How to shoot fireflies?

mbmoehl

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I would like to here the techniques used to shoot fireflies on film. Digitally, many people take several exposures and stack them in photoshop. Is it possible to get a nice outcome in one take on film?

Thanks,

Mike
 

Vaughn

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Camera on tripod, open the lens ("B" with a locking cable release), cover the lens and make multiple exposures by quickly uncovering and covering the lens with something dark.
 

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mbmoehl said:
I would like to here the techniques used to shoot fireflies on film. Digitally, many people take several exposures and stack them in photoshop. Is it possible to get a nice outcome in one take on film?

Thanks,

Mike
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Yes, it is. Wide angle lens - with the most closed aperture - (inverted) on extension tubes, medium/high speed film, continuos white light, and move the focusing ring ...
 

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Vaughn said:
Camera on tripod, open the lens ("B" with a locking cable release), cover the lens and make multiple exposures by quickly uncovering and covering the lens with something dark.
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Simple and smart. I would have just kept clicking the shutter and messing everything up.
 

Bill Burk

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My shot was one exposure, there were just a bunch of them flying around.
 
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