[Mike McKeown]

In line with photo’ing flies in the vice…

how did you get all the light from the bottom, put a flash there??

I cannot see a single shadow…

Looking at it again, great shot 😉 😉 😉 😉

[Mike McKeown]

Neal, you are my hero….

Thanks, I will now set up a white balance tester for my light box, then set it correctly. Then I will shoot in RAW, and do the correct exposures and the likes…

OMG, learning – learning – learning…

On the SBS, what did you think of the web lay out, withe tabs, instead of scrolling???

[Mike McKeown]

It’s so funny you posted this thread… it is one of the pod casts I go back to from time to time.

In fact I listened to it in the car today, he is a funny guy…

[Mike McKeown]

I saw it live, you guys have gotto get out and see it…

[Mike McKeown]

Thanks Neal, I will. At this stage that is is a tester…

Here is one of Shaun, the back kicker… the final pick in his step by step…

Much less logo and stuff, pretty good pic. I did that for those pics, that is what it will finally look like.

Neal, if you get a chance, I would really appreciate your comments on how I have laid out the Step By Step.

http://www.theflyfisher.co.za/content/view/91/82/

[Mike McKeown]

Neal, hows that book coming along???

Thanks guys getting it, slowly…

Here’s where I am…
Tied it one size bigger.
Did a trial run – F16 on A priority, flash 1 whole point down, 2 additional lights. but it came out a little dark.
did the second run with the flash at “normal” and it cam out OK.
Still needed to PS the pics to get the best out of them.

I will use what I got, but I think I need more light, so off to get a 20w energy saver.
Not enough light from the bottom, going to add foil to the bottom of the “light box”.

Also going to add more light from the front sides, like Neal’s example…

More to come…

But what I can say. It is the same as the On Stream Macro thread, the trick is understanding the camera, the lighing and the subject. keep it simple and, I have learnt, make notes as you go, so when you make a chenge you rmember the settings and can mark what you changed…

Loving it. Here a pic…

[Mike McKeown]

Yip IA delivers the bomb again… wealth of info in this thread… LOL

I shall not show you a recent pic of me with my full head of GREY hair… a 37… look like and old bullet…

Maybee later…

[Mike McKeown]

Mark,

Two words…Simms L2’s.  🙂

Joel

OR
Simms Headwaters… MMmmmmm……

Mike

[Mike McKeown]

Thanks Darryl, just made my day…

[Mike McKeown]

I would love to join, maybe not to post today, but to learn and maybe post in the near future.

Hope you allow international photos??

[Mike McKeown]

Thanks You Phil.

[Mike McKeown]

Thanks Phil

I showed this thread to one of my local magazine editors and she agrees that it is one of the hardest decisions to make.
Might I ask if there is a way we can see your back issue covers? Now that we know what your look for and what NOT, I would like to put your theory to practice.

Regards

Mike

BTW this is their latest copy, and that’s DarrYl Lamperts picture on the cover.

[Mike McKeown]

I just spent a few hours looking at past AA  and a few other mag covers and  have a way better grasp of what does and doesn’t work  based on  what has been discussed.  Methinks creating a template  image and  uploading it to on  cam storage as a reference is a good idea for future reference.

What an awesome idea…. WOWOW

[Mike McKeown]

I doubt there’s even enough room at the top for the title, but what the heck. . .

I know Phil will add his comments, but I would walk across a busy street to take a closer look at this one… stunning photo…

[Mike McKeown]

Dizzy, you finaly own a real fishing rod, nice one my son…

[Mike McKeown]

On Morsie’s comments, if you look after yourself and manage where and what you do, you will be fine.

I knew someone who was killed by a Snake (Black Mamba) and a close friend of my wife’s, husband of 1 week, was killed by a Hippo on honeymoon.

[Mike McKeown]

So, to my silent protest.  I propose that an angling club or three get together and *save* every dead trout that would otherwise have been released back into the water for one year.  Save them all, let them rot, but nail them to a board or something so they can be moved.  Then, at the end of the year, line them up on the steps of the Bundesrat with a big sign saying, “These are the fish you have protected with your anti-catch-and-release law.”

I like that… will keep it in mind for a little “problem” we have here…

[Mike McKeown]

DarrYl takes stunning photos; hopefully he will give us some tips on his great underwater shots… He is modest, as most wise men, but I am sure he will make a significant contribution to our little community.

There is another South African here, Daryl Human, although he just immigrated to Wellington… this Daryl, is the original owner of http://www.theflyfisher.co.za

[Mike McKeown]

OOooohhhhh can’t wait till they get on good old South Africa, it’s more a case of whats not going to kill you…

Probably dont have enough web band width to post it.

[Mike McKeown]

This thread could also go in the tutorial section, I have learnt soo much from Phils comments…

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