focal length: 105 mm
shutter speed: 1/30
aperture: f/5
ISO: 1000
flash: none
Just as seeing things through a macro lens is a whole different world, so is choosing your settings. When you’re so close to an object, shooting wide open just has too shallow a depth of field to make anything out. Who would’ve thought too much bokeh could be a bad thing? I find that when I’m really as close as I can get, using an aperture of f/5 seems to work for me.
Using a telephoto lens works for me too when shooting prickly, ouchie things.
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leaca
Nov 3, 2008 at 1:11 am
I need to get me another one of those. Mine broke but I loved as you say, seeing things through that lens.
Lu
Nov 3, 2008 at 5:53 am
would you ever think cacti could look so good? love your point about too much bokeh not being a good thing. I learned this real quick when I started doing more macro work. You have definitely inspired me to give it a go this week and see what I come up with.
killlashandra
Nov 3, 2008 at 10:30 am
Now there’s a cactus you don’t see in New Mexico.
Christina
Nov 3, 2008 at 7:42 pm
aMAZing! You have me longing for a macro lens now more than ever!
Kirsten
Nov 3, 2008 at 10:13 pm
So fantastic! What a great shot!
kris
Nov 6, 2008 at 9:30 am
love it. looks almost like the surface on another planet. i tried, previously, taking something similar and didn’t get the same result. point taken about stoping down the apature. i have to learn to get out of my wide open comfort zone. thanks for the tip.