I will post properly on this at some point but here is a photo of one of my pond creature photography set ups
It consists of a camera with macro lens (in this case Pentax K-5 and 100mm macro) with optional extension tubes, a small aquarium and a flash with diffusion off camera, in this case with a P-TTL cable.
With practice and adjusting of the flash position, followed by some pp to clean up the dust specks, you can end up with something like this.
If you have a go at this or have your own pond creature set up or photos, do post a link in the comments.
UPDATE:
I am running a photography tuition workshop on how to photograph pond creatures see here
Neil, thanks for explaining. That’s an amazing image!
Love it! It’s always nice to see alternatives to your own style of setup for aquatics!
Wow, thanks, I know what I am going to be setting up in my garage now later in the year (assuming I can convince the other half to let me take over more space in there). Thank you for sharing this (and replying to my previous comment about your set up).
Sounds great, do let me know how you get on and feel free to post a link to your results 🙂
Great photo…and very interesting to see background to it!