Category — Macro

Having tried how the reverse lens work to do Macro photography out of your ordinary kit lens, the long vacation gave the perfect opportunity for another try. This time in Baguio where my wife and I spent our holidays.

Here are a few shots I took, out of 100++  gruelling clicks, a drained battery, DIY flash bouncer and a whole afternoon that ended with a headache. Enjoy..

Pretty scary huh… all shots are taken at f/22 for greater DOF. Check out my humble gear that produced these amazing shots.

Clicking the above picture will redirect you to my flickr page.

I’m itching to buy a macro lens for several months now. A 100mm costs roughly 30K in most stores, but if you’re lucky you’d find some that actually offer discounts up to 3K for a cash purchase. But there’s one prudent question that needs to be settled before buying…. should I shell out that amount of money now adays esp. with the hovering global financial crisis? I know, this is the time to tighten my belt, but I cant help but wish for that lens… a wish that is fast becoming an elusive one

After reading tons of site about Macro phography, I stumble upon an unsual technique of reversing a normal lens or your ordinary kit lens 18-55mm on Fred Miranda’s site. What a FB idea!

I found that there are local store sells generic reverse ring couplers which fit well on my Canon camera. It costs only 400php /gg! I had what I wanted from that dirt cheap alternative with my economic conscience still intact.

Here are some of the picture I took using the reverse ring couple with 18-55mm kit lense.

@f/8

@f/8 watch that DOF!

Blow Fly @f/11 aka Bangaw