Noob Macro @ CCk

[wildsoyabean]

Day 1 shooting macro - wrong attire kenna bitten by mossie until jialat jialat
Just got my Raynox 250. Wish it worked on my tamron too but the filter size is too big to use.

anyway here are some shots from a noob @ macro
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[wildsoyabean]

5)- an attempt at out of border shots...not very successful though

[NovJoe]

Hmm... You need to control your flash so that the lightings are not so harsh. Shots seems overexposed to me. Otherwise, pictures are pretty sharp to me .

Any PP done? If not, you may want to give it a try.

Good try!

[jbma]

I think it is overexposed due to the harsh flash. You lose details this way. Some focus issues too. composition could be better.

[ex0rzist]

Hi WildSoyaBean, care to share your settings and setup so we would be in a better position to give you some constructive comments.

[wildsoyabean]

thanks for the comment.
its direct flash...didnt bring my sb800
shot with 50mm f16 with raynox 250.

should i use tripod for such shoots.
yea i find it quite hard to focus. the depth of view of marco is really shallow!
i didnt do much pp...just crop

[simpleliving]

Originally Posted by wildsoyabean thanks for the comment. its direct flash...didnt bring my sb800 shot with 50mm f16 with raynox 250. should i use tripod for such shoots. yea i find it quite hard to focus. the depth of view of marco is really shallow! i didnt do much pp...just crop

most of us here use direct flash but we put a DIY diffuser (made from Meiji milk bottle or $2 transparent chopping board from Daiso) in front - this will help diffuse the light evenly....

[wildsoyabean]

Originally Posted by simpleliving most of us here use direct flash but we put a DIY diffuser (made from Meiji milk bottle or $2 transparent chopping board from Daiso) in front - this will help diffuse the light evenly....

got sample to show me how u attach it?

[NovJoe]

Originally Posted by wildsoyabean got sample to show me how u attach it?

For me, I have to attach to the lens before attaching the lens to the body .

[wildsoyabean]

Found spider @ home







C&C welcome =)

[hisokaka]

looks underexposed for ur spidey. use diffused flash for better results

[NovJoe]

First of all, your shots have improved !

JS shots are preferred to be facing the camera directly so that we do not have to tilt our heads . In this case, you can flip your last shot 90 degrees anti-clockwise for the result.

Try to move closer to the subject to reveal more details of the JS.

#2 is under-exposed.

[ex0rzist]

Yes i agree with joe that your shots have indeed improved......congrats......keep shooting !

[B-setting]

you did not use the flash for the spider shots? they look a bit dark?

can you control flash-fill with your camera? i mean, like instead of firing at FULL, can you actually set it 1/2 or 1/4 or 1/8 filled? such settings are useful to control the amount of light going to the insect.

[wildsoyabean]

haha i use my sb800....its looks okie on lcd screen...but not sure it turns out this way.
perhaps should have used spot metering instead of matrix since the surronding are white colour stuff, hence the camera under-exposed the spider?