>>4051023thanks for your post, anon. I went out and tested my gear today but it must've been too late in the afternoon for any bugs to be chilling near the flowers near my house. ended up just cleaning and organizing my gear instead so there's less prep for next time.
something I notice in these pics is that the flash is pretty noticeable. softening up those shadows would be good. i can tell it'll be a struggle for me to do that, because of using extension tubes. a polarizing filter seems good to knock out the glossyness to a degree. but maybe that's too much light loss?
and i'm sad that this one
>>4051277 isn't more in focus on it's thorax
