Macro Photography....with Off Camera Flash.

The California Central Coast is an unbelievable place to get some of the most classic "rock and trees meet water" shots anywhere in the world.  But, it also holds a great variety of very small wildflowers...sometimes overlooked by the photographers looking toward the west.

The video clip  below shows one technique for getting in REALLY close.....and modifying the ambient light with a tethered flash unit and a small soft box.

The flowers in the shots above are about one quarter inch in diameter!  The camera position didn't change....only the lighting was modified to result in the three very differing results.