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    After a long winter without insects yesterday the first photographed in 2012.
    It's a Hairy red forest ant.
    50% crop

    Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
    Shooting Date/Time 4-3-2012 9:45:05
    Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
    Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/200
    Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
    ISO Speed 200
    Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM en 36mm extension tube
    Flash 430EXII
    Flash On
    Flash Type External E-TTL
    E-TTL II flash metering Evaluative flash metering
    Shutter curtain sync 1st-curtain sync
    White Balance Mode Flash
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    Well macro.. Like the diagonal one. some parts of ants look soft to me. I think you need to take narrow aperture.
    I am also trying this ants macro in this weekend, but canon 100mm 2.8 canon does not for it. Did you try ant ants shot with this lens..?? I take couple of shot with 100mm 2.8, but image comes with white spot and 0 details. Any idea??

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    Hi Carl. Good to see you back here again. The ant gave you a good pose and I like the diagonal comp and the clean background. Good sharpness within your DOF - though I would wish for a little more depth. To my eye, the image has a "flashed" look (always an issue with shiny-bodied macro subjects) and you might consider carefully cloning some of the flash-generated spectral highlights. Using an effective diffuser would greatly help to soften the light from the bare flash. I hope to see more of your work now that spring is arriving!

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    I like the perch, BG, comp, and the ant is sharp. Nice shot of a small subject.

    Jack

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    Hi Steve
    The life of the insect comes back slowly.
    Now we wait for better weather, it's raining and blowing hard now.
    But the beginning is made​​.

    What a dufuser you mean?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carel v/d Sanden View Post
    Hi Steve


    What a dufuser you mean?
    Carel - I was thinking of something like the Westcott Micro Apollo softbox that attaches to the front of your flash. A number of companies make a similar product. The key is to get the flash & diffuser as close to your subject as possible and vary the power of the flash until you get a "natural-looking" lighting. I hope this helps.

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    Steve
    Thank you for your reply.
    this was the first time I used a flash.
    I am going to take practice, especially for small insects.

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    Hi Carel, it's great to see you posting again! I really like the shot but I agree with Steve that it does have a flashed look to it. Steve has some great suggestions of what to try when shooting but there are a few things that might help this shot in PP. Try using a selective color adjustment and add some black to the whites, then adjust the highlights in shadows/highlights. I would also consider cropping a little from the left.

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