Macro photography and trying to get the light right

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

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

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 in the garden with the Sigma 105mm lens

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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More macro photography with the Sigma 105mm 2.8 DG Macro HSM

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

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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Autumn walk – Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG Macro HSM lens

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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Macro photography – lots to learn

Macro photography I wrote a short post in September about getting to grips with macro photography and then followed that up at the end of the month with a post I called ‘developing my skills‘. Continuing the series This post is the next in the ‘macro series’. On the one hand I am reasonably happy […]

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