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Feb 26, 2011 08:34 | #1

- tried a custom diffuser, an egg shaped diffuser thingy placed in front of the pop-up flash
- pics mostly not planned ....
- some pics were taken under natural lighting ... definitely need more practise and find suitable settings
- all hand held
- ... honestly, beginning to feel a need to step back, having a mega brain fart and hide the macro lens ... feels like i'm not improving much. :mad: grrrrr

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2011_02_02_9999_362

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EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS + raynox dcr250
pop-up flash

Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture f/22.0
Focal Length 250 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
ISO Speed 400

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2011_02_20_9999_49

by ishafizan

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EF100mm f/2.8 Macro + raynox dcr250
pop-up diffuser

Exposure 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 100 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
ISO Speed 1600

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2011_02_20_9999_55

by ishafizan

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EF100mm f/2.8 Macro + raynox dcr250
pop-up diffuser

Exposure 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 100 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
ISO Speed 1600

#4

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2011_02_20_9999_127

by ishafizan

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EF100mm f/2.8 Macro + raynox dcr250
natural light

Exposure 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 100 mm
Exposure Bias +1 EV
ISO Speed 400

#5

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2011_02_22_9999_58

by ishafizan

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EF100mm f/2.8 Macro
natural light

Exposure 0.5
Aperture f/9.0
Focal Length 100 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
ISO Speed 1600

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Strongest animal: Rhinoceros Beetle

by ishafizan

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EF100mm f/2.8 Macro
pop-up flash

Exposure 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 100 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
ISO Speed 1600

note: quite surprised (and pleased) how well the 1KD performs at ISO1600

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Feb 26, 2011 14:44 | #2

beautiful series of shots
i like more the #2,#3,#4 for the colors and the light.
T.

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Feb 27, 2011 01:57 | #3

Lovely series of shots - looks like the diffuser is working !
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Feb 27, 2011 03:12 | #4

Some brilliant shots, thanks for sharing! Love the long-legged fly.

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Feb 27, 2011 04:34 | #5

it's a nice set

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Feb 27, 2011 13:20 | #6

ishafizan wrote in post #11917416

- ... honestly, beginning to feel a need to step back, having a mega brain fart and hide the macro lens ... feels like i'm not improving much. :mad:

grrrrr

Im going to ignore that statement, these shots are excellent, especially with the pop-up flash!

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Feb 27, 2011 14:49 | #7

I am jealous! Everything here is still more-or-less frozen
Really nice series. #2 is my favourite!
I have also found that the pop-up flash works quite well for macro photography. Even with a larger lens you can always devise some kind of a tube light-guide to divert it where you need it and it's certainly powerful enough to light a 1cm subject. Best of all, it's free and TTL metered

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Feb 27, 2011 16:06 | #8

They look good, nice shots. I'd love to find #6 roaming around.

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Feb 28, 2011 01:13 | #9

thank u folks for the kind comments and encouragements.

feeling a lot better ... need more time to background process, envy other pics and figure out how to improve with my current gear ...

- i'm confining my macro shoots to whatever i can find when gardening during weekends. will not give up, continue practising and find what suits

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