Sweet scented bedstraw

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

For shots like these, do you ever use a special viewfinder? Posted 10 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  I'm not sure what you mean? My setup is pretty simple. To keep it relatively light for hiking I use a mirrorless camera, Fuji XE-1and a modest selection of lenses - 3 a 55 macro, 18-55 and 55-200. The viewfinder on the camera is an electronic viewfinder and the lens I used for this photo is manual focus. I generally have exposure preview on and have focus peaking on (highlights the areas of focus in the viewfinder), which is helps a lot, especially in contrasty situations. Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I mean something like this...
    
    http://www.ferdychristant.com/blog//resources/AA/$FILE/dr5_02.jpg
    
    ...but that probably does not make much sense in mirror-less? Posted 10 years ago
  2. 1. morpheme
      
      Lion
      
      ah - I get it. I wasn't thinking about that for this photo- it's actually up pretty high on a rock, so having the camera on the ground wasn't an issue. I only occasionally encounter situations where I can't really see in the viewfinder because I have the camera that low (and I'm not adverse to getting down in the dirt for the most part) so then I usually use the LCD on the back. It's a bit harder to see to focus, but it usually works. The LCD view on the Fuji is a lot more stable than say "live view" is on my Nikon.
      The X series is pretty new, so there's a lot of accessories that aren't really available. I don't think I'd be able to get a telescope like that - heck.. I can't even get an extended eye cup...
      
      Oh- and it also doesn't hurt that the camera is about 1/3 the height and way lighter than a big DSLR. I can hand hold it in situations that would be difficult with the Nikon. Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks. Buying that accessory was a bit of a gamble for me, but it did help me a lot in a few fungi sessions. I had big issues accurately composing laying on the ground. I'm also quite tall and have to bend myself in strange positions otherwise. And finally, I get less ticks this way :) Posted 10 years ago
      2. morpheme
        
        Lion
        
        lol - I'm only 5 feet tall, so I'm lower in the first place. Sometimes I do get into some pretty strange contortions, but at least I don't have to worry too much about ticks. There's only a few places that are heavily infested and we tend to avoid them during warm weather anyway, because the same places have rattlesnakes and other things we'd prefer to avoid… In all the years I've lived out here, last week was the first time I found a tick on me, and it only made it onto my sweater - it didn't bite me. We're also fortunate that tick borne illnesses are rare here, even if you do get bitten, unlike some areas, where a tick bite means an automatic treatment for lyme disease. Posted 10 years ago

The Sweet-scented bedstraw

"Galium triflorum" is a herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae. It is widespread in northern Europe, eastern Asia and North America. The plant is considered a noxious weed in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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Uploaded May 4, 2015. Captured May 3, 2015 09:57 in Olympic National Park, National Forest Development Road 24, Washington, USA.

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ISO400
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