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I love my new macro lens, and I have had plenty of opportunities to shoot with it. The Macro Focus Group within the photography club has held several practice shoots. These are great opportunities to shoot and share techniques & information with other macro photographers. For one session, we each brought small objects. I included this first one so you can see how much the lens can magnify. This looks like twine, but it is sewing thread. 
My Watch
Tee Time
My Watch
Tee Time
Utility Knife
Amethyst CrystalsI propped up a blue file folder for the background.
I have dozens of blooming gladioli in my backyard.Every day a newly bloomed stem declares,
"I am ready for my close-up."
With this last one, I was trying to create an abstract of just color and line. I added an extension tube between the lens and the camera which allowed me to move in even closer to the flower. With a very shallow depth of field, I looked for one diagonal line that I could bring into focus.
This type of photography takes a great deal of patience.
This is the only one out of many that came close to my vision.
Fortunately, the glads continue to bloom.
With this last one, I was trying to create an abstract of just color and line. I added an extension tube between the lens and the camera which allowed me to move in even closer to the flower. With a very shallow depth of field, I looked for one diagonal line that I could bring into focus.This type of photography takes a great deal of patience.
This is the only one out of many that came close to my vision.
Fortunately, the glads continue to bloom.
These final photos were taken in a club member's greenhouse.Once again, I used colored file folders as backdrops.
Flowers are still my favorite photographic subjects.Their beauty, color, complexity and texture
continue to intrigue me.
Such great detail aunt susan!! I actually love the utility knife photo - it's unique.... much love!
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