Macro Phootography Tips

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Nice Pics Gents

 

[snagged in outlet 3]

Heck I thought it was a chigger or bedbug or something really small.

Nice!

Pete

[Quillback]

40 minutes ago, Flysmallie said:

Nice shots Ron. Our methods are similar. I have to shoot off camera flash due to my setup. I only have one macro lens at 40mm. If I try to shoot with the flash on the shoe then the lens shades the subject from the flash. Because like you with the 35, I have to get real close with the 40. I've had good results using different lights as well though. If you are sure you have everything locked down you can have as long a shutter speed as you need.

I did this one using a small flashlight.

Looks like a Liberty head nickel in the back ground.

[Flysmallie]

2 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Looks like a Liberty head nickel in the back ground.

You are correct.

 

[rFisherk]

Thanks for sharing, Flysmallie. Macro is a fascinating form of photography. Lighting on the bug is very interesting. I use a similar lighting on some of my flower photos to turn the background black and isolate the subject. Flower pictured is a Blue Waxweed.

I encourage others to share, and  for anyone interested in photography to get a good macro lens.

[Rolan Duffield]

Wow.  What great pics and your reporting on how you made the shot. Tell us more about your camera and even post some pics of the setup.  Great work. Keep them coming.

Rolan

[snagged in outlet 3]

I really enjoy these photos. 

Thx!

 

[rFisherk]

Here's a shot of some #20 dry flies around a dime that I'm tying on this rainy day. This is with my 35mm lens at f-22 and 30 second shutter speed, filled during that 30 seconds with  a short blast of flash.

Rolan, it's not really about the camera, though it is about the lens. Mostly it is about technique and lighting.

After decades with Nikon, I switched to Pentax because they offered glass comparable to Zeiss--at one-third the price. This shot was with my DA 35mm Macro Limited and a K10 camera, which is about a decade old, but still does as good, or better, as my much newer cameras, as long as I use 100 ISO. By the way, shoot all macro at the lowest ISO possible for your camera. Not just noise, but everything, is better at lower ISOs. Another reason I've kept this camera, while giving away newer ones, is it contains a CCD sensor, which I think is far superior to the CMOS sensors found in just about everything these days.

[LarrySTL]

Great pics, and fascinating to read about how the pics are taken.  Thanks both of you guys !