betsu ni (nothing in particular)

My next door neighbor was kind enough to lend me his 100mm f/2.8 Macro, so I’ve been experimenting with it my last couple of trips into the mountains.

I have little experience with macro photography, to be honest, and I’m not quite satisfied with the photos I’ve been posting the past few days. When you’re working at this sort of magnification, you have to pay very close attention to depth of field - especially when shooting wide open. Unfortunately, the light in the mountains this time of year pretty much necessitates shooting wide open when in the shade. Fill flash to the rescue!

October 3, 2006 | 12:48 AM | Posted in Photography

Comments

phossil | October 3, 2006 | 2:43 PM

But i like a lot your photos (macro or not). They look awesome!!! I wish i could take photos like that.

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なんとなく | October 6, 2006 | 7:56 AM

別に意味は無いけどちょっとコメントしてみました。

Jeff Lawson | October 6, 2006 | 1:20 PM

ありがとうございます多分…

nodle | October 8, 2006 | 1:45 PM

Very nice photos! I like your work!

Robert Boester | November 14, 2006 | 11:03 AM

Hi:
Jeff:

Good shots! Especially the B&W shot of the tree against the sky.

You asked for some advice regarding how to make your macro shots even better. For what it is worth, I have done a lot of close-up photography myself. Even more close-up than what a macro lens will get you. For that you’ll need to get either bellows or magnifying rings. You put either one of those between your camera body and your lens. Bellows are pretty expensive, so I would advisse you to invest in a nice set of rings instead.

Hope this helps,
Bob