Awesome shot sifu!!

Wah, pretty girl
Love her pose!
Too bad the lighting of the venue is pretty harsh

The lighting in this photo also quite harsh from above T____T
Usually the shadows can be avoided by asking the model to take one step forward or backward As long as not under the light directly should result in less shadows hmmm

Just my 2 cents la Sometimes cannot too bossy and order the model around too much I suppose XD

I feel you bro
Nvm la, keep trying. As long as you go out and shoot, there will always be better photos than the last~
I often forget to turn on my flash as well

Really good photos, keep it up!
If you ever find a rare and unknown species of insect, remember to retain the original colors ya (no split toning haha). It'll be much easier for ID~

That one is a hoverfly guys
These guys seemed to be pretty localized, I've yet to see one despite my many outings

Yeah, take off pants and show them your gun, show them who's boss!

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Nov 27 2013, 09:21 PM

Wah, damn creative miahahahaha

Amazing photos as always sifu

Yeah, split toning will bring out the mood of a particular photo
But in macro, once you use it, the photo will no longer be of scientific value. Of course if its a common insect then it doesn't matter haha, but once you photograph a rare one, better keep a copy of the stock colors haha

Robberflies are not that common, as in you won't be able to find them in your house garden haha, need to go out into botanic gardens or hills at least to find them. They are large, and tend to perch around, and some of them don't mind being photographed at all, that's why robberflies are often the top picks for beginners

If you ever take photos of insects at the place where you took your landscape shots, remember not to apply split-toning haha, I bet there are a lot of interesting and undescribed species there
not to mention leaches and snakes

Dayum >_<

All thanks to Nikon 1 systems, Nikon is losing a lot of potential customers to other brands, especially Sony