Ghost adult :)

[yeatzee]

Nice work. Looks like you're putting the tubes to good use. I like the 2nd 'portrait' shot the best.I also like the 3rd shot composition. I'd fix what looks like a green square at the chin.

Oh wow, I just noticed that "green square." Its from a leaf in the bokeh I suppose. Well that just about ruins the picture <_< I've got to be more conscious of whats in the background!

I like picture 2 best also. Too bad the light is so harsh

 

[yeatzee]

Nice pic! The antenna looks like it will go to the roof! Pentax lenses? I will read about the. Thanks!

Its super long.... and than curls at the end. It looks hilarious :lol:

Also Yen I can use any lens *ever* created by pentax (they have been around as long as nikon and canon, and were considered one of the best in slr days) meaning cheap awesome lenses. Infact the extension tubes are nearly 30 years old! Likewise my favorite lens out of my kit is the same age as the tubes and only cost me $30!

EDIT: I posted a crop of the first image with IMO is much better composition wise.

 

[kamakiri]

Oh wow, I just noticed that "green square." Its from a leaf in the bokeh I suppose. Well that just about ruins the picture <_< I've got to be more conscious of whats in the background!I like picture 2 best also. Too bad the light is so harsh

My feeling is that it is nearly impossible to account for everything in the background all the time. Having distractions in an otherwise good or great shot is normal in 'real world' shooting. To me, that's what photoshop is for...the minor fixes.

The portrait light is harsh, but improves the depth of the shot. While I can immediately tell you are not using a diffuser (or at least not a big one), that's not always a bad thing. If you are just using the external flash in one position facing forward, you might want to explore bounce flash where possible or use a bounce card so you can get light from slightly different directions. A white index card and a rubber band on your flash head for the bounce card is a cheap and easy 'old school' way to do that.

 

[yeatzee]

Yeah, I need a diffuser extremely badly. It was outside in the middle of a field so no bounce flash obviously was possible. I did use a bounce card though, but I was using my flash on too high of a setting so I could get some DOF.

Thanks for the help

 

[wero626]

Wow awsome pics i hope my ghosts turn out like yours!!! =]

 

[yeatzee]

thanks

 

[yeatzee]

my lone female:

 

[revmdn]

Great pic.

 

[Katnapper]

Beautiful pic of her!

 

[yeatzee]

Great pic.

Beautiful pic of her!

Thanks

 

[yeatzee]

I tried to make the flash less harsh in this shot.... also without using a diffuser. What do you guys think?

 

[yen_saw]

Nice pic!

The problem taking photo of ghost mantis is that being draker color the mantis 'absorb' all the light and without proper flash there will be shadow, but a bright flashlight without diffuser also create the 'hot spot' problem.

 

[yeatzee]

Anything black in broad daylight is incredibly hard to expose correctly. You pretty much have to choose whether to expose the background/foreground or the subject. Obviously I chose the subject :lol: