Macro in the sun

[AlwaysOnAuto]

Can it be done?

[Saorsa]

Simply impossible.

[Shadowman]

Sure it can.

[DanK]

sure. But the lighting you had was harsh and exceeded the dynamic range of your camera:



Sometimes bright direct light won't create excessive dynamic range, but it still creates a harsh appearance:



If you can't find more subdued lighting, one option (for things that stay still, like flowers) is to use a small diffuser. Another is to use diffused flash. For example, this one was taken in bright open sunlight, but with a diffused flash:



That's how I do most of my bugs.

[Wavelength]

Lovely images

[IzzieK]

I like the images here and I do not mind that his processing exceeded the dynamic range of his camera, Dan. It is bright and it is yellow and it looks happy in its state. I also like the shadow and crispness of the colour. Dan always do a perfect job for the processing of his shot but this shot is unique, Alan...

What? you packed up your train for winter???

[bnnrcn]

I like the image Alan May be you can try reducing the highlights a bit to get rid of the harsh light look

[AlwaysOnAuto]

Thank you all for the replies. It was very harsh, bright sun (I have the sunburn to prove it!) and this image is a very good reproduction of what it was really like out there that day. It was hard to look at the flower with the naked eye it was so reflective.

Yes Izzie, the trains have been packed away since just before the new year started. They were taking up space where the sewing table goes in the family room and my wife had things to sew for Daisy.