Nature Macro Photography with minimum equipments.
I started using D-SLR for macro photography since Christmas last year. Over 3,000 shots now. Attached are some of the pictures.
My equipments include;
Nikon D50,
Nikkor 60mm macro lens,
Manfrotto 055PROB tripod,
Manfrotto 484RC2 ball head,
Velbon Super Mag Slider.
I use lowest ISO speed of 200; built-in flash, set the aperture at between f:22 to f:32.
The most essential is the 60 mm macro lens. It is about right for small insects. I feel no need for special macro lights as I believe the pop-up flash is more natural as in nature we also have the sun as the only one source of light.
Tripod is not always possible as insects not always standing still. I start shooting hand holding first. After that I may use tripod if possible. With tripod and slider I could get closer to the object. I always use auto focus, especially for flying insects. The D50 will automatically activated when in focus in the burst mode.
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