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Two of about fifty, boy this macro stuff is hard.
Regards
John Nikon D7000,Sigma 10-20, Sigma 24-70 F2.8, Sigma 70-200 f2.8, Nikkor 50 F1.8, Nikkor 85 1.8. Benro A650, SB600.
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Man, I agree. Macro is a lot harder than you would think it is! What did you use for the second one? I think that the first would be better with more focus on the ant, perhaps getting closer (again, easier said than done) or a crop.
Nikon D7000
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Yep it is , but you are off to a great start..
I find it easier to manual focus to as close as possible, then rock in and out to get the final adjustment. Then fire when the time is right.. I quite like the second image, keep posting MATT
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The water drop was the flickmixer in the kitchen sink. I placed a piece of patterned paper behind it and lit it with onboard SB600, all in manual, to try and get some shutter speed in the shot.
Regards
John Nikon D7000,Sigma 10-20, Sigma 24-70 F2.8, Sigma 70-200 f2.8, Nikkor 50 F1.8, Nikkor 85 1.8. Benro A650, SB600.
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Did you use your Tamron 90mm for these? (It's one I'm seriously thinking of - great to see some shots by it!) I like the composition of the ant one, I don't mind that it's not cropped tighter around the ant as it looks large like one of our meatants out here until you realise the amount of stamens surrounding it, and that in fact it must be rather small compared to the flower's centre, so it adds context. Is the focus *just* slightly in front of the ant?
I really like that you've used the patterned paper is a great idea as it adds to the shape of the droplet - otherwise it might have looked quite hard and solid, like mercury perhaps, but the pattern shows it's curves gives it depth and something to look upon too. Did you take any without the paper? Would love to see more shots! Have: Nikon D90.. Nikkor AF-S 18-200mm VRII, Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.4G, Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8 Fisheye, Tokina AT-X 116 11-16mm f/2.8, Tokina AT-X M100 100mm f/2.8 Macro.. Manfrotto 732CY & 484RC2, SB-600, Think Tank gear..
Next: Nikkor AF 35mm f/1.8G, Sigma EM-140 DG Ring Flash..
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They where taken with the 90mm -hand held. I did take some water shots without a backdrop but they lacked definition in my opinion, so out they went.
Regards
John Nikon D7000,Sigma 10-20, Sigma 24-70 F2.8, Sigma 70-200 f2.8, Nikkor 50 F1.8, Nikkor 85 1.8. Benro A650, SB600.
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