photographs: people, places & things
Macro photography at Lyme park During our recent trip to Lyme Park we took some time out to spend half an hour or so with the macro lenses on. I had my Sigma 105mm lens and for the images in the picture gallery used one of my home made soft boxes, which for the most […]
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Macro photography and trying to get the light right I have said many times, that getting the light right with macro photography is one of the critical elements to getting a decent picture, and that applies whether using natural light or artificial light. Of course getting the light right is at the heart of all […]
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Macro photography in the garden with the Sigma 105mm I have continued to spend a bit of time practising my macro photography with the aim of improving my understanding of the intricacies and techniques with a view to taking decent pictures. It’s not at all easy, in the picture gallery below are my most recent […]
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Macro photography in the garden More in the macro photography series. The images in the picture gallery below were taken in the garden this week. Instagram You can check out more pictures from the rainycity on my Instagram page at this link Picture gallery Clicking on any of the images below will open a […]
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Macro photography – developing my skills with Canon 90D and Sigma 105mm This post features a selection of pictures taken over the last week or so, mostly in the garden. It certainly feels to me now that most times I set out to take macro pictures I am reasonably confident that I will get a […]
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Macro in the garden with the Sigma 105mm lens This blog post features some more Macro pictures taken in the garden using the Canon EOS 90D coupled with the Sigma 105 f2.8 macro lens. In the last couple of days I have been experimenting with home made light modifiers and it’s fair to say that […]
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Macro photography with the Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Some more garden macro photographs using the Canon EOS 90D and Sigma 105mm macro lens Picture gallery Clicking on any of the images below will open a picture gallery that you can click or scroll through
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More macro photography with the Sigma 105mm 2.8 DG Macro HSM There are various macro related posts on this blog, my most recent post is at this link. Soft box Since that last post I have fabricated a ‘soft box’ to use directly on my Speedlight 430 EXii. Macro photography is undoubtedly tricky and getting […]
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Macro photography with the Sigma 105mm 2.8 DG Macro HSM I have written previously about trying to get to grips with what at times has seemed like a dark art. Recently and with some free time I have had another go at some macro photography in the garden with my Canon EOS 90D and the […]
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Getting used to a new lens Earlier this year I added a new lens to my kit bag. The rather snappily titled Sigma 105mm F2.8 X DG Macro OS HSM. It was September when I bought the lens and since then I have written a couple of posts (including pictures), and which you can check […]
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