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[Black Pearl]

Nowt on tele and inspired by the stunning work Paul and others produce I put the macro lens on the Fuji and went for a mooch round the back garden.

Getting stuff in focus, keeping it there then keeping it still while you press the shutter button is extremely difficult and extremely annoying - I shall keep plugging away though.

[Ryewolf]

Nice one BP, like the first eye level shot and does emphasize how little DOF you've got to work with.

[Black Pearl]

I had to shoot at f5.6 and 1600iso even with my macro lights running as it was getting dark and shutter speeds were dropping - the DoF was ridiculously slim so these are the best (?) of a good few dozen frames.

I can see how your shutter count is huge if this is what you chase every day 

[Ryewolf]

I do have a ring flash which helps a bit, I set my camera to manual mode, f11, 1/200th, iso100 - a set of settings I used nicked from Paul's macro shots, if it gets really dark I turn of the AF Assist Lamp/and or use another light source to illuminate and increase the flash ev by +1 or 2 3rds...

I've found those settings work well in most cases...

44 minutes ago, Black Pearl said:

I can see how your shutter count is huge if this is what you chase every day

It's not just bugs, if I'm after birds it's probably about the same 1 or 2 shots per 10, but memory cards are cheap enough... and after a while you get to know the shots that will be keepers as opposed to those that are record shots....

[Ryewolf]

To be honest it's a sliding scale sorta thing, today I took 12 macro shots and came away with 6 really good images, tommorrow I might take 40 and come away with 1 or 2

[Kobione]

Good ones BP - I like the angle of the first one too, but both good catches.

[THELONGMAN]

Brilliant macro pics,

[kev7d]

 Nice shots BP.  

[Black Pearl]

Thanks guys, chasing these things is fun though frustrating.

[Rogerw]

Nice ones BP darn hard at times this Macro stuff.

[Paul]

Ah yes indeed... The working spaces of millimetres eh Robin?

You've done pretty well - what needs to be in focus is in focus - like any portrait the eyes are critical.

Perseverance is the name of the game. Like Rye says, sometimes you can have a day's shooting and have very little to show for it...

Paul.