snowwhite and 7+ dwarfs

[george013]

A first try to shoot paddo's. That daisy between them caught my attention.



George

[DEAN01]

Love it!

[Dave Humphries]

Me too, good composition

[NorthernFocus]

Nicely seen opportunity. And well executed.

[george013]

It was the first time I used the Sigma 105 2.8 for close photography. I experienced some difficulties such as live view and coming close tot the ground on the tripod. I didn't succeed. The tripod has a middle columm. Maybe somebody can give me a hint?
For those who want to know: ISO 400, f10, 1/100.

George

[NorthernFocus]

A simple though unconventional thing to do is to remove the center column and install it up side down. So you camera is basically mounted inverted between the legs rather than on top. Another option if you have a pod for which replacement parts can be purchased is to buy a shorter center column if available or simply buy another column and cut it off.

[Donald]

I experienced some difficulties such as live view and coming close tot the ground on the tripod. I didn't succeed. The tripod has a middle columm. Maybe somebody can give me a hint?

George - I don't know what tripod it is that you have, but if the centre column can be removed completely, as on my Manfrotto, then invert it and that will allow you to get right onto the ground with the camera mounted.

[John 2]

That's well seen George. I always helps to include that extra something that's different. BTW, if you can't reverse your tripod column as Dan suggests, you can also use a small table top tripod. I keep one plus a small ball head permanently in my camera bag.

[Shadowman]

Nice.

[george013]

All thanks. When trying to find out if I could reverse the column, I found out that it existed out of 2 parts. I can shorten it. I think that problem is solved.

George

[Ziggy]

Very nice. Everything stands out nicely against the green grass.

[george013]

As said I experienced some trouble with this kind of photography. The first one, tripod not low enough, is solved. I could screw half part of the middle column of. About 30,40 cm. I didn't measure it yet. A table tripod is no option for mine camera, D700 and the lens. To heavy end the point of gravity to much forwarded.

Another problem was focusing. Though normal focusing and mirror up was doing well, I wanted to try live view. And there focusing problems occured. I focused on the right place and took the picture. Every time I took the picture, the mirror went down, camera focused again, mirror up and took the picture. I bypassed that by setting the lens to manual.

Reading the manual I noticed that there are 2 live views: handheld and tripod. Handheld is doing the focusing again, tripod not. There might be some more differences between them.

Maybe this is useful for others.

George

[IzzieK]

I think it is James or was it John (Ronstron) who once said he used a mail padded bubble wrap to go downwards. Trouble was he has to go down on the ground to do it and getting up took more of this time than the set up... My tripod can only go down so much too...it is an old 190 Manfrotto...

I love your composition very much...the title is so appropriate too...

[george013]

I think it is James or was it John (Ronstron) who once said he used a mail padded bubble wrap to go downwards. Trouble was he has to go down on the ground to do it and getting up took more of this time than the set up... My tripod can only go down so much too...it is an old 190 Manfrotto...

I love your composition very much...the title is so appropriate too...

Those bags are meant for when you're on the ground or directly on an object like a wall. Getting up will be a problem for me too.
The middle column is about 50 cm and I can reduce that to 20 cm. Without head or camera. And I can install the column upside-down. So I'm happy.

George