My smallest water-drop yet!
It is really my first time ever to try this. I was actually working in the garden and then the sprayer caught my eye and I ended up playing in the garden,..not working!:
I do not have a tripod,so I sit down and handheld my camera.
Please give C & C??
Thank you
Renata Ewald
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
I have used my 70-300mm Tamron Telemacro lens and sit flat on the soil on my bum clinching my arms to my side like we learned in shooting training. My settings were as follows,ISO 400, f/4.5, 1/50sec. Unfortunately I had to crop out about 75 percent of the image,because if I zoomed in to close,you can pick up a movement on the drop.I did try.My next investment will be in a tripod and then I will do it again. Just feel somewhat special knowing how I achieved it!
Thanks for your comments.Any tips how I can do it better would be appreciated.
Renata Ewald
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I am just a guy with a camera...
Being a telemacro instead of a traditional macro lens, it doesn't really allow you to get as close to the object as you'd like. You have to use the zoom to get the macro-like effect. Cropping unfortunately doesn't get you the results that zooming will.
That being the case, you definitely want to use a tripod with it -- you'll be much happier with the results that way. The lens is a bit soft in general, and I seem to get noticeably worse noise and CA with it compared to anything Canon-branded. (Even compared to a kit lens.) So you'll want to utilize the zoom, and use the lowest ISO you can in order to combat the noise. That's the only way I've been able to get "macro" shots with it that I'm reasonably happy with.
I carry a large bag of rice ( inside an old pillowcase ) in my trunk, for shooting from my car...it works pretty well. If you do get a macro lens, might I suggest a 100mm one? Can't speak for all macro's, but mine is good at infinity, as well as close-up work, so if an animal happens to want its portrait taken while you are focusing on a fly, you can easily switch to a monkey or zebra.
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