Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a kiwi cut in half on a black background. In this shot, the key light is from a Elinchrom D-lite 400 flash head with a snoot positioned above and to the right of the fruit and triggered by a speedlight at 1/128 power. Like, comment & share!
Category Archives: Macro Photography
Photos we have taken with a macro lens.
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a close up on an unripe strawberry 🍓 Last year I’ve had the strawberries in a hanging basket, but this year I transplanted them in the garden. So far the transplant was successful, and can’t wait to try them when ripe. Like, comment & share!
Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, was taken in my front communal garden, and is a close-up on a chamomile flower. I also liked this image but I like the symmetry in the first image more. A few other shots taken that day during the same session. To capture this image I used a Canon 5D Mark III, with an Oshiro 60mm F2.8 Macro lens in bright sunlight. I can’t remember the exact settings, but from the metadata, I was able to extract the following: ISO 800, 1/250s most likely at F8, 1:1 […]
Macro Photography (photographing small objects to make them look larger in the photo) is a form of photography that I always liked but never had the tools to do… properly. To get the ball rolling I finally decided to get an entry-level macro lens and start experimenting. This lens is not even available anymore but you might find similar products. One of the first images captured with this lens was in my garden behind the shed where this garden spider with a white cross on its back was hanging out. (no pun intended). I have to admit that I am […]