Ideal vid for beginners and us not so new at it, it's through YOU and your vids I started doing macro droplet shots at the start of lock down and as helped no end. So many thanks Lee. ps. The wife enjoyed the Pringles and I got the tubes.
Your most welcome please watch out for the second part my friend. Pluss I am doing my first live next Tuesday where you can ask me any questions you have. It will start at 8pm UK time 🙏
Great video as usual. What I struggle with is to get a clear diffraction of the object through the flower, due to surface tension of the drop. Not sure if there is a way to get it. Would be great to get your thoughts / tips on the same.
I could not tell you a size my friend the best ones to use are diabetic needles as they are the best you really need the sharp ones as the blunt ones really don't work as well. As soon as I find a good supplier I will definitely let you know.
Hello my friend the way I do it is to get the subject as flat as I can so that they are all more or less on the same focal plain. This way it helps you to get 99% of them In focus with out photo stacking them. Hope this helps you out
Hi Lee, just wanted to thank you so much for all your videos! You give the most practical suggestions on how to improve my photos. I tried spraying water on something similar to a dandelion clock but I'm struggling with focus. Any suggestions? I heard about focus stacking but I'm not that advaned. Photography is a new hobby of mine.
Lee, I mentioned on another of your posts that my daughter is taking up photography at college. She would love to see your comments on some macro photos she's taken - could she sdnd them to you, and if so, how? Thanks again Lee. Paul
Yes my friend please do. Send them to my Facebook messenger please so I can see them it would be great to she her work. I did say if she needs help just ask any time
Not really what I was looking for. I like to shoot in nature, in the rain or after a ran, preferably in the rain. I shoot water drops on flowers, grape vine tendrils, almost anything that can support a raindrop clinging to it. I am at the mercy of low light, the wind and my own clumsiness. I was hoping to learn about camera settings, lens selection, manual focusing etc... I did manage to grasp a thing or two from this video, so thank-you kind Sir.
You are most welcome I also love going out in the rain or after the rain it is truly the best way to capture the natural beauty of a water droplets hanging on tho a flower petal. The only thing is my camera I video with would not let me show the natural beauty with the poor lighting.
Hi Lee, thank you very much for your videos I have found them really inspirational so much so I would like to have a go at macro. Now, I have a Nikon d3400 could you recommend a reasonably priced lens I could start off with, I am on a limited budget as I am an o a p. I understand you may not be familiar with my camera but any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks, Brian.
Hello my friend thank you ever so much for your kindness. I started off doing macro with macro extension tube my friend they are brilliant you can put them straight onto a 50mm kit lens and you will have a great start to macro. You can get a set from amazon for around £40 pounds. Then if you really want to get a lense i would recommend a sigma 105mm for the price. I get a lot of my lenses from MPB online they are used but they are a great price and a very reputable company. I keep all my gear to a budget my friend. I really hope this helps you. Thank you once again if you have any more questions please ask
Hi my friend I find it much easier without glycerine to be honest and I seem to get a lot better results with my pictures. I manage to get perfect results without using it but if you find it makes a difference to your pictures and it works well for you don’t stop using it my friend
@@LeeHallphotography I feel that it makes the droplets kind of thicker and sometimes it lasts longer on grass ( but not glycerine alone I diluted it with water ) . I loved how you made the idea of the grass 🌹 I ve always waited for rain to shoot the droplets on grass ( you can imagine the mud and the mess after that ) 😂🤦🏻♀️
I can imagine my wife goes mad at me when I come back with muddy knees lol. I now take a little kneeling mat with me but still come back muddy. To me it’s part of the fun
