Beacon park , lichfeild , Theme 1 Macro

week 3 I went to lichfeild and took some photos in beacon park using my macro lens for the first time

I noticed the rain water left over on the leafs
The sun was out so i had good ambient light
so took some close ups using manual focusing

Canon 450d

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture f/8

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

Manual focusing

no flash

Canon 450d

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture f/8

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

Manual focusing

no flash

Canon 450d

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture f/8

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

Manual focusing

no flash

                                 A spider came along so i focused onto that and took some shots
I had to change my settings abit to get the spider sharp i could of used spot metring i guess but i wanted the water drops sharp too .I took a few from different angles and here the ones i like the best

Canon 450d

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture f/9

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

Manual focusing

no flash

Canon 450d

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture f/10

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

Manual focusing

 On board flash used

Canon 450d

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/60 sec

Aperture f/10

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

Manual focusing

no flash

I then noticed a butterfly and took some close ups of its head
 I didn't have much time before it flew away

Canon 450d

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/80 sec

Aperture f/8

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

Manual focusing

 On board flash used

Canon 450d

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/80 sec

Aperture f/8

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

Manual focusing

 On board flash used

Canon 450d

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/80 sec

Aperture f/8

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

Manual focusing

 On board flash used.

Health and safety - I wore suitable footwear as i took the shots because it was after the rain 

I also took care not to disturb the wild butterfly as i took the shots 

I don't think the spider even knew i was there as i took the close up shots .