cadman Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Bob - this is the stepper that I used: Makrak 3981.jpg Ted - no macro, no matter how much money you throw will get you hairy legs. Anyone who uses a macro for the first time is going to be disappointed. They will probably think 'should have got the big name or longer lens or ....'. The fact is, it would have made very little difference. A macro lens allows you to reach 1:1 magnification, rarely any more. To achieve a 1:1 pic, you must be at minimum focus distance. For a short lens, this is very close to the subject. With a 105mm lens (mine), the minimum focus is further away, but still only 1:1. The 105 just means that I can be further away to get the same shot. At minimum focus length, the depth of field or the slice of the subject considered to be in focus, will be about 0.5mm. This means the photographing a house fly, you can get half of one eye or the mouth parts or a bit of one leg or a slice of abdomen. Focus in macro is an illusion. You fool the viewer into believing he/she is looking at a perfectly focused close up, but with smart positioning of the camera, still all you are able to give is half an eyeball, a piece of leg, slice of body and an antenna tip. Ants are a nightmare for macro, take a look at this: ant redhead 4818.JPG I got the eye, mouth parts and a couple of leg segments in focus, to fool you into believing the whole ant is in focus. Of course, you will see that it is not as we are talking about the subject. I very rarely go that close. I prefer to shoot from slightly further back, get a deeper depth of field and then crop the image close for a close-up effect. Dave Thanks for the mini tutorial Dave. I have a long way to go with my photography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Ill come drop it off if you buy me a computer I've got several laying around here. You can take your pick. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topwatersniper Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I work as a breadman 60 hours a week And support a wife a 4 kids, so free time is a premium. That being said, over the past 2 years I've made from scratch...a chess set, a 4 foot rc pt boat, a naval strategy board game, and now homemade lures. I also paint ww2 aviation and naval subjects. In july 2007, fishing facts magazine used a bass painting of mine for their cover...a proud moment indeed , considering I would pour over that magazine as a kid who longed to go fishing...cheers to all you creators! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Im right there with you on the hours!... I drive a fuel/oil/chemical truck... Luckily DOT caps us at 70... Though my last job didnt care, it was 80s and 90s most of the time, with the occasional 3 digit week With this job ive been home every night for the past 2 years.. Work comes and goes, some days im home before the kids get out of school, other days theyre in bed before i get home A 2 day project might take me 3 weeks... Ive been at it almost 2 years and my tackle box still has empty spots... Sometimes i feel like a dog chasing its tail.. I keep thinking ill catch it some day, and i never seem to get bored doing it! Edited December 4, 2015 by JRammit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Wow....didn't think of you people as being so diversified. I'm a sports nut and a outdoor enthusiast, that simple. Enjoy golf (being with friends), children participating in sports (coaching them) my playing days are over, after them it's fishing....fishing.....fishing!!! Through all I have done, fishing was always in the mix. From a very young age. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 I keep thinking of more stuff: I played county soccer until 16 and also played in a table tennis league. I did gymnastics and was school high jump champion. I was very competitive as a kid, which caused problems. What was I supposed to do, lose on purpose! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted December 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Dave, i played soccer too, all through elementary school.. I wanted to play football, buy my parents couldnt afford it... In jr high, the school paid for football, so my soccer "career" was over...... Competitive? Ha! Our team sucked, we never won a game Dale, youre living a little dream of mine!.. Ive always wanted to try coaching kids football, even wrote my own playbook one year I had a cool idea last year at Christmas.. For one of my youngest sons presents i wrapped up a bundle of 6' x 2" PVC pipe.. It stood taller than the tree, and he was dying to know what it was.... Should have seen his face when he opened it!.... "Pipes dad???"..... I also made a card and attatched it to the gift, but you know how kids are with cards..... "Read the card"...... The card was my hand drawn "blue prints" for two 10' x 6' goal posts, and in another box were 2 sets of endzone pylons...... He got a real football field for Christmas! We built the goal posts and concreted them in the ground together.. And i mowed the sidelines and endzones down If this was in my yard as a kid, my mom would have had to stock up on koolaid, cause the whole neighborhood would have been at my house!..... But i guess kids these days are hypnotized by video games, cause the field went virtually unnoticed..... Weve had a few small games on it, and he's out there almost every day pretending to win the Superbowl.. So i guess it was a success Heres a little video clip of him i made last summer Ethan field goal: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Big, Big Fun. What's really satisfying is when they grow up and they tell you that you were important in their life and their sport life. Life is the most satisfying to me. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Been toying with 2 GoPro hero4's mostly rail fanning to learn all the in's and out's of these camera's it's been fun up to this point unfortunately my latest video session was when my truck was totaled: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Gone2long - real shame about your truck, but the video is top quality. You must have been feeling the urge to find a new home for the cell phone, perhaps in one of the guys vacant orifices. DAve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted December 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 The video looks so smooth.. Can hardly you're walking around with it.... And everything looks so in focus when you pan around....... Yup, i need one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Not to go too far off topic but I'm using a G4 3 axis gimbal that is the smoothness part and that's shot at 1080p/60fps with no filter, with the filter on the glare would have been reduced - been having a lot of fun though and now that winter is approaching I hope to share with you guys some of my latest work i.e. been making larger muskie/salt water baits hope to do some decent video on it, hence the chasing of trains to gain a little more insight on the camera. Oh and just got the offer for my truck came in at $2800 and I get to keep the truck which was important as I put a new remanufactured motor and trans 3-4 years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted December 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) I dont think its possible to go off topic on this thread.... Just a conversation maker discussing other interests Ive found making/editing videos to be far more fun than i anticipated!... Looking forward to seeing your work gone2! That first part you typed with all the numbers looks like Greek to me.... Same with the photograph discussion earlier...... I guess i need to learn what all that means I just have an app on my phone that lets me trim clips, add music, text, ect... Started out just making short videos of lures in my test tank, then started trying to film my fishing trips... Heres my 2 favorites so far Im a rookie, but i have fun with it! Edited December 6, 2015 by JRammit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 I dont think its possible to go off topic on this thread.... Just a conversation maker discussing other interests Ive found making/editing videos to be far more fun than i anticipated!... Looking forward to seeing your work gone2! That first part you typed with all the numbers looks like Greek to me.... Same with the photograph discussion earlier...... I guess i need to learn what all that means I just have an app on my phone that lets me trim clips, add music, text, ect... Started out just making short videos of lures in my test tank, then started trying to film my fishing trips... Heres my 2 favorites so far Im a rookie, but i have fun with it! tick.....tick......BOOM! Isn't that a song? lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braided Line Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Bow hunting................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 I used to collect old sports cards. Still have a nice rookie Mays and decent rookies of Koufax and Mantle. Even thought about opening a shop at one time, but glad I didn't because that craze is virtually gone now. Also, sport and muscle cars have always been a passion of mine. Love old Challengers, Vettes, and Trans Ams. Currently have a 2000 Mustang GT that's......ummm......not so street legal. lol Nowadays, I'd have to say my latest hobby is smoking meats. Just got into it this last spring when a buddy of mine built me a 50-gallon drum. Smoke 'em if you got 'em! I have a friend that smokes meats ,turkeys ,ducks, chickens ,ribs..and dam carp...that's right carp...im not a fish eater but love to fish . and i'll say the little taste I had wasn't bad...just hope the silver carp out there in the Midwest states catches on for eating..boy we are in trouble if not.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 I have a friend that smokes meats ,turkeys ,ducks, chickens ,ribs..and dam carp...that's right carp...im not a fish eater but love to fish . and i'll say the little taste I had wasn't bad...just hope the silver carp out there in the Midwest states catches on for eating..boy we are in trouble if not.. Wow....haven't heard that one before. There are TONS of carp here in our river. Almost kinda freaky when I see those dudes swim by the boat. Talkin' 30 plus pounds. I've always been told that carp have too many bones to eat? How does your friend get around that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Carp, That's a Jewish delacacie called gevilte fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted December 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Wow....haven't heard that one before. There are TONS of carp here in our river. Almost kinda freaky when I see those dudes swim by the boat. Talkin' 30 plus pounds. I've always been told that carp have too many bones to eat? How does your friend get around that? Trout is full of bones (especially small stockers) and they make a fine meal! Better question... How do you get past the bland rubber taste??...... Just for "try it sake" i cooked up a drum that my kid caught once... It was like eating a pencil eraser! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Trout is full of bones (especially small stockers) and they make a fine meal! Better question... How do you get past the bland rubber taste??...... Just for "try it sake" i cooked up a drum that my kid caught once... It was like eating a pencil eraser! Ahhh....gotcha! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt - NC Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 I have recently (during the last 6 moths or so) gotten into photography and photo editing. Nothing too fancy with the photos. I use my smartphone for most of them. But the editing and tweaking end of it has really become fun. I actually setup a website for it at http://www.phototweaks.com, to showcase my work and make it available so others can pay a small fee for me to enhance their photos too. Can't say that I was ever interested in golf. Oh, and I recently bought a drone, so I'm learning how not to crash it and how to keep it out of treetops I'm hoping to use the drone to get some cool photos and video once I learn how to fly it better Here's a short video of my maiden flight a few weeks ago: https://youtu.be/g37GrdTAUr8 Nothing fancy. But I was happy that I didn't crash! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 I have recently (during the last 6 moths or so) gotten into photography and photo editing. Nothing too fancy with the photos. I use my smartphone for most of them. But the editing and tweaking end of it has really become fun. I actually setup a website for it at www.phototweaks.com, to showcase my work and make it available so others can pay a small fee for me to enhance their photos too. Can't say that I was ever interested in golf. Oh, and I recently bought a drone, so I'm learning how not to crash it and how to keep it out of treetops I'm hoping to use the drone to get some cool photos and video once I learn how to fly it better Here's a short video of my maiden flight a few weeks ago: Nothing fancy. But I was happy that I didn't crash! Get yourself a set of filters that will get rid of the jello affect looking at getting one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt - NC Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Get yourself a set of filters that will get rid of the jello affect looking at getting one myself. Not sure what you mean by Jello effect. You wanna expound on that one for me?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Oh, and I recently bought a drone, so I'm learning how not to crash it and how to keep it out of treetops Ha!... That's funny!... My son got a drone for Christmas, but he was busy playing new video games, so i took the drone out for its first flight... Those things go high!... So high i couldnt tell if i was making it fly back to me or towards the neighbors tree.... I found out when i brought it down and it landed in the tree 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 (edited) Not sure what you mean by Jello effect. You wanna expound on that one for me?? Sure often with a gimbal on your drone you get that wavy "jello" affect while recording from a drone platform it was really evident at around 17 seconds in your test video. ND filters help correct this, there are other factors that may be in play but this often can reduce or eliminate the issue. High frame rates will also cause this as well. side by side example: this is just a reference video to show the effect of "jello" as you can see you may be able to correct in post but it is much better to eliminate before you even get to post and not have an artificial look to your videos. Edited December 31, 2015 by gone2long 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
