Macro Monday
First, I missed my first Sunday Stills ever yesterday and I’m bummed out. But then I’m home for a few days and I got my latest package from B&H Photo and I get to go play with my new 2-8 stop ND fader filter on the river, so I hope ya’ll are looking forward to alot of water shots. This filter slows the shutter speed and I should be able to get some great moving water shots without using shutter mode and get back to aperature mode. So after posting this its adventure time in the woods and exploring the various creeks along the Tellico River for some better macro shots…. For today its not really a true macro but I got some pics of brachiopods in the ceiling of the Kentucky Caverns in Horse Cave Kentucky. It was a pretty cool find as well as the cave frog also pictured, the guide said he usually hangs around and in the spring and summer there are salamanders galore, so I’ll have to get back there in June or July. The best thing is there is a Loves truckstop across the street from the caves and the name of the place is Kentucky Down Under featuring the Kentucky Caverns and a bunch of Australian animals and birds. Its worth a stop if for are ever traveling on I-65..:-)
I took all my cave shots with my Canon G12 point and shoot in Aperature mode with the ISO cranked up to 1600, it goes up to 3200 but the pics get grainey. My Nikon D80 only goes to 1600 so the G12 is perfect for close in work and low light shots..:-)
February 13, 2012 at 1:19 pm
How wide would you say the Brachiopods were? If they are as much as 2″, they could be Platystrophia sp. Platystrophia were abundant in the marine rocks of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. They evolved quickly and are restricted to the Upper Ordovician rocks making them excellent time markers for that period. Good eye, Ed. I love the frog – he must have come in there from the outside since h hasn’t lost his eyes or color.
February 13, 2012 at 5:26 pm
very interesting…I know what you mean about grainy photos….I have a real hard time with low light photography!
February 14, 2012 at 3:53 am
you’ll have fun with that fitler, i’m hanging out to get our with mine again
February 15, 2012 at 1:00 am
cool to see the frog!
February 18, 2012 at 11:34 am
the first one pic is really wonderful.