hi All, this post is a series of 12 shots looking at my progress this past year of macro. Bas has done this before and I think is a pretty cool idea soIm giving it a shot.
my first macro, May 18th 2012 It was what I call A ghetto stack (handheld stack of 2) with a 7D and 580 exii diffused with a bouncer and a flash soft box over it 3X MP-E
bellura obliqua
by alquimista*, on Flickralso in May my first 5X with the MP-E, didnt have a rig so I had to up the ISO to get more light
Baetidae close
by alquimista*, on FlickrJune, I found a millipede at home and had some fun with it, used and old 28_135 macro for this one
millitrain
by alquimista*, on Flickrsome of my first flies, also stacks but you can see the bad light
Doli fly top
by alquimista*, on Flickralso in June my big first stack, 6 shots at 2x I think at this time I was mainly shooting at a lamp outside my mothers house lol
Myllocerus undecimpustulatus 1
by alquimista*, on FlickrJuly I finally get my hands on a 100mmL; used it 4 or five times and my MP-E gets back in action. felt naked with out the MP-E lol
Western Gulf Fritillary
by alquimista*, on Flickr
Western Gulf Fritillary wing detail
by alquimista*, on FlickrAugust starting to consider getting a new camera, a FF one and perhaps the MT24 up to this point I'm shooting in ETTL
jumper searching
by alquimista*, on Flickr
