{"id":22197,"date":"2018-06-29T00:45:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T04:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/?p=22197"},"modified":"2018-06-29T00:45:22","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T04:45:22","slug":"podcast-macro-video-part-one-i-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/2018\/06\/podcast-macro-video-part-one-i-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Macro video, part one I suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to do this one entirely as a video, but the video clips that I had to work with ended up being too short (or, I guess you could say, I was once again too long-winded) to match up audio and video. So it&#8217;s both, a podcast covering the main details and a video to illustrate what I was talking about. I&#8217;ll get better at this soon. Maybe.<\/p>\n<p>So let&#8217;s start with the audio.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.8em\">Walkabout podcast &#8211; Macro video, part one<\/span><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22197-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/Walkabout%20Macro%20video%201.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/Walkabout%20Macro%20video%201.mp3\">http:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/Walkabout%20Macro%20video%201.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>It works better if you don&#8217;t skip ahead to the video below. And hey, at least this isn&#8217;t another towering wall of text, right? I&#8217;m <em>trying<\/em> to accommodate the social-media-bred attention span.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/277580193\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/2014\/02\/macro-photography-part-eight-tripod-or-not-tripod\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Macro photography, part eight<strong>:<\/strong> Tripod or no tripod?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dslrfilmnoob.com\/2011\/01\/30\/dirt-cheep-monitor-project\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The very simple way to make an external video monitor for DSLRs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/2017\/07\/podcast-twps-boros-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The post where I introduce the LED light<\/a>, which we&#8217;ll see again anytime now.<\/p>\n<p>A look at the rig, as it stands now. I fully expect to be changing this, perhaps quite a bit, as I go. I&#8217;ll keep you updated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MacroVideoRig1-L.jpg\" alt=\"macro video rig with inexpensive external monitor\" width=\"750\" height=\"1049\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22199\" \/><br clear=\"all\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MacroVideoRig2-S.jpg\" alt=\"macro video rig with inexpensive external monitor\" width=\"400\" height=\"567\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-22200\" \/>By the way, it took <a href=\"http:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/2017\/11\/a-visit-with-the-warbirds-part-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">no time at all<\/a> to realize that an external microphone was pretty much a necessity. because the onboard mic is not very impressive and <em>very<\/em> sensitive to wind noise. It also helps isolate sounds from the lens. Doing audio recording with a separate recorder probably isn&#8217;t a bad idea either, just be sure to start each clip with something that&#8217;s both visible and audible to synchronize the two together &#8211; I&#8217;m not saying that you have to use a movie clapper, but you get the general idea. A starter pistol probably works just fine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s two key components to this particular layout. The main support is a Stroboframe flashbracket, used sideways so the arm rises behind the camera instead of alongside it<strong>;<\/strong> this allows the camera to be held at either an upward or downward angle just by shifting grip a little. They make an inexpensive DSLR stabilizer much like this, and I have one, but it&#8217;s a little too small to accommodate the camera with a battery grip on the bottom. The second useful bit is that V-shaped arm attached to the camera hotshoe, which provides three separate shoe mounts for accessories like the microphone, an LED light source, and of course that monitor (modified to take a mini-ballhead, which makes it much more versatile.) Not only is this a fairly complete rig, self-contained and easy to handle, but it&#8217;s remarkably inexpensive. You can <em>always<\/em> throw a lot of money at such things, but it&#8217;s rarely necessary, and a little searching and ingenuity can save you a bundle.<\/p>\n<p>So, obviously, I still have a lot of work to do in achieving steady results at macro magnifications, and I&#8217;ll probably be trying out a lot of different options. I&#8217;ll keep you abreast of what seems to be working best, and naturally, if <em>you<\/em> have any suggestions or solutions, drop a comment, or <a href=\"http:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">contact me directly<\/a> if you prefer. As long as it isn&#8217;t something like, &#8220;Just give it up, Al.&#8221; Even if it seems warranted&#8230;<br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to do this one entirely as a video, but the video clips that I had to work with ended up being too short (or, I guess you could say, I was once again too long-winded) to match up audio and video. 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