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Published: 2009-05-12 11:22:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 30178; Favourites: 783; Downloads: 687
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Do it, do it, dooooo iiiiiiittttt! Any questions? Go ahead and ask!
Might just clear up a few things right here.
I'm using a Nikon D60 + kit lens (Nikkor 18-55mm).For my macro shots I use macro filters which are muuuuch cheaper than macro lenses of course (you see I'm all about saving money lol).
Find a cropped and slightly edited version of the example picture here:
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I'm definitely going to try it out!
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wow, this looks brilliant, looking forward to trying it out
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I know there's tons of comments here but I just wanted to extend my gratitude for this little tutorial 
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Thank you so much for the comment! 
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What a great idea, definitely going to try this
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Oh! Simple and saves money for a picture become amazing n___n Thank you for the tutorial!
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wow.. thanks.. it helpfully a lot..
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creative ideas..thankieeeeees..
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Sorry, hab ganz vergessen, dir mitzuteilen, dass ich dich 'gefeatured' habe 
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wunderbar! das versuche ich aus!
ok my german is a bit rusty so ill ask this question in english 
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I've tried that reverse lens technique, and I seem to be doing it wrong coz all my pics come out looking waaayyyy too dark so I gave up on that
Anyway, on to your question. The side that's laying on your lens should not exceed your lens. The top side of the box should always be longer since it will help diffuse the light. Does that make any sense? I sure hope it does
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yes it does make sense! danke!
as for the reverse macro, its all about shooting in manual and tweaking the exposure time. or if you shoot in aperture priority (A) then overexpose by +1 or so and it should work better
I personally love the technique because I feel like I can intrude into the life of bugs or catch a glimpse of the microcosmos around
examples: [link] , [link] , and my very very favourite of all time [link]
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I think I need to go buy a set of macro filters now! Great idea!
(I have D60 with kit lens as well.. can you recommend good 52mm macro filter to start with? Thanks!)
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I got mine off amazon and am very happy with them. Take a look here: [link]
For actual macro shots you will need a +10 macro filter, so should you buy a set, make sure it's included! Here's a few examples: [link] [link] [link]
Looks like the cheapest set is $20, which obviously is sooo much better than buying a macro lens for 20 times that amount!
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Thanks! I was actually looking at the Zeikos set since it's only $15 with shipping. Good enough for a test run.
I bought macro extension tubes for $10 online, but they didn not work well at all. This should be much better!
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Tell me real quick, where has this been featured? This seems to be getting an unusual amount of faves
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Simoendli mentioned you here: [link]
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this is an awesome idea! thanks so much!! oh - do you need a juice box that is silvery inside, or is just white ok?
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I think it needs to be silver inside, yeah. Just so the light is being reflected!
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hehe,
OMg I am sooo going to try this along with the macro lences which I will try to get some. As soon as I do this I will let you know!
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Haha - both funny and effective!
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nice experimental !!!!
I love macro photography tnx for that manual
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Wow, and here I was thinking that it was too expensive. 
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abwarten
aber ich gebe dir bescheid, wenn ich es ausprobiert habe
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YAYYYY JULES THANK YOUZ
You rock!!!!
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=o well....THANK YOUZ for making the tutorial!!!
hehe...I will 
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jules.. u rocks my milk box!!!
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Thank you so much for the Tutorial
but I just wanna know how you make the drop like this
it's so perfect
what did you used ?
and do you drop it with something equipment or what ?
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Oh I have one of those plastic syringes [link] which you can get at just about any pharmacy. Also I know some people use eye droppers.
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Interesting idea...I'm gonna have to try that
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