Macro Day -58
Aug, 2016Views
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Location
This photo was taken in the gardens of Copped Hall, Epping,Time
It was taken at around lunchtime so roughly 1300Lighting
This picture was just taken with natural lightEquipment
The camera used was a Canon 7d Lens was a sigma 105 macro. It was taken free handInspiration
I have a real love of bugs and flowers so whenever I get the chance to take a photo of them together I jump at the chanceEditing
I cropped the photo slightly to move it into an angle I preferred and lightened the image a tad but overall not much was done to this picture.In my camera bag
The first thing I pack is always my macro lens. I normall make sure I have a couple of macro attachments as well incase I want to get closer. I also try and make sure I have my 430 flash incase I need to brighten shots up a touch.Feedback
The best way I have found to improve my macro photography is to use your garden to practise. I took thousands of pictures in my garden with different settings until I found a style I liked. I know use 800 as my Iso level and 11 as my f number and work from there but I find these a great starting point.
