John K

Really nice set Nick -love the light! I think it would be pretty tough to tell the difference between sensors. There are several videos on YouTube where people comparing large prints taken with a ...

Depends on how much you care about light quality. Just getting enough light isn't good enough, IMHO, you need to use some good light. Either natural light that's being diffused by light clouds or ...

Beautiful set Nick!

That's a pretty good first try at closeup photography. Macro doesn't stat until you are projecting a life size impression of the subject onto the image plane (sensor or film). Keep in mind that how ...

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I injected some flowers with Agave Nectar to give this Honeybee a reason to let me get close. Even though this shot is cropped I kept the aspect ratio the same as the un-cropped image (2:3) and ...

I injected some flowers with Agave Nectar to give this Honeybee a reason to let me get close. Even though this shot is cropped I kept the aspect ratio the same as the un-cropped image (2:3) and ...

Really nice set! I try to shoot them in the wild, but even when they are with prey they rarely sit still. They like to hunt midges and other small flies on the wall that surrounds my apartment. ...

Extremely well said!

We consume images by looking at them edge to edge, and not the individual pixels. So absolute image sharpness is not a quality metric, and is in fact a false one. As for diffraction: Motion during ...

As others have said you need some stopping power to shoot active critters and/or to shoot hand held. Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to about 1.5x) + ...

From a previous post of yours: "I use the twin flash for a specific kind of plant photography, using a technique that was taught to me by an ace naturalist/photographer a few years ago . My goal is ...

The inverse square law is physics Larry so you are not disagreeing with me, but with science.

Sorry Larry, but it is called flash fall off and it can be done with any flash. In fact it is really easy -just do not place anything close behind the subject, or expose for the natural light in ...

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Excellent set!

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You are infinitely better off with a small softbox and one or two standard flash units on stands.

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