Thanks, Yeah it was just ambient light. I have never really used flash that much. On the snake pictures above I just had the pop up flash on. I try not to use flash anymore than I have to. With the macro lens. It says its at 2.8, It is but it isnt. The aperture changes depend on where your focused at. If your at infinity then its 2.8. As you focus in the aperture gets smaller.
Thanks, I want to retake these using the ring flash. See how much of a difference it makes.