My macro photography introduction

[Nerri1029]

After some trial and MUCH error.

I came up with these.

New equipment:
- reversal adaptor.
- ring light 80 LED

and of course my SONY A300

Should get better from here out

 

[arachnocat]

WOW! Those are great! I got a camera this year just for taking macros. I haven't shot anything I'm really proud of yet but my pic of a 1/2" mantidfly came out pretty well so I'm exited to see if I can do better
I'm still learning but macros are fun.

 

[Choobaine]

oh that is GORGEOUS! Good sir you have some awesome gear. Please do show more as soon as you take some!
I love macro shots, I've been messing around myself -> clicky but they're done with no more than an Olympus FE120 and pale horribly in comparison to your masterful work!

 

[Pulk]

try using a different background/substrate

 

[Nerri1029]

try using a different background/substrate

THANKS.

It was a total impromptu shoot in my office at work, but that should help later.

I'm fully manual when I shoot macro since I'm using an old 50mm lens reversed and the camera has no input from the lens.

 

[TheDarkFinder]

given what you are shooting with they are ok.

Your biggest problem is getting equal and complete light. The first one you can tell it is a ring light, the second one the fstop is too wide. And the last one, well the exposure was just off. Oh and you have a noise problem, If the A300 stay away from anything over at or over 400.

 

[Nerri1029]

given what you are shooting with they are ok.

Your biggest problem is getting equal and complete light. The first one you can tell it is a ring light, the second one the fstop is too wide. And the last one, well the exposure was just off. Oh and you have a noise problem, If the A300 stay away from anything over at or over 400.

OK thanks but you'll have to do better.

- I realize it's not pro equipment.

- How can you "tell it's a ring light" ?

- As for exposure yes.. I'm all manual and I'm changing f-stops and reshooting ( baby steps here, right now )

- How do you tell I have a noise prob? could it be the anti-shake?
I think I had the ISO at 100.

 

[DrAce]

Is the bug on toilet paper?

I think I can even tell that it's 2-ply! :razz:

Seriously, I'd be happy with those images.

 

[TheDarkFinder]

OK thanks but you'll have to do better.

- I realize it's not pro equipment.

- How can you "tell it's a ring light" ?

- As for exposure yes.. I'm all manual and I'm changing f-stops and reshooting ( baby steps here, right now )

- How do you tell I have a noise prob? could it be the anti-shake?
I think I had the ISO at 100.

Ok so at 100 I am probably seeing compression artifact.

As for the ring light, yes it looks like a ring light, which is good and bad. Ring lights work really well for 1:1 or 1:2 but at 1:5 the light drops off pretty fast.