first attempt macro shots from the garden

[DoubleT]

after doing a bit of research and working with " no budget" i bought myself some extension tubes from ebay for £5, strapped it to the back of my nikon 80-200 f2.8 AF-D lens , made myself a "projector" out of cardboard to attach to my sb-800 for the flash light to be directed to the from of my lens . went off into the garden and snapped these.
im happy with the results but welcome any comments,suggections and critique

 

[Brachytron]

Looks like your "no budget" gear worksa treat, I especially like #3 with lots of sharp detail.

My only critique is on #1 where the left wing is chopped off, and #5 where the focus os slightly behind the ladybird. Other than that, a great set.

 

[sbowler579]

Excellent results for a fiver, love no.3

 

[Sony_SoFar]

Link to the extension tubes please...£5 cant lose!

 

[DoubleT]

heres a link
£4.29
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Macro-Extensi...ns_caps_hoods_adaptors_ET&hash=item3ef08e76aa

 

[duttytd]

brilliant mate

 

[wiggy1983]

nice pics for a £5 set up the second one is best for me

 

[Deleted member 34016]

I agree, budget macro seems to have worked- lovely set

Les

 

[sam_cat]

Good work

With practice you will get better at nailing the focus more often, but other than the slight miss on the ladybird you should be happy with those

Sam

 

[DoubleT]

Thanks for your comments guys, i really enjoyed taking these, it was great to discover a whole new subject to photograph, as i never had the equipment to do it i never tried. its amazing how much little wildlife is around at the moment.