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Playing with macro
I decided to break out the SB800 and home-made softbox again this afternoon but wanted to use something other than the 50 1.8, so I grabbed my Sigma 70-300 and put it into macro-mode , then off I went into the back yard.
Unfortunately it was a little windy and coupled with using manual focus (and shooting hand-held), provided me with quite a challenge. This lens isn't super sharp but I had fun and the images came out OK. Here's a few from my backyard adventures. All were shot using the SB800 as key light, triggered by in-built flash in commander mode (using manual flash settings): 270mm - 1/250 @ f22, ISO 800  300mm - 1/125 @ f16, ISO 800  300mm - 1/250 @ f32, ISO 800  195mm - 1/160 @ f29, ISO 800  Dave
Nikon D7000 | 18-105 VR Lens | Nikon 50 1.8G | Sigma 70-300 APO II Super Macro | Tokina 11-16 AT-X | Nikon SB-800 | Lowepro Mini Trekker AWII Photography = Compromise
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Very nice photos Dave. I like the one with the bee best. I always found them difficult to photograph as the little demons are so quick.
Re: Playing with macro
Cheers Zafra. Yes they are very quick and quite often, just as I'd get my lens focused the little buggers would fly off - and when zoomed in at 200+mm it is so hard to track them and find them on nearby branches.
Good manual focusing practice though... Dave
Nikon D7000 | 18-105 VR Lens | Nikon 50 1.8G | Sigma 70-300 APO II Super Macro | Tokina 11-16 AT-X | Nikon SB-800 | Lowepro Mini Trekker AWII Photography = Compromise
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