Macro Photography

[ExFmem]

[okie]

I also on occasion like to do Macro , but those animals in Kruger ( especially elephants ) just don't allow you to get close enough to them

[nan]

I also on occasion like to do Macro , but those animals in Kruger ( especially elephants ) just don't allow you to get close enough to them

[Flutterby]

[Dindingwe]

Thanks to all, especially to Exfmem, for these good tips and advice on macrophotography. I am rather a beginner in macro and I don't have many oppotunities to practice : it is not recommended to get out of one's car in the Kruger to photograph a bug and even on foot in the camps, I take my tele-lens (which can make actually good close-up pictures) and not the macro-lens.

Here are some of my attempts :

Red-headed Fly (Bromophila caffra), at Shinqwedzi camp, with the Canon 100mm macro f/2.8, at f/2.8

Yellow Semislug (Elisolimax flavescens) with Scale insects (Coccoidea sp.), in my backyard, with the same lens, at f/13

Pearl Emperor (Charaxes varanes), at Skukuza camp, with the Canon 200-400mm f/4, at 300mm f/5.6

[Lisbeth]

Was it deliberate to only focus the red head of the fly?

[Dindingwe]

Hmmm, I can't really say that. I did what I could without thinking to much. Afterwards, I told myself that I should have closed the aperture to have a greater depth of field. But given its position, at f/13 or even at f/18, the fly would never have been completely sharp. All in all, I am not unhappy with the result of the black body being blurred. The detail that I would improve is the "mouth" just beneath the head and the right eye of the fly that should be a bit clearer in my opinion.

[Lisbeth]

Actually it is rather impressive I like the snail a lot

[Richprins]

Ver naas, Dingwe!

[PRWIN]

Hmmm, I can't really say that. I did what I could without thinking to much. Afterwards, I told myself that I should have closed the aperture to have a greater depth of field. But given its position, at f/13 or even at f/18, the fly would never have been completely sharp. All in all, I am not unhappy with the result of the black body being blurred. The detail that I would improve is the "mouth" just beneath the head and the right eye of the fly that should be a bit clearer in my opinion.

Great start, but as you say you should have opened your F/stop for the first two, also have a look at focus stacking in macro, this will also help with giving a good depth of field