Heh that wan is aided by equipment. Used the Nikon R1 Wireless Close-up Speedlite System.

So it looks something like this:



Except its diffused Of course, such lighting is achievable using normal flash setup with diffuser. I know Shutter Asia photogs have their own DIY diffuser which is called Milk Bottle.

This post has been edited by zio: May 26 2008, 11:42 PM

Those looks similar to ring flash, which is quite an expensive setup. Thanks for sharing.

#7

Model: DSLR-A200
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 100mm

#8

Model: DSLR-A200
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 100mm

#9

Model: DSLR-A200
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 100mm

nice shots i prefer macros without flash

**btw kelvinyam, where did you go to shoot these bugs?

This post has been edited by vkeong: May 30 2008, 12:58 AM

wow...colors really sharp and a very diff composition...

Flash? No flash in these shots.
These were shot last Saturday in Kek Lok Tong, Ipoh.

This is nothing compares to Juza's. He just posted up a series of macro that made my jaw dropped.
http://www.juzaphoto.com/eng/galleries/macro-world.htm

ooh, kek lok tong got so many nice bugs ya.. when i last went i didn't notice any

btw, i was not referring to you there was a guy (zio) who said he used flash for macro.. so what i meant was, i prefer your shots

ok well yes his colors are nicer but then again..he is a professional bah...cannot compare with him i like your composition coz its a lil diff from how people usually shoot