Guardian Camera Club: Matthew Phypers on macro photography

Peg Macro: This shot turned out to be a lot harder than I anticipated. The wind in the garden combined with the poor light meant it was next to impossible to get a perfectly focused and sharp image
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Leaf Macro: In order to get enough light on the subject I tried various tourches and lamps until I got the right light source. Which turned out to be the up lighter in my living room. I had to take it apart the turn it upside down, rest it on top of two wine glasses and tape the leaf to the side of a glass. Homemade studio...done!
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Flamingos Macro: I took this shot in the dark using a small LED torch to spotlight the plastic cocktail sticks
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Lighter Macro: Macro/long exposure of a lighter being lit. This proved to be a complex and interesting shot to get right. I took between 60 -70 shots before I got the right combination of exposure, striking the lighter and the length of light being cast on the lighter with a torch
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Grater Macro: Taken using natural light and a tripod to steady it. I decided to slightly overexpose the subject as it gives the impression of vanishing into the distance
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Light Bulb Macro: I've taken a shot pretty much exactly the same as this in the past but when this macro project came up I had to try it again. I think this one works better in the square format
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