Thanks
Tony
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I have a Nikon Coolpix 4500 and have been photographing a lot of pinned
micro moths with it. I often have the lens within an inch of a moth. I
really don't know what the f-stop is - I just let the camera do its thing.
I have a ring light for it, but find that I get either a red or a blue cast
with it even though I have tried my best to have the white balance set
right. My best shots are when I use natural light, preferably cloudy (not
too bright) with no shadows. Play around with the white balance settings to
get the best results. I have tried various backgrounds and prefer white,
although off white and light blue are not bad. I use Photoshop 7 to crop,
work with the color balance, then add text. I then save a .psd file; then
flatten the image, reduce the image size to 640 pixels and 72 resolution,
then save .jpg and a .tif files.
I have a friend who has a 995 and photographs pinned macro moths with it.
He prefers natural light and a light blue background.
Contact me in person if you have questions or if would would like to see an
image or two.
Charley
Charles Bird, Box 22, Erskine, Alberta, Canada, T0C 1G0