Spring Babies: The Good, The Bad, and The Creepy

Posted on June 2nd, 2011 by Steve Russell
1-60, f-4.0, ISO 1600, flash 0 EV, 192mm, P-mode

Spring finally arrived in the Northwest and new life popped up in familiar places. The Mallards and Canada Geese babies showed up at the local park and in the macro world, hundreds of tiny orb weaver spiders emerged from their nest in the eave of the roof over my deck. The subjects were a study [...]

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Lights! Camera! Action!- Using a Ring Flash

Posted on September 10th, 2010 by Steve Russell
Steve Russell - Hovering Fly On Clematis

In my last blog I had just begun to shoot bees hand holding my camera in natural light. This month I’ve experimented with my ring flash, shooting bees and bugs during the harsher mid-day light, and intentionally finding the most colorful natural backdrops possible. The result is that I’ve experienced a much higher shot-failure rate, [...]

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