Angus is odd
I was recently asked to explain what was odd about Angus. Here was my reply:
- He often purrs for no reason – We’ll hear him purring away in the middle of the night.
- He talks – especially when you say or even whisper his name
- He likes riding around in a Nutri Grain box (or similar) as per Iron Cat
- He will often sit in the shelf of the pantry (usually purring): Angus in the Pantry
- He often paws a mirro
My Softboxes
I have a range of DIY softboxes which I use for macro photography. In each case the light from the flash is first spread onto a surface which then lights the subject with a much softer light than with the bare flash.
My First Softbox
My first softbox was a fairly simple cardboard arrangement which I still use when I’m at home taking macro shots at a magnification of 1:1 or less. For info…
Poor Angus
Our beautiful boy, Angus, had a bad day, yesterday (13 March).
He went outside with the 3 cats in the afternoon and within 30 minutes of being outside he was acting strangely. I brought him inside. He was constantly licking and scratching himself basically anywhere on his body he could reach. He was also very upset, panting quite regularly and meowing whenever he was left alone. I followed h…
Native Orchids
While walking the dogs yesterday morning near Lennox Bridge (Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia), I spied some native orchids to the side of the track. I headed back yesterday afternoon to get some photographs. After looking more closely, I found a great number of spike and it appears there may be more than one species.
This was first spike I came across in the afternoon. I believe these ar…
Shooting macro with one hand
My usual technique for shooting macro on the monopod is to have the camera on manual focus, set the focus point and then rock the camera forward or back until the desired part of the image (e.g. the eyes on a spider) are in focus. The monopod means I can hold the camera fairly steady with just my right hand. This frees my left hand for holding foliage out of the way or even steadying the foliag…