I was up at my parents cabin on Friday to help work in their garden. It was a hot and humid day, but I had a chance after dinner to walk around and see summer at its finest.
My once a month feature on some of the photos I liked from the past month that I shot for the Wisconsin State Journal.
Fennimore's Chelsea Henry crosses the finish line to give her team a first place finish in the Division 3 Girls 3200m Relay. The first day of the WIAA State Track Meet was held Friday June 4, 2010 at Veterans Memorial Field Sport Complex on the UW-La Crosse campus. Steve Apps-Wisconsin State Journal.
New Lisbon's John McCann waiting for his chance to complete in the Boys Division 3 High Jump. The second day of the WIAA State Track Meet was held Saturday June 5, 2010 at Veterans Memorial Field Sport Complex on the UW-La Crosse campus. Steve Apps-Wisconsin State Journal.
Monroe's Jeffery Hill clears 12-foot 6 inches in the Division 2 Boys Pole Vault. The first day of the WIAA State Track Meet was held Friday June 4, 2010 at Veterans Memorial Field Sport Complex on the UW-La Crosse campus. Steve Apps-Wisconsin State Journal.
Cuba City's Katie Langmeier slips and hits the bar down while trying to clear 5-foot 5 inches in the girls high jump. The first day of the WIAA State Track Meet was held Friday June 4, 2010 at Veterans Memorial Field Sport Complex on the UW-La Crosse campus. Steve Apps-Wisconsin State Journal.
Madison Edgewood's Matt McKenna , right, finished first in the Division 2 Boys 3200 Meter Run while running in the rain. Catholic Memorial John Luterback, left, finished 2nd. The second day of the WIAA State Track Meet was held Saturday June 5, 2010 at Veterans Memorial Field Sport Complex on the UW-La Crosse campus. Steve Apps-Wisconsin State Journal.
Bikers beginning to ride under the Monona Convention Center on John Nolen Drive during the second annual Ride The Drive bike event was held Sunday June 6, 2010. The event transforms some of Madison's city streets into a public promenade for bikers, skaters, and walkers. Steve Apps-Wisconsin State Journal.
Chuck Friedrich and Cathy Means walk Buddy along the bike path on John Nolen Drive during the second annual Ride The Drive bike event was held Sunday June 6, 2010. The event transforms some of Madison's city streets into a public promenade for bikers, skaters, and walkers. Steve Apps-Wisconsin State Journal.
Zach Ahrens, left, and Richard Bundy installing a solar electric panel on the roof of Midtown Apartments on Madison's southwest side. Steve Apps-Wisconsin State Journal.
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For last week’s print edition of The Capital Times I was asked to photograph a studio shot of a deer tick. I was handed a small container with the tick in some liquid and given a general idea of the concept the editors wanted for the cover photo. As most people know, the biggest problem in photographing a deer tick is the size — smaller than a freckle. These ticks are smaller than the more common wood ticks that are found throughout Wisconsin, but they can carry Lyme Disease. The Capital Times story was about how hard it is to diagnose and treat this horrible disease.
Shooting photos in a studio has never been one of my favorite things to do since there are so many people who can do it a lot better than I can, but this seemed like an interesting challenge.
Knowing that the tick is so small, I had to secure everything since I would have such a low depth of field with the macro lens. It was a real simple set-up; basically a Canon 5D Mark II with a macro lens.
The 5D camera has a large sensor so even a photo of the small tick could be cropped quite a bit without losing much quality.
I took the tick and held it was one of those small tweezers from a Swiss Army knife. Then secured the tweezers with some clamp I found in the studio. The clamp fit nicely on a light stand so now the tick was ready to be photographed.
I used a couple of softboxes on each side and another light pointed at the drop cloth in back. With the camera on a tripod I was ready to start shooting. My biggest concern was bumping the stand holding the tick, knocking the tick off the stand. I figured if that happened I was done. There was no way I would find that little guy on the floor. Luckily, that didn’t happen and I was able to shoot with a number of different exposures and f-stops until I was happy with what I was seeing reviewing the screen on the back of the camera.
Copy this link if you want to see the story. http://bit.ly/cXOh3j
Cover photo for the Capital Time story on Lyme disease and the Deer Ticks. Steve Apps-State Journal.
The full frame photo before it was cropped tighter.
The Canon Mark 5D Mark II camera and bracket holding deer tick.
The simple setup used to photograph the deer tick.
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