Apr 14
Finally, hepatica
In the past years I’ve sworn not to show any of my hepatica pictures, because I was so fed up with all the hepatica crap that people posted on Fotosidan. Well, that problem is easily cured - I stopped visiting Fotosidan. Thus, I can now finally post a hepatica picture of my own. Not saying that this is necessarily any better than the aforementioned crap on the forums, but it’s my blog!
Canon 100mm f2.8 USM Macro at almost closest focusing distance
It’s been a while since I’ve used the 100mm macro, have done most of my closeup work with the 300mm f4 since I got it two years ago. I’ve all but forgotten the results the 100mm lens produces… it is one painfully sharp lens! I can count the pollen grains in this picture. The 300mm is not a dud either, but it is very unforgiving with any mistakes in closeup focusing. Not that any lens can compensate for such, but it feels like it’s easier to get the focus right with the 100mm lens than the 300 ditto. My project for the summer is to do more macro and explore flowers in detail, instead of doing “mugshots” with the 300mm lens like I’ve done in recent years. Other than that, I just want to learn to know the flowers a little better!
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It’s an incredibly warm weekend with temperatures closing up on 20 degrees centigrade in the shade. Perfect weather for cycling, this sure feels like May! Just had a look at the long forecast and by Thursday we could already be having temperatures close to zero. That would be more normal for the season…
Thank you for breaking the promise! Nicely seen hepaticas, like the composition, sharpness and colors. I too have noticed that 300mm lens is harder to use for close-up work than a dedicated macro lens, but I still prefer the tele for its BG-control possibilities. Of course, when doing shooting like this, the macro is the right tool for the job.