I decided to mix things up a bit and get myself into a Macro workshop at SGNP.
SGNP is a place to definitely go in the monsoons. I pulled out my eight year old and not yet used F2 Macro arm from wimberly and added a SB-600 speedlight to it. To diffuse the flash I used a foam sheet and “rubber banded” it to the flash. Bottom line, workable but a bulky setup. Hard to maneuver too. I used my Nikon D3 with a 105mm F2, VR macro lens. Occasionally I used a kenko extention tube. Holding focus and working depth of field is tough ! Another thing to watch out, set flash to “Front curtain”. I had a bunch of “arty shots” thanks to flash rear sync 😉
Some great macro advise here > http://edocfile.info/macroshooting/3days.htm
We walked the Shilonda Trail upto the stream.
Mushroom side lit by a “LED Torch”
Red Mushroom ( Arty rear sync flash)
Snail besides the stream
Robber Fly
Fuzzy but, I really like it 🙂 – “By chance”
Then there was this cute kitten that was most interested in the presentation 🙂
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