have the small aquarium running which I use a temporary “live tank” and then I plan to move a specimen to the Beta tank for shots. Being smaller theres less room for them, which should make targetting them easier and hopefully as well being alot smaller, it will be easier to light although glare, etc will still likely be a problem. My tihnking at this point is that continous lighting, will be better than flash/strobes which can’t help but bounce off the glass/acryllic to greater or lessor amounts no matter what.
J
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