photographs: people, places & things
Macro photography close up with the Canon 90D & Sigma 105mm My current physical limitations (more info here) have pretty much restricted me to ambling around the garden with the Canon EOS 90D. Much like my last post on here it’s macro shots from the garden that are the order of the day. The […]
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Macro pictures with the Canon 90D and the Sigma 105mm f2.8 I seem to be forever playing catch up with blog posts. I’ve just updated my other blog following an excellent short motorcycle trip to Scotland. If it’s of interest you can check that out at this link ‘Three towns and 1,000 miles’ The last […]
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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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Colour in the garden – picture post I couldn’t ever really say I’m the most enthusiastic gardener, but I do like the garden to look reasonably neat and tidy and I enjoy it most when there is plenty of greenery and plenty of colour. This year has seen us have plenty of that in our […]
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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 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 – 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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