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IDK, especially since the site is based somewhere in Germany IIRC
 

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So I've technically and physically been to the internet then? o_O

i am in there now........hello o o o o o o o o o

(the internet, not the castle, its pissing down, it is Wales !)

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A bit of macro since I have not done it for a while. This is 11 shot stack. 5D2 , Helios 58mm reversed on extension tubes. ISO 400 , 1/200th a yongnuo flash with pringles tube to make it directional difused with some baking paper. Enjoy :)
 

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Wow @grunt_408 , that is insanely awesome shot man!!!! :respect: :respect: :respect:
 
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Wow @grunt_408 , that is insanely awesome shot man!!!! :respect: :respect: :respect:
Cheers :) I try ... i try very hard hehe. The gear I use to get these shots blows people away. Helios lens cost me 25 bucks. reverse ring $2.50 and extension tubes $15.00. I dont own a macro lens at all I just improvise with what I have.
 
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A bit of macro since I have not done it for a while. This is 11 shot stack. 5D2 , Helios 58mm reversed on extension tubes. ISO 400 , 1/200th a yongnuo flash with pringles tube to make it directional difused with some baking paper. Enjoy :)
This is absolutely stunning! Especially when taking your DIY methodology into account!
The gear I use to get these shots blows people away...I dont own a macro lens at all I just improvise with what I have.
People with macro lens often don't achieve shots as good as this! Just goes to show that photography is 10% equipment and 90% skill/creativity.
 

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This is absolutely stunning! Especially when taking your DIY methodology into account!

People with macro lens often don't achieve shots as good as this! Just goes to show that photography is 10% equipment and 90% skill/creativity.
*sighs* in agreement. I've got solid equipment, but without the time to work on my skills, my photos are much more "miss" than "hit"......
 

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my photos are much more "miss" than "hit"......

Amen to that brother! That is my exact problem. :laugh:

30 years ago in the heart of the film SLR era I was taking amazing photography. Even had two pictures published in a outdoor magazine...........But, now its 30 years later and I have forgotten all that I knew and did back then. :p
 
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A bit of macro since I have not done it for a while. This is 11 shot stack. 5D2 , Helios 58mm reversed on extension tubes. ISO 400 , 1/200th a yongnuo flash with pringles tube to make it directional difused with some baking paper. Enjoy :)
I don't understand any of the klingon you wrote, but it's great photo.
 
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Ok got the macro gear out again... pretty happy with this one.
 
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is that a real fly or your model buddy?
Its real mate... early evening when the sun is still going down they settle in on the weeds and plants in and around my garden..
 
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Its real mate... early evening when the sun is still going down they settle in on the weeds and plants in and around my garden..

ha ha.

but the pictures are amazing man, guess it requires lot of patience.
 
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ha ha.

but the pictures are amazing man, guess it requires lot of patience.
yes it does.. and you have to move in on these very ninja like or they fly away..
 

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Ok got the macro gear out again... pretty happy with this one.


i reckon he's looking at you ;)

post some more sky shots please, well any shots really, they are all great.
 
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1200D, Sigma 17-50 f2.8(@50), f8, 1/320, iso200


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1200D, Sigma 17-50 f2.8(@50), f8, 1/320, iso200
 

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