prosumer macros

[damithc]

my setup: Canon S1 IS, +4 closeup filter, cheap tripod, lot of PS.
Any advice on how to improve (within my limited equipments) would be a great help
All shot at botanical garden, F8 (max F number in S1), with flash.


#1 my fav


#2


#3


#4

[megaweb]

very nice with natural lighting esp. shot #3 and #4 with clean background. If the DOF is shallow after using f8, try a wider focal length

[damithc]

Originally Posted by megaweb shot #3 and #4 with clean background

Not so clean in the original. blurred more using the technique you describe in http://megaweb.clubsnap.org/articles...6_bg_blur.html

[damithc]

Originally Posted by megaweb If the DOF is shallow after using f8, try a wider focal length

Megaweb, i used the telephoto end (10x) for all these shots. By 'wider focal length' did you mean 'zoom less'?

[megaweb]

Originally Posted by damithc Megaweb, i used the telephoto end (10x) for all these shots. By 'wider focal length' did you mean 'zoom less'?

yes, zoom less