For the Love of Macro
Working in the small world has always fascinated me. This world is seen but seldom truly experienced. Take a look at the insect world.
This image was taken in my back yard in full day light. A 100mm Macro lens with Extension Tubes and a Flash set at a low setting on a Digital SLR, Hand Held.The real trick shooting this way is Focusing. What I do is to manually focus to the shortest distance and fine tune the focus by moving closer or farther from the subject. This is very hard to do when your subject is moving in an erratic manor and able to hurt you if they want. If your subject is stationary you will have more options.
For this shot I used a 100mm Macro Lens on a DSLR Camera on a Tripod with Studio Lighting.
I was able to use continuous lighting and a long exposure. The long exposure enabled me to use a small aperture and a greater depth of field. This is something i could not do with the insect photo and the difference in the depth of field is clearly evident.Next time you go out to shoot for fun set your camera up for Macro and just shoot small, you will be surprised with the outcome.Think big .. Shoot small
Thanks for taking a look at my first blog.
cool for a first blog……your mind has a lotta room…hey what over there in the shadows?
Comment by Zack — 19. August 2009 @ 20:57
Coolness! A micro tip though … your images need some padding to keep the text away from them. Inside your image tag add hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ - increasing or decreasing the spacing (the 5) as you need
Feel free to delete my comment!! (or don’t approve it or what/however you have your comments set up!!
Di
Comment by Diana — 19. August 2009 @ 21:05
Hey Dana - Nice blog. It looks like your work is paying off. Look forward to seeing more. You use that 100mm Macro well - Great shots.
Mark
Comment by Mark Hammon — 20. August 2009 @ 10:34