photographs: people, places & things
Last days of summer … As get towards the mid point of September then we also get towards the last days of summer. The long days are already starting to fade away, the lights at home are on a little earlier and I find myself reaching for some slightly warmer clothing in the evening. But […]
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Macro photography in the garden Visitors to the blog will probably have seen some of the previous macro photographs I have taken, although it’s been a while since I posted any. The last couple of posts are at these two links link one and link two The pictures in this post (scroll down for the […]
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Macro photography with the Sigma 105mm – insect close ups A lack of time for a variety of family reasons has meant it’s been a bit of a struggle to find time to get out and about with my camera in the last couple of weeks. Thankfully things are retuning to normal and we were […]
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Macro photography with Sigma 105 and Neewer ring flash I have been really enjoying getting to grips with macro photography and improving the light source was a game changer for me. With that in mind I have a number of ‘home made’ softboxes of varying sizes, shapes and material and each of them have been […]
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Macro photography in the garden – with Neewer macro ring flash Well there’s an expression that I quite like and it’s the ‘every day’s a school day’ expression, and I suppose it is, there really is always something to learn. The next few days will see me having a go with a new ‘gadget’ for […]
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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 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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