Macro Land, Here I Come!
February 15th, 2012 Thomasso Posted in Diatribe, Events, General, Photographs | 4 Comments »
I have it! Right at this very second I have my brand new 30mm macro lens attached to my camera, and I am trigger happy. I missed the daylight becuase of traffic in Langley City (I hate that town and its stupid traffic), so most of my shots are inside ones. Already I am loving it! Check this out:
This lens allows me to get right up to just over two centimeters from the object I want to shoot; so that is very close. On top of this closeness, the ratio is 1:1 magnification at a focal length of 43mm, allowing me to get super close, or far back enough to do super wide angle scenes.
Of course, what would a day be without shooting my kitchen plant! I should start a blog just for it. LOL!
I am learning very quickly that with the larger aperture, comes small depth of field, and nice bokeh. It is like the object that you want to do a close-up on, has to be almost flat, or some of it will be blurred away with this small area left in focus.
ADDED:
I just had to sneak this one in.
Since I was sitting right beside it, my pencil, I thought “why not shoot it too”? I tell you, my pencil never looked so good before like this.
February 15th, 2012 at 11:57 pm
Great photos! I think you should start a blog for your pencil – great face – looks a little Simpsonish….lol.
February 16th, 2012 at 6:33 pm
I think if your pencil could talk, it would probably tell us that you have to much time on your hands. Good photos. Let’s see what you can do with a pair of shoes.
February 18th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Gudrun, Thanks. As far as starting up a second blog for my pencil…, I would have to think about that. Time is my big issue right now–just not enough of it.
February 18th, 2012 at 7:31 pm
Hey Turtle, (aka Mom)
Humm, shoes eh?
You want me to shoot footwear?
Well, to answer your last point, when I get more time for myself, I may consider shooting some shoes for you. Maybe closeups with my new lens.
Thanks for the comment! Cheers!