My first macro shots

[jepuskar]

I just got my macro lenses and I figured I give them a try....

After I kayaked out to my site...I set my shutter at 1/2000, Aperture at F8.0, and my Inon strobe at its lowest setting.

Here are the results...

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Interesting subjects, and great visibility

 

[alcina]

Did I miss something? You had to kayak out for those shots?

Are you stacking them?

 

[jepuskar]

Yes, those are stacked...could I get closer....set on macro, zoom is backed off a click or too.....

 

[jepuskar]

Ok, here are 3 macro shots I took in the quarry this afternoon. These things are pretty tiny I might add.

Lighting is an issue with my strobe...I really don't want to spring for another strobe, so what recommendations can anyone give me on shooting macro with 1 strobe? Shadow seems unavoidable from certain angles.

 

[Allison Finch]

Man, what a great shot of that lockfish!! How did you get so close to it. They are SO skittish.

 

[jepuskar]

Allison, I just got home and have been drinking...so, I'm looking at my last set of pictures and wondering which one is the lockfish...lol..I'm like....none of these creatures moved a hair...HA....

Alcohol is great....

 

[f3nikon]

Ok, here are 3 macro shots I took in the quarry this afternoon. These things are pretty tiny I might add.

Lighting is an issue with my strobe...I really don't want to spring for another strobe, so what recommendations can anyone give me on shooting macro with 1 strobe? Shadow seems unavoidable from certain angles.

A second strobe does make it very convenient for filling in the shadows or you can place a plastic plate, wrapped in aluminum foil; opposite the strobe to “bounce” the light back towards the shadows. You can hand hold the reflector or mount it on the camera’s handle. Check with eBay on the low priced slave strobes.

Try this on your picture of the Master padlock, see if you can light up the lock's numbers on the right side of the picture with the aluminum foil reflector.

The other problem I am noticing is that the front of your subjects are in the dark and the back ground is over exposed (top lighting maybe?). I am not sure which strobe arms you are using, but can you adjust them so the light hits the front of the object?

Dive Safe

 

[f3nikon]

Man, what a great shot of that lockfish!! How did you get so close to it. They are SO skittish.

You just need the right “combination”.