I’m loving the way this themed project is coming together for this class, especially since it’s something I’ve wanted to focus on for awhile, but has just slipped down on the “to do” list way too often. It’s easy to come up with a simple statement of something I learned each day. Not so simple to come up with a satisfactory macro or close-up photograph! Here are the latest three pages:
These flowers are actually very small. I’m guessing the photo is 1:3 or 1:4 which makes it a true macro. I used the tripod and manually focused which took a lot of patience. Of all the ones I took, this was my favorite. IRL you can see the tiniest of “hairs” on the flowers.
This is close-up photography taken with my Tamron 28-300mm lens at the Ithaca Farmers Market on Saturday. I don’t even think about manually focusing when I’m out and about. Something I ought to do, I’m sure. I find it difficult to spend the kind of time I should in a setting like this.
This was taken with my new Canon S95 point and shoot. I wanted a point and shoot that would give me more flexibility, and a friend highly recommended this one. I took about half my photos in Alaska with this camera (which fits in my pocket or purse) and you’d be hard pressed to tell the photos from this camera from the ones taken with the my Canon Rebel. The only drawback is the zoom lens. I would never have gotten any decent wildlife photos in Alaska with this camera. The animals were just too far away. But I was pretty happy with this close-up of tomatoes from our garden.
Oooh. Love the peppers and the hairy flower. I’m reading Shimelle’s prompts but not really doing much else. Really like your tag book.
Rinda
Great photos Karen & your mini-album is coming along nicely. DH & I are planning to get a new camera for Christmas – we only have a small digital camera, so I’ll be learning more about photography in the new year.
loving the tag book and your macro photography progress… won’t it be great to see how far you’ve gotten by the end of the month?
I think this is just the perfect way to do LSNED – it has a lot of meaning, not to mention colour!
I have a great point and shoot as well, it is particularly good for macro shots but not strong with the zoom either – it’s the Canon G11, a couple of years old now.
The shot of the peppers is particularly good Karen – they look so inviting!
Loving your photos, please show us the full sized shots in a gallery when you’re done. I have the opposite issue with my DSLR and point and shoot cameras. I bought an entry level Nikon last year with an 18 – 55 mm lens, so the zoom’s not too good. I’m sure people think it odd when i have a DSLR strung round my neck and then use a little point and shoot for the distance shots!
Guess what I’m buying myself for my birthday?
I love that pepper photo too – it looks like something from a food magazine! I’m looking for a good point and shoot at the moment, something I can carry in my bag. This looks like a great one
Love what you’re doing,Karen….the macro photos are great…particularly the peppers.
Hi Karen, the little book is looking fabulous and the pictures are gorgeous. I would love to read what you have learnt, perhaps you will do a blog post about your learning?
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