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18-03-2008, 10:09 AM
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this is where most people go wrong.There are two good ways to tip the scale in your favor when shooting macro. The first is to make good use of external electronic flash. Although there are some drawbacks to using flash in macro, such as the possibility of glare, reflections, or a stark black background, these risks are outweighed by the benefits of maximized depth-of-field because flash will let you stop down and increase shutter speed.
When you control the light, you control the shot.! Electronic flashes have come a very long way, in terms of macro photography in the last 10 years.. Many camera manufacturers offer complete macro systems that make it easier than ever to control macro lighting. Of special note is Canon’s excellent MT-24EX flash which i was lucky enough to be Abel to afford one of these and im amazed at how good this sytem is,It mounts on the front of your macro lens and provides two separate flash heads that can be angled and rotated in a multitude of lighting combinations.pushing the 2 flash heads to the top of the mount gives me lighting that isnt flat which is 1 draw back to ring flashs..all tho some have ratio controll to prevent this alot of them havnt.  Another way that macro photographers are using flash is to employ special brackets and diffusers that put a single flash on an adjustable arm so that the arm can be “bent” and thus point light directly at the subject. Still other photographers are using brackets that provide shoes for two separate flash units that can be positioned independently. Obviously, there are many ways to employ flash in macro photography, and doing so will improve your success rate dramatically. 
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Thanks, I hope to get one sometime soon, I love macro and close up photography.
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18-03-2008, 10:19 AM
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if u have the right gear and u pratice lots u could end up with shots like this.
 
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18-03-2008, 11:27 AM
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Just had a little play about with them settings you suggested.
Yep, a marked improvement. Nothing like the shot of that fly or anything, but better, and worth playing with some more 
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18-03-2008, 11:41 AM
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that fly was shot at 3:1 life size..i was about 1cm from the fly..i was that close i could smell him..lol jk
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18-03-2008, 12:01 PM
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I've seen a fair amount of macro junkies work on a photography forum and it's fantastic, as you can tell from his pictures in this thread.
My planned Macro purchase has gone out of the window, although I can still use the EF-S 60mm, as I've ordered a couple of Geckos through Reptile Cymru which I should be collecting tomorrow. I may be posting for tips down the line
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Well I almost went for a D-SLR setup just after xmas, but then decided, for what I want right now, it would have been overkill. Besided I can always get into that after I've gotten my hand dirty with the stuff I'm using. I'll mess about in a bit and show you what I can come up with so far
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18-03-2008, 01:08 PM
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18-03-2008, 02:47 PM
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I have a Nikon D40 M_J, what cheap macro lens would you recommend?
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That fly photo is amazing, I would dearly love to capture detail like that.
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