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Six of the Best from a visit to the Butterfly Farm at Stratford-upon-AvonSee also:
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Sweet macro, do you have info on your macro set up?
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Thank you, this was taken with the Canon 600D, fitted with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro lens extended with Kenko Extension tubes (not sure by how much, it was a while ago). The use of a diffused Canon 580EX II Speedlite enabled me to use an aperture of F/11 (I find F/11 to be this lenses sweet spot). Hope this helps
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I was mostly looking for the flash set up, specifically the way you diffuse?
I've been having an issue as well with the sharpness of my images, not sure if it is a camera thing. When I zoom in all the way it tends to lose a bit of detail, even at 11-13 aperture at 1/200 with a flash which confuses me!
Thanks for responding so quickly
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As for my flash set-up, I use either a Sto-Fen diffuser or a simple cloth diffuser which just pulls over the flash head. I do find that you often need to check that the flash is giving you the correct exposure and I have to adjust it from the auto settings. Incorrect exposure can give very poor image quality.
Another thing to check is your F-stop. Stopping down gives you a greater depth of field but after a certain point the image will begin to deteriorate (this is due to diffraction, which will reduce sharpness, creating a soft image).
For my 100mm lens I find F/11 to be the sharpest, after that the image becomes very soft.
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I'll try shooting again today and see where it gets me. Thanks
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my pleasure..they are really simply gorgeous and brilliant.,do you ever give tutorials on macro
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I haven't made any tutorials yet but I have thought of doing some. I would, however, happily answer any questions you might have as this is how I have been able to improve my skills. Many wonderful deviants on this site have helped me
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Thanks for the reply and offering to help.
I'll keep that in mind just in case I am not able to figure it out; then I'll get in touch with you.
Thanks again for the kind support. Have a lovely evening!
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This is a fantastic macro, a peferkt photo
you can see each single details hairs, eye, wing etc.
and the colors are nice
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Thanks, much appreciated
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Thats big. Very nice capture, I like all the detail, nearly looks abstract to me.
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The yes looks weird up close, but I just looove the fur (yah, butterflies have fur O_O) and the scales that are visible on the wings.
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'Yes'?
Thanks, it is amazing what you find when you get up close
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Ah, I see!
Yes, I thought there must be something wrong when I first started getting shots like this. They're not like you expect from the normal compound eyes
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I love the amazing detail in this great shot!
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Thank you, much appreciated
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Nice shot. It's amazing and cool too see all the details on the wings, fur and the eye ! *0*
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Thank you, that's what I like about shooting with a macro lens
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