Can You Do Macro Photography In The Winter?

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[@bodinian]

There are people that worry about their lenses growing fungus, then there are people that put their lenses a few inches away from wild mushrooms repeatedly and hold them there.
Kudos to you and thank you for showing us things we may have overlooked!

[@JamieSpensley]

I didn't even think of fungus growing on my lens, I was more scared of it harming me 😂

[@SoHighITouchTheSky22]

Youre adorable!
I'm 50, and we never asked if we could touch something that was in nature, for the most part.
I mean clearly there were certain things that we knew were off-limits but our molds and funguses and things like that we touched we just made sure that we didn't put our hands in our eyes and our mouths afterwards.
We were germ collectors though and that's why we're healthy now.
Don't be scared to touch things baby, just wash your hands when you are done or wear gloves.
I LOVE YOUR WORK!! ❤

[@BugBobsWildWorld]

Nice job, Jamie. Your "springtail" is the larva of a beetle, I can't tell to which family it belongs. Cheers from coastal Southern California, USA.

[@leofischer6401]

i can see a promising future for this channel, you are very natural on camera, the photos are just superb

[@JamieSpensley]

Thank you so much!

[@peterslagmolen]

You are very talented! The best looking mushrooms are the ones not broken ;-) Do you give workshops?

[@JamieSpensley]

Thanks! I do not do workshops at the moment. But I do plan on doing some in depth tutorial type stuff at some point (perhaps in the summer)

[@BenLucasPhotography]

I love this guy!! Just the way he commentates..."I've found whatever that is..and those black spikey things."😄 Exactly what I would say, I have no idea what they are either! Great vid!

[@AliInceoglu]

Hey Jamie, nice Job man. I just wanted to ask when you shoot raw, do you convert them to tiff when you process the image because of the Om system raw format is ORF? My Lightroom does not import ORF files.

[@OneEclecticStyle]

Great Video ! Love the XIF data for each Photos! Great composition!

[@JamieSpensley]

Thanks!

[@MAXR_MTB]

Another banging video Jamie, you really have a good eye and natural talent for this stuff, would love a workflow video, keep it up

[@JamieSpensley]

Thanks! When spring/summer comes around, I'll most likely make a full macro workflow video.

[@klackon1]

Another cracking video: well done.

[@JamieSpensley]

Thank you!

[@mat__cht]

The first fungus is a Xylaria hypoxylon, completely safe to touch

[@rogersteele9890]

Nice video with awesome images, can I ask where you were able to find your flash diffuser?

[@JamieSpensley]

Thanks! Direct message Cygnustech on Instagram to order one

[@railwayvisionwithaayjay4440]

I just love your videos! You are such a natural on camera and I was dreading winter because of the lack of insects to photograph but now I can't wait to get out and do some stuff like this! Thanks for the inspiration - from Australia! (Posting from my sons account, I am not a gunzel :-P )

[@JamieSpensley]

Much appreciated! I feel the same in the winter. I primarily shoot bugs but making this video has made me wanna go out more in the winter to shoot macro.

[@nicobinder]

i love your videos. you inspired me to do macro myself! i enjoy it so much. keep it up

[@JamieSpensley]

Thanks! Happy to hear that!

[@douglasmulcahy1778]

Great content as always Jaime! What's with the Raynox “holder” on top of the Cygnatech logo? Is that a new feature that Brendan is offering or your own innovation? Tired of forgetting which pocket I stashed it in when I last used it🤔

[@JamieSpensley]

Thanks! When I started the channel, Brendan sent me a prototype to use. I think he sells them with holders now, but you'll have to message him to find out for sure.

[@fredjohnson7152]

Brilliant video thanks. How have you attached the Raynox to the side of your diffuser?

[@JamieSpensley]

It's a 55mm UV filter stuck onto the side of my diffuser with velcro. The raynox clips onto that filter

[@fredjohnson7152]

@@JamieSpensley thanks very much. Keep up the good work👍

[@Jan007524]

Some nice shots! Can I ask where you where you obtained the diffuser from? Thanks

[@JamieSpensley]

Thanks! Cygnustech on Instagram

[@mojmakroswiat-mymacroworld2959]

You take great pictures.

[@JamieSpensley]

Thanks!

[@luzifer9976]

I would be so scared of damaging the camera. That looks expensive!

[@JoshxIZ]

Does the camera auto focus stack for you? Or is it you moving back and forth & then u stack in post??

[@JamieSpensley]

I set it to take all the frames for me then I stack them in post. You can stack in camera but it will be a jpeg rather than raw

[@JoshxIZ]

@@JamieSpensley Ok clever..this is why im considering the Olympus system. I got sony and focus- stacking is a struggle. Anyway thanks for your reply & keep on taking great shots!

[@KevinsLillaProduktion]

What do you call that kind of diffuser? I’m looking to buy one myself

[@JamieSpensley]

cygnustech diffuser

[@jokophoto3]

Hi! Where can I buy this diffuser? Nice video and beautiful pictures!@@JamieSpensley

[@JamieSpensley]

@@jokophoto3 Thanks! You have to direct message Cygnustech on Instagram to get one

[@boothmeister6024]

Why so many shots for each subject?

[@luzifer9976]

He is taking shots with different objects in focus and stacks them, so the final picture is sharp. Google Focus Stacking, im not good at explaining it in english.

[@boothmeister6024]

@@luzifer9976 I get the focus stacking. He just doesn't appear to be moving the camera at all? I wondered if it was that or if he was just trying to maximise his chances of a sharp image.

[@luzifer9976]

@@boothmeister6024 Oh in focus stacking you are not supposed to move the camera. The camera position needs to stay the same, only the focus is changed. Multiple pictures are taken, all with different focus distance and those pictures are then blended, to create the stacked picture. If you move too much, the final picture will be blurred.

[@JamieSpensley]

My camara has automatic focus bracketing. So I keep the camera still and the camera will capture all the focal planes for me

[@aljo.antony]

At 8:12, i guess those are snail or slug eggs.

[@JamieSpensley]

Looks identical, it must be that

[@photochop9657]

Nature goes on 24/7 x 365 it doesn't stop, in time you'll know what to look for, when and where.