Close-up and Macro Photography

TWENTY TWO Marco on the Move

 

 

HAVING preached the virtues of using a tripod earlier in this book, I now find myself defending valid reasons as to when it becomes a hindrance rather than an advantage. Don’t misunderstand me, I still shoot every image I can with one, but there are situations when it becomes challenging to photograph active insects for a number of reasons. Rough, overgrown terrain makes it difficult to manoeuvre a tripod without disturbing the surrounding vegetation, forcing your quarry and anything else to make a hasty exit.

During the pre-digital era, pursuing insects on the move with a camera (in my case medium format) was a much more challenging ordeal. There was no fast, responsive autofocus, or image stabilisation and ...