Recent content by sixpersimmons

I have added a few images to my gallery.

Thanks. It's gratifying to get such rapid response from so many! Yes, Jonathan, "hard to tick all those boxes" without depending somewhat on flash, especially for the street food photography. Seems I have THREE TYPES OF SHOOTS: (1) TABLE-TOP OUTDOORS - tea leaf (product-type) photography...

I travel a great deal in Asia, primarily shooting tea and coffee cultivation and processing in field and factory. Interesting and rewarding work, but all of my experience to date is available light. Recently, I have needed to shoot processed tea leaves for use on websites (use Nikon D80/Tamrom...

InaGlo, Thanks for your suggestion that I ask my question in a specific forum. Of course, I should. I stopped by your gallery. I really liked your bird images. Interesting: soft, sensitive, but accurate and beautifully-detailed. Nice if you can do it!

Hi all, This is only the second time I've joined an on-line forum of any kind. I'm a published food writer. My interest today is to increase my skill in food photography. I use Nikon D80, but do not own a macro lens, as yet. Any suggestions for good all-around macro for close food shots...