Will 430EX with flash cord be ok for outdoor macro?

I'm trying to get by cheap with what I already have after paying for a 100mm macro lens.
Will my 430EX flash mounted to bogen tripod leg be enough for macro photos taken outdoors?

I'm don't do Macro, but from what I understand you will be very limited using a shoe mount flash due to shadow from you, your camera, and your lens. I believe thats why people who do macro usually end up buying a ring flash.

psssh. people who do macro create their own bowl diffusers. look up DIY diffusers on flickr. a plastic bowl held to your 430ex flash will diffuse the light very nicely for macro.

c2thew wrote in post #7195381
psssh. people who do macro create their own bowl diffusers. look up DIY diffusers on flickr. a plastic bowl held to your 430ex flash will diffuse the light very nicely for macro.

Yeah, but that wont matter much if you and your camera are between your subject and your light.

Remember this is macro, so you and your camera are going to be blocking the light from up to 180 degrees around your subject.

I think it's better if you stick the camera on the tripod while hand holding the flash close to the subject.

just go here:

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=142566

doidinho wrote in post #7195349
I'm don't do Macro, but from what I understand you will be very limited using a shoe mount flash due to shadow from you, your camera, and your lens. I believe thats why people who do macro usually end up buying a ring flash.

why would the OP's own shadow come into play?? I mean it's not like the OP's mounting the flash behind his/her head...at least I hope not...

FYI, some of the best macro shooters here us 430ex's, 580ex's or other even less spendy flashes. Not all of them are using ring flashes or the twin-head flashes. The thread above has some really nice examples of the rigs these guys make the rest of us look like the silly hacks we are...the funny part is there is ofter a fair amount of gaffer's tape involved...even a "bean pole" from the garden is a fav tool.

doidinho wrote in post #7195532
Yeah, but that wont matter much if you and your camera are between your subject and your light.

Remember this is macro, so you and your camera are going to be blocking the light from up to 180 degrees around your subject.

In case you missed it, the OP was talking about using the flash off camera.

I've taken macro pictures using the 580EX off camera so there's no reason the OP can't do the same using the 430EX. (Although, in my case, I was using an extended flash bracket rather than having the flash on a tripod.)

Off camera chord will work just fine, as long as you have the flash in the right spot. Most people choose to use a bracket to get the light in the right position. Might be worth looking into. As was stated, check out the DIY threads, I've done a fair bit of DIY, and it can certainly get results.

I don't have much macro experience. But I think with a right set of diffusers and reflectors you can pull this out with a single 430 flash. Do you want to go through the trouble of building such a setup? How often are you going to shoot macro? You may end up buying a macro flash