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dalantech In reply to ilmarinenPhotography [2015-05-25 06:46:47 +0000 UTC]

You will get less depth with a reversed lens due to the way that the lenses are built.

As or the backgrounds: I'm often shooting in conditions, and at magnifications, where using natural light to expose for the background just isn't practical. Also you wouldn't know that the background is artificial if I didn't tell you...

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ilmarinenPhotography In reply to dalantech [2015-05-25 07:59:00 +0000 UTC]

I know why I get less dof, I don't understand how some people are able to stack as well as they do o.0

I can have suspiciouns can't I? no seriously this one I have no beef with but like the ones with the blue background I do. I'm trying to drop critique here without using the critique function xd 

And honestly natural is your friend. I don't have any good pics on da but I use just as high and sometimes higher magnification than you do and I try to not alter or disturb anything in the scene, but see that's not critique that's just the naturalist in me I truly respect you and the way you do it and I am not telling you to change, I am merely saying that nothing is impossible.

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dalantech In reply to ilmarinenPhotography [2015-05-25 08:11:34 +0000 UTC]

I have used natural light in the past, and still do when I can. But it doesn't always look that good, and I have no interest in making my photos "natural". If you asked a dozen people what "natural" means you'll get a dozen different answers. IMHO macro by definition isn't natural anyway, since it's not possible to see the kind of detail that a macro image can display. If I really cared about keeping my images "natural" I'd never shoot above 1/3 life size...

The colored plexiglass that I was using for backgrounds was too "flat". Even if the color is even an artificial flower adds a lot of texture to the background and just looks better.

As for stacking: I probably should do it, but so far it really hasn't been necessary and every time I've done it I also took a single frame at high Fstop and I liked the single frame better. But at some point I might set up a focus stacking rig on my patio table for those times when I'm shooting something completely lethargic.

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ilmarinenPhotography In reply to dalantech [2015-05-25 08:37:05 +0000 UTC]

I just told you didn't I? I am not trying to push anything on you. I'm just sharing how I do it or rather who I am. And macro is natural, you are definitely wrong there, something isn't unnatural simply because we can't see it. Like I said I'm a naturalist, you and I have different work ethics that's all. The school I live by is "observe but don't touch" makes things awful hard and challenging and maybe a bit too hard at times, but I'm stubborn! Or rather patient.

And like I said, no issue with the flower. The reason the blue doesn't work for me is because like you said it is flat, but also rather plain. You had requested critique after all

I mean you already seem to know how to make the background more interesting so I'm sure its wasted effort to give you suggestions on that nothing ill meant on my part, its easy to misunderstand a text message.

And god no don't stack, its way better with focus on a smaller area IMO, like this one. Well if you are shooting for a book I can see the use of having the whole subject in focus, but as art? Nope.

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dalantech In reply to ilmarinenPhotography [2015-05-25 09:16:30 +0000 UTC]

No worries -maybe I came across a little blunt. It's just that I have my own goals, and I respect that yours are different.

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ilmarinenPhotography In reply to dalantech [2015-05-25 09:24:21 +0000 UTC]

Exactly, right there are than one ways to do it right.

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dalantech In reply to ilmarinenPhotography [2015-05-25 09:34:43 +0000 UTC]

Can't put limits on art

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dalantech In reply to MauruCat [2015-05-22 14:15:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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dalantech In reply to snomanda [2015-05-22 14:15:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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