On Salisbury Plain, yesterday.

K5, 150-500 @ 440.
From the raw image in Elements 11.
Handheld, manual focus.





Any thoughts?

Roger.

Yes, from Wex.

And very good the Plamp is, too!
Recommended.

Roger.

Cheers, Rob.

Roger.

Many thanks for your encouraging remarks, chaps!

It was forty-odd, David!

Roger

Happy New Year, All!

Not a very nice day here in Wiltshire, so.....

A couple of images of water splashes, in a black cup.

A plastic pot, with a pin-hole in the bottom, held in my Wimberly Plamp ii (my Christmas present / new toy!)

Open desk diary b/g to give "contour" lines effect.


K5, 100mm D FA Macro, handheld, manual focus. Pentax AF280T on-camera flash, manual/low setting.

Elements 11, NeatImage.
















Any thoughts most welcome!

Roger.

Thanks Malcombe &Andy.
The moth was held on the point of a pin which, in turn, was held in a clothes peg.(All very technical, you understand!)

Any pin in the image was then cloned out in Elements 11.

Thanks for looking,

Roger.

Zerene Stacker?
Christmas is coming..........

Not very nice here today, so.....

some stacks from Combine ZP of a moth found expired in our hall last evening.

Both with K5, 100mm D FA Macro, Pentax afo80c Ringflash, Redsnapper tripod.

Elements 11.



This, a stack of five:



This, a stack of fifteen:




Any C&C welcome.

Roger.

From early this morning, during a lull in the fighting (with a red moon!).










Might post my moons later, if I can get to grips with the pp.


Roger.

The problem:





Remove the batteries & you'll see four of these. Remove them.





Separate the unit by lifting the battery compartment. Avoid touching any of this!





Showing the corroded tabs to each of the four negative battery clip/contacts




Two of the bad tabs bent back to release the clip. Not all were corroded.




Add vinegar to taste!

Roger.

Well, job done then!

Undid the four screws (mini-Philips), lifted them out with the magnetic pick-up tool that came with the set.
This allows the separation of the unit body, the battery compartment lifting away easily.
It's further movement away is limited by the wires (soldered) to each of the four negative battery terminals/spring contacts, where the corrosion sits.
The cable length just allows the rear of the clips to be accessed. They are each held to their common back-plate by two small tabs, bent over to secure.
On bending the tabs open, each can be inspected & worked on to clean them up.
Anyone adept at soldering could, I'm sure, de-solder each of the clips, which would increase the accessibility for the cleaning operation.
I found, quite late in the operation, that the plastic plate that holds the four battery contacts (by the two bent tabs) can in fact be removed by bending it back away from the battery "tray", it being held by a simple plastic clip at the top.
I found the task quite simple, if a little fiddly! Three hands at some stages could be useful!

I would not discourage anyone from undertaking the job.

NOTE.
I avoided touching any of the other components, wires, etc., lest any of the horror stories of lots of volts should strike me down in my prime!!

The unit is now functioning correctly & has reclaimed its position as my go-to lighting source for macro.

If your contacts are feeling blue, have a go!


Roger.

A couple of snaps to follow. I found it difficult enough to see, let alone image the components &their location in situ.
If there are any questions, let me know.