I've always been fascinated by macro photography, especially images of insects and amphibians. I sometimes spend hours looking at the work from some of the photographers I follow on flickr. I had done some web searching and realized that while macro was interesting, it was challenging to do it well, and I possibly needed speciality…
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Using Macro Extension Tubes
I've had the Kenko Auto DG 12mm, 20mm, and 36mm macro extensions tubes for over a year, but I have not used them much. When I bought them, I was very excited but had little experience with macro. I still have little experience with macro. This summer, I experimented with shooting macros of sunflowers and…
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One of many images I captured during a nature hike in the Sourlands Ecosystem Preserve, Sourland Mountain. I had decided to bring my Kenko extension tubes and shoot macro. This was my first time using the extension tubes with my AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8. I tried to capture most of my images at f/8. To…
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