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by Vodka on Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:48 am
Hi,
My recent attempt at outdoor macro photography. These were all taken hand-held using my Frankenstein combo of a Nikkor 70-200VR + Canon 500D close-up filter  . This combo gets me approx 1 : 0.8 magnification.
In hindsight, a tripod and something to block subjects from the wind would have been very useful. I should have also used a smaller aperture to increase DOF on most of them (I was shooting mostly f/8 to f/11). Comments?
Ben
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by Alpha_7 on Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:19 pm
The Bee shot is awesome and in my opinon the best of the bunch, I like the last but think that different lighting would of helped bring the shot out.
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by ozimax on Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:22 am
A tripod is a must in macro (and don't forget to turn the VR off when on the tripod).
Nice bee!
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by Vodka on Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:49 am
ozimax wrote:A tripod is a must in macro (and don't forget to turn the VR off when on the tripod).
Yeah, one of those things that I *should* have thought about before heading out. I was out covering the City-to-Surf, and had some spare time to kill afterwards so I wandered down to the Botanical Gardens for some shots.
I guess that's one of the good things about a close-up filter vs a macro lens. It doesn't take up much space so I have it in my bag all the time ready to capture anything interesting that may come up in an otherwise non-macro shoot.
Still experimenting with exposure and lighting for macros, so thanks for the comments!
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