Tried a few shots today. How did I do?
All were shot with a T3, Speedlite and Softbox.
ISO 200, 1/200, f/8, 105mm
ISO 200, 1/200, f/8, 105mm
ISO 200, 1/200, f/8, 105mm
ISO 200, 1/200, f/8, 105mm
I will say so. I particularly like image #4.
And don't hesitate to crop a bit.
All of your images were captured at ISO 200, 1/200-sec at f/8. I would liked to have seen deeper DoF at f/16.
I suggest increasing your ISO to 400 (+ 1-stop), and increasing your speedlight output by 1-stop, to allow f/16.
Is your speedlight set on manual or TTL?
Nikonian72 wrote:
I will say so. I particularly like image #4.
And don't hesitate to crop a bit.
Actually, this is a crop. I enlarged the original to 100% and cropped this small flower. This is the original.
Nikonian72 wrote:
All of your images were captured at ISO 200, 1/200-sec at f/8. I would liked to have seen deeper DoF at f/16.
I suggest increasing your ISO to 400 (+ 1-stop), and increasing your speedlight output by 1-stop, to allow f/16.
Is your speedlight set on manual or TTL?
Not so familiar with the settings yet. I have it set on Slave and the zoom to 105mm.
pinkycat wrote:
Not so familiar with the settings yet. I have it set on Slave and the zoom to 105mm.
Which speedlight, and is it attached to camera hotshoe? Which diffuser?
I have a hotshoe-mounted Canon 550EX speedlite and the large Fotodiox diffuser.
pinkycat wrote:
Tried a few shots today. How did I do?
All were shot with a T3, Speedlite and Softbox.
Pretty good. I recommend higher f-stop: at least f16.
pinkycat wrote:
I have a hotshoe-mounted Canon 550EX speedlite and the large Fotodiox diffuser.
You have excellent equipment. I suggest ISO 400, 1/200-sec at f/16 (Manual). You can manual focus, or small center-spot A-F.
You need to direct the speedlight & diffuser more down, than straight-ahead. This will illuminate your macro subject from above. Set your speedlight to Manual. Set flash pattern to normal or wide-angle to soften light. Adjust the flash output by using the "+" or "-" buttons.
Start with a neutral-colored, stationary subject. After first capture, adjust your exposure by + or - on speedlight.
Thanks so much, Douglass. I'll give it another go.
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