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Well my new macro lens arrived today, I am unable to take any decent shots due to my recent accident but here are some shots of the lens and some test shots. DSC_0319 by Scott Murray, on Flickr DSC_0320 by Scott Murray, on Flickr DSC_0322 by Scott Murray, on Flickr DSC_0323 by Scott Murray...

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If no one has seen our buffalo here is a photo of one - not my image. Similar in size to the one I swerved to miss.

Hey @Lawrence don't cancel your flights I will be up and running in no time and can show you around where I live. I do live in a national park so can show you my backyard... Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk

I think @Lawrence will be teaching me macro :)

Got a phone call from a mates sister this morning that he was found dead yesterday. He was a close mate and old work mate. So if I am absent from here for a few days you know why.

Yeah i have looked at your area before and over the world. I am quite lucky in the area I live. Look at all of our light pollution :)

This was my favourite due to it was my first shot in this series and it captured 5 shooting stars and an iridium flare in on 20 second exposure.

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I am wondering what thought processes you go through when you decide yes this will be a great photo :) Post away ;)

@Ironwood here is another very simple version.

I do have ideas, but now to make it practicable at a macro level. Reflections are controlled I think.

Current DIY diffuser design.

Just added two diffusers, definitely going to be challenging.

A quick test outside.

PS @Lawrence you should have told him that an Aussie can practically touch live dragon flies when taking their macros and he needs to work on his technique lol not to mention the 21 image focus stack of a live robber fly haha

Ok a slightly trickier subject with different lighting angles made in seconds. Unedited apart from resizing.

I am using it with my 50mm and Raynox DCR-250 as I loaned my 90mm macro out. Here are my first test shots. The first shot is with a flash head left and right of the subject power setting Low Here I had a flash head to the right and one at the back, both set to low. This shot I increased...

I pulled the pin and bought a Flexible Macro Twin Flash KX800