No ants in my pants!

[PhotoriousMe]

Ants on the leaves of a giant sunflower plant. Still trying to figure out the Nikon R1C1 macro flash kit.

I would welcome any advise from users of the R1C1 flash kit.

 

[Gary A.]

Methinks you figured it out. Nice stuff. You have an ant's hair of DOF.

 

[PhotoriousMe]

One more.....

 

[BrentC]

Looks like you have the flash working well to me.

 

[PhotoriousMe]

Tried again this morning but removed the 20mm extension tube. Talk about a fur ball.

 

[Gary A.]

Nothin's worse than a bad hair day.

 

[Steven Dillon]

Nice set of images. I like the last ant, the flowers, and the second moth the best. Sorry I can't offer any advice on the flash - I NEVER use one.

 

[PhotoriousMe]

So this morning I decided to leave the R1C1 behind and just use my SB700 flash with a 6" diffuse and 85mm macro lens. Not the best conditions as it was a little breezy causing the subjects to sway a little.

 

[BrentC]

Really like that last shot. Whatever it is.

I think you need a mix of the two flash setups. I would use R1C1 with a couple home made diffusers on it.

 

[PhotoriousMe]

Really like that last shot. Whatever it is.

I think you need a mix of the two flash setups. I would use R1C1 with a couple home made diffusers on it.

Thanks Brent. That last image is a Daddy Long Legs. When I was using the R1C1 kit I did use the diffusers that come with the kit. Perhaps a home made design may work even better.

 

[BrentC]

Really like that last shot. Whatever it is.

I think you need a mix of the two flash setups. I would use R1C1 with a couple home made diffusers on it.

Thanks Brent. That last image is a Daddy Long Legs. When I was using the R1C1 kit I did use the diffusers that come with the kit. Perhaps a home made design may work even better.

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Comes with a dome diffuser? A larger diffuser would work better I think. Maybe two small soft box type diffuser would work well. Then again its only on the first ant set that looks like it could be diffused better. The moth set looks good though. The second ant set could use more light, like you get from the R1C1, but the diffusing (is that a word?) is good.

 

[PhotoriousMe]

This beetle was fast. Chased him around with no luck until he stopped to look over the abyss. ID?

Smaller than a grain of rice but small things sure can be colorful. Longlegged Fly - Condylostylus occidentalis

 

[crimbfighter]

Nice images! Before I built my lighting rig I almost bought the R1C1 kit. The lighting is nice. Given how the flashes are so close to the front of the lens I think you'd be hard pressed to make a better diffuser than what the kit came with.

 

[Derrel]

I kind of like the lighting that the SB700 and mini softbox creates...

 

[PhotoriousMe]

I kind of like the lighting that the SB700 and mini softbox creates...

Yes was surprised how well the SB700 with small softbox worked. Much more experimenting to come.