A monopod with a ballhead could prove useful in this situation...I think
I still have manfrotto mono laying dormant somewhere.
On 11/10/11 9:17 PM, Don Roberts wrote:
Hmm, I use a monopod with a ball head more than a tripod actually but
I never thought of just using it as a stabilizer. Thanks, Karl, I
will try that. In about 6 months when the insects and flowers return.
Don
On 11/10/11 11:00 AM, Karl Shah-Jenner wrote:
Don Roberts
I have shot macros of insects for years and have found that you just
can't keep up with them on a tripod and you will disturb many scenes by
trying to use one. Chasing them around is the best way. Usually, back
in the film days, I used flash setups designed for macro work. Now
I do
both hand held and strobe. Hand held is indeed much easier to shoot
but
not as easy to get an excellent result; DOF is just too small for
really close up work. I also have the Manfrotto tripod and appreciate
its versatility for other things.
With macos, if i'm not lying in the dirt with my elbows playing at
being tripod legs, I find bolting my unextended monopod to the baseof
the camera , tilted backward at 45 degrees increases it's inertia and
thus reduces slight movements and I can always brace it against my
leg or stomach . I also find it's easier that was to move with the
insect or escape the irate wasp with greater ease.
k
