One more day left..

Today is another glorious day for shooting bugs.

Went to the neighbour's garden and shot at least one more dragonfly for my album and keepsakes.

Was very surprised that the morning had yielded some really good insect shots - dragonflies in particular.

Tomorrow, we will be heading to Taman Negara where we will spend a few days just chilling out.

I am thrilled with the prospect of more bug shots and hope that my 50mm compact macro lens would yield some good results!

Dragonflies

Dragonflies are the only insects I can shoot with a 50mm compact macro lens.

Getting the whole critter in frame is not an issue.

But if I want to work closer, I would have to double the length of my focal area.

So, the Kenko DG extender that I had recently acquired came in really handy.

This allows me to get details which can never be achieved with a normal lens.

I used a diffused flash for fill-in and the results are pretty satisfying.

Double or nothing...

I've overcome my shortcomings on my Canon EF 50mm compact macro lens by adding an extension tube.

This means, extra length for more close-up shots and after trying it out in the field, its beginning to yield some really good results.

Like most of the gurus have said -- the best focal length for working with insects is a 100mm macro.

I've overlooked this for the fact that I had always wanted a 50mm macro.

With a 36mm extension, I get about 86mm focal length on the lens without sacrificing focus quality and sharpness.

This mean, I can yield extra sharp and crisp shots with the lens.

And with RAW file post-processing, I am beginning to see the results.