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This amazing and simple device is incredibly useful in closeup photography. The plamp is named by combining plant and clamp. It has a clamp on each end of it which is connected by rigid, but bendable plastic tubing so it can take on any shape. We use the plamp constantly for stabilizing wildflowers so they won’t blow in a light breeze. Sometimes we use two plamps at the same time, one for bracing the subject, and the second one for moving a splash of color, such as a yellow blossom into the background. We also use them for holding a reflector or diffuser in position, and for holding the feeding tube on a hummingbird feeder still, so it won’t sway in the breeze.
Although the instructions that come with the plamp advise attaching one end to the tripod leg and the other end to the wildflower, we never do this. It is much more effective to buy a cheap light stand or tripod, and attach the plamp to that. Then, when you move your tripod, you won’t jerk the subject if it is still attached. When using the plamp carefully, you never injure the subject either. The plamp is amazingly effective and a very necessary part of our bag, especially for closeup images.
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