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glare or highlights on black beetle - poor diffuser ?

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Joseph S Wisniewski Forum Pro • Posts: 35,461
Thanks for the idea

Mike Engles wrote:

Perhaps experiments with shiny domed buttons with engravings set on a leaf would give a consistent target to work with.Buttons on service peoples tunics for example

I'm far from my server and trying to come up with examples of what I was talking about, and I don't want my subject moving between shots. It's also late in the season here, and all I've been able to find that are shiny are some shiny black spiders that I really, really want to leave where they are.

I believe there's a glass insect or two in my collection.

I think I can pull up the old dual arm rig (trying not illustrate my point without $2,000 worth of lighting.

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