Saturday 23 October 2010

Macro in the garden 

I took some macro photos in the back garden 
using my 60mm macro lens 

All the photos where handheld 
The ambient light was quite poor 

I noticed the reflection of the plants leafs in the water drop 
so changed the angle to get more of the reflection of the red leafs 

I used 1 metering point and focused onto the 
water drop 



                                                          Canon 450d
                                                           Lens 60mm
                                                   Shutter speed 1/13 sec
                                                          Aperture f/13
                                                             ISO 1600
                                                         Metering spot


                                                           Canon 450d
                                                            Lens 60mm
                                                   Shutter speed 1/13 sec
                                                          Aperture f/14
                                                            ISO 1600
                                                         Metering spot


                                                           Canon 450d
                                                            Lens 60mm
                                                   Shutter speed 1/13 sec
                                                          Aperture f/14
                                                             ISO 1600
                                                          Metering spot


some of he water drops closer up 


Canon 450d
                                                           Lens 60mm
                                                   Shutter speed 1/40 sec
                                                          Aperture f/7.1
                                                             ISO 800
                                                          Metering spot


Canon 450d
                                                            Lens 60mm
                                                   Shutter speed 1/13 sec
                                                          Aperture f/14
                                                             ISO 1600
                                                          Metering spot


Canon 450d
                                                            Lens 60mm
                                                   Shutter speed 1/50 sec
                                                          Aperture f/4.5
                                                             ISO 200
                                                          Metering spot
                                                     on board flash used

I'm quite happy with the photos i could off improved the shots by taking them on a day with better light then i could of used a lower ISO .I could not really use a Tripod because the plant was on a rockery . I enjoy taking photos of water with the reflections and constant changing of size it makes a good subject to shoot .

2 comments:

  1. Hi simon
    truly brilliant macro work with the internal reflections in the drips.
    You need to just expand your research as technically you have excellent images.
    Can you put a blog about your kit and lens with pics of them off the internet to show me the gear you use.

    Steve

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  2. Hi Simon,
    Have you thought of inverting the macro images as regards the way the image can be read. They may be worth looking at in another way to add the a more abstract way they are shown.
    Can you see me about your labels as they need to be added to your blog entries to keep track of where you are so you can track them.

    Steve

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