Between rain showers I found a lot of new Mayapple plants springing up Sunday along the Ozark Highlands Trail at the Herrods Creek crossing. As always your comments are appreciated.
John what a neat little guy. I really like the water droplets it adds alot of texture you also have good DOF.
Posted by Randy Wilson on April 2, 2008 at 1:28 PM
Yep, a winner. The water drops on the upper and right surfaces are nicely lit up, and the plant really pops against the smooth background.
I guess you either found the right-angle finder you were looking for, or you got good and soaked to take this picture. If the former, what did you end up with, and would you care to share what you've learned on the subject?
Thanks for the comments everybody. Randy, I was good and soaked long before I took this photo, and to be honest I forgot I had the right-angle finder. I bought the Canon model at full price from B&H. I tried to get one off eBay, but got out-bid because I wasn't willing to pay near full price.
I haven't used it much, but I can say that I like the "detached" feeling I get when I'm looking at a scene through it (hope that doesn't sound too crazy!). When moving the camera around while composing, you move your head in a different direction than normal. It just seems to make me focus more on the image in the viewfinder.
It goes off and on the camera fairly easily, but it's still an additional piece of equipment I have to dig out and set up. In the rain, that's just too much to ask from an impatient guy like me!
I still see myself using the angle finder a lot when I've got my camera inches above water level downstream of a waterfall.
Posted by Randy Wilson on April 2, 2008 at 4:25 PM
In the rain, the logistics of fishing something out of a backpack become a considerably bigger pain; so I see your point.
As you say, though, that sounds like a handy gadget to have for a lot of things other than shooting flower macros. One time I had my camera hanging upside down in a stone channel on a reversed center post, and it was just impossible to look through the viewfinder to compose the image.
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8 repliesI guess you either found the right-angle finder you were looking for, or you got good and soaked to take this picture. If the former, what did you end up with, and would you care to share what you've learned on the subject?
Brad
I haven't used it much, but I can say that I like the "detached" feeling I get when I'm looking at a scene through it (hope that doesn't sound too crazy!). When moving the camera around while composing, you move your head in a different direction than normal. It just seems to make me focus more on the image in the viewfinder.
It goes off and on the camera fairly easily, but it's still an additional piece of equipment I have to dig out and set up. In the rain, that's just too much to ask from an impatient guy like me!
I still see myself using the angle finder a lot when I've got my camera inches above water level downstream of a waterfall.
As you say, though, that sounds like a handy gadget to have for a lot of things other than shooting flower macros. One time I had my camera hanging upside down in a stone channel on a reversed center post, and it was just impossible to look through the viewfinder to compose the image.