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Macro photography is probably one of those genres of photography that everyone wants to have a play with when they first get into photography and petty soon end up with a cheap set of extension tubes to give it a go, or at least that was certainly the case amongst everyone I knew that got into the hobby many years ago.
Somehow when I first picked up a camera 20ish years ago I missed out on that fad, but finally I have scratched that itch!
I picked up a set of extension tubes recently as a necessity for my work, I was trying to photograph some tiny defects in glass and couldn't get enough detail for the photos to be useful. Don't worry, I am not going to share those as they would bore you to tears, but I finally had a play in the garden yesterday looking for some insects, and this is what I came away with.
Image-001 by David Walker, on Flickr
Image-002 by David Walker, on Flickr
Image-003 by David Walker, on Flickr
Image-004 by David Walker, on Flickr
Image-005 by David Walker, on Flickr
While I have no specific interest in creepy crawlies, I do find it quite fascinating to see detail that otherwise goes unmissed, and of course the technical challenge.
All these were taken with a fuji XT3, 18-55mm lens and a 10&16mm extension tube. While I accept that there are probably going to be some limitations on what can be achieved with this kit, a dedicated macro lens is not on the table at the moment but keen to know what can be done in terms of technique to improve the results.
Somehow when I first picked up a camera 20ish years ago I missed out on that fad, but finally I have scratched that itch!
I picked up a set of extension tubes recently as a necessity for my work, I was trying to photograph some tiny defects in glass and couldn't get enough detail for the photos to be useful. Don't worry, I am not going to share those as they would bore you to tears, but I finally had a play in the garden yesterday looking for some insects, and this is what I came away with.
Image-001 by David Walker, on FlickrImage-002 by David Walker, on FlickrImage-003 by David Walker, on FlickrImage-004 by David Walker, on FlickrImage-005 by David Walker, on FlickrWhile I have no specific interest in creepy crawlies, I do find it quite fascinating to see detail that otherwise goes unmissed, and of course the technical challenge.
All these were taken with a fuji XT3, 18-55mm lens and a 10&16mm extension tube. While I accept that there are probably going to be some limitations on what can be achieved with this kit, a dedicated macro lens is not on the table at the moment but keen to know what can be done in terms of technique to improve the results.
