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Originally Posted by KeenTeen17  Hey Thanks Dave  I have noticed that lots of your photos in the Wildflowers section are the sharpness I am after. I'll do a bit of experimenting while I'm out next. I have noticed that using the flash has improved the sharpness on many occasions because it helps in all lighting. Will this effect the outcome of the aperture changing? |
I suspect that if flash is making things look sharper then it is because of camera shake when you're not using flash. Try making a note of exactly what shutter speed and aperture you're using for each shot (it'll be stored as exif data) and which ones seem sharp and which don't. Like Dave I often only go to f11 or f16 rather than f22 for maximum sharpness with macro lenses.
Tripods (with a cable release or use the self timer) really do make sense - you can use slower shutter speeds, smaller apertures and lower ISO ratings all of which help with sharpness.
Then sort out how you process each shot, how much resizing, how much sharpening (confusingly it's called "unsharp mask" in things like photoshop elements) you apply to each one and write it down so you can then start to see what works and what doesn't. It can take a while initially but it soon pays dividends and there is absolutely no reason why your D60 shouldn't perform well.