Assignment ideas
Marco
The thing about macro is you can take anywhere so i have to get some photos most times i go out
Some of the places i will go to is to local parks where there are gardens with plants and insects around
Beacon park Lichfeild
A park with some small gardens with flowers and plants
The gardens are usually quite empty so you can spend time taking photo of a leaf or a flower
St nicholas park /Warwick
The park has some small fishing ponds with a river so might be some opportunities for photography
The gardens are usually quite empty so you can spend time taking photo of a year
Stratford upon Avon / Butterfly park
Stratford has a river Avon running through it and has plants and small wildlife along it
The butterfly park has many butterflies in it with other insects in glass cabinets
Because its indoors you can go any time of year and it will be warm and humid inside for the tropical butterfly's
also the butterfly's are all around you as you walk round so you have always got a shot to take
Sutton park
2,400 acres of heartlands , marshes , lakes and ancient woodlands
so there must be many macro shots just waiting to be found .
My back garden
You can find many macro photos in just a small garden if its just abit of grass a small plant in the garden
because its just a few feet away i can just take some shots for half hour and get maybe a good shots
with different weather from frost to rain you never know what macro photo you mite get .
My equipment for macro on location
I have my camera a canon 450d
The EOS 450D blends an uncompromising performance with ease of use in a lightweight, ergonomic body. Capture your world with a 12.2 megapixel CMOS sensor and the very latest Canon technologies. The 12.2 megapixel CMOS sensor gives you plenty of detail for poster-size prints and extra flexibility when cropping. Sensitive in low light and virtually noise-free, Canon's CMOS sensors are also remarkably power-efficient. The EOS 450D captures up to 3.5 frames per second for a continuous burst of up to 53 large JPEG images. The 9 AF points are spread out across the frame to better accommodate off-center subjects. The central AF
LENSES
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
The cheapest canon lens you can buy new , I was recommend this lens and I've seen many good reviews so i brought i was not disappointed. I have used for it every part of photography and is my most used lens the nifty fifty .
| Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Specifications |
| Frame Coverage | 35mm |
| Lens Construction (groups) | 5 |
| Lens Construction (elements) | 6 |
| No. of Diaphragm Blades | 5 |
| Minimum Aperture | 22 |
| Closest Focusing Distance | 0.45m (17.7") |
| Maximum Magnifcation | 0.15x |
| Filter Diameter | 52mm |
| Maximum Diameter x Length | 68.2mm x 41mm (2.7" x 1.6") |
| Weight | 130g (4.6oz) |
By added some close up filter to this lens it is a great little macro lens that's light and easy and to take close up when your out on location , before i got a macro lens this summer i used it for all my macro shots and got some good results .
I took this photo using my 50mm lens and a 10x screw on filter
I used my on board flash to help with exposure
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| 50mm lens plus a x10 filter |
TAMRON SP AF60mm F/2.0 Di II MACRO 1:1
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| I have not had this lens long and would like to see what it can do wehn im out and about |
| Focal length | 60mm |
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| 35mm equivalent focal length | 93mm |
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| Diagonal angle of view | 27° |
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| Maximum aperture | F2.0 |
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| Minimum aperture | F22 |
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| Lens Construction | 14 elements/ 10 groups |
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| Number of diaphragm blades | 7 |
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| Minimum focus distance | 0.23m |
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| Minimum Working Distance | 100mm (3.94in.) |
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| Maximum magnification Ratio | 1:1 |
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| Image stabilization | No |
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| Filter thread | 55mm |
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| Weight | 400g (14.1 oz) |
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| Dimensions | 73mm diameter x 80mm length
(2.9 x 3.15 in) |
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| Compatible Mounts | For Canon, Nikon, Sony |
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CLOSE UP FILTERS
I have used this for close up shots before using a set of macro filters i was surprise with the result
and is my favourite ways to take macro shots
close up filters +1 /+2/ +4 /+10
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A TRIPOD |
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| I Dont use my tripod mush for loaction macro work but i may use a tripod to get a sharper image and to help with exposure |
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A FLASH GUN
I have the jessops 360 AFD
I could use it to help with exposure and sharpness
with macro photography you are using smaller apertures so that extra boost of light can make all the difference .
A SYNC CORD
Perhaps the simplest way to get your flash off the camera, a sync cord fits on your camera’s hotshoe at one end, and via a length of coiled cable provides a mount for your flashgun at the other end.
Hopefully are be able to capture my 10 macro shots using my equipment . |
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