Monday, February 28, 2011
Little big flower
Supposed to look for some insect but HK is now a bit too clean (maybe). No ant, no mosquito, no cockroach. Too much 1/99 bleach probably. Feel a bit disappointed from this 1st outdoor self-learning macro class. Will need to go to some outer islands for some luck. :) Then I tried shooting a very tiny flower (about 1cm wide). So focusing, distance, aperture and shutter speed are all very important with this 100mm F2.8L lens. Some other factors should be counted like sunny day light, wind and the background. Failed quite some photos due to strong wind in the park. This one barely passed to me as I like the color and the composition, but at least it's good to see the power of this macro lens. #1 see how the tiny buds. the tiny stems look invisible due to the DOF on macro though it's F5.6 (at 1/320 ISO500). I recall reading the Canon lens handbook about the use of the shallowest DOF to make a cage fence invisible on shooting a tiger in a cage. Will try that out some time later.
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Very nice, you are taking a macro class?
Another way is to buy your own flower and shoot it at home. Place it next to a sunny window with a white thin cloth to diffuse if it's direct sunlight. Put some green vegetable in the far background so it will be blurry green color and look like you shot the photo outdoor. :)
Haha.. typed too fast (the other day I wrote "passed away with"). Apparently my typing is now getting slower than my brain. Should be a "self-learning" class. Just amended it. Thanks for bringing that up.
I also thought about that of buying some flowers and also a water sprayer. Re the background, I can use my wind jacket with some fresh fruit print behind. :) Well, I also need to buy an insect too... :)
Wah... New Lens. Is this the L series 100mm f2.8 with IS? I like. but so expensive here in KL... RM 3300 was the best price I could get... Do you like the lens? Now I am envious.
Yes, it's the 100mm F2.8 with IS. I bought it on a HSBC credit card "hot weekend" rebate special. The lens dropped to HK$6,400 and with the rebate of $500. That means it's HK$5,900 (appro. US$740). This lens needs more light or I can say macro lens does so in general. Among all those L lens I have, I use the 17-40mm F4L the most on day to day use. I somehow like the 70-200mm F4L the most but it's at least 4 feet away in distance. One of the concern is the weight. All those zoom lens are pretty heavy. Pros and cons. :)
Wahahaha... Nice lens! Dying to get it since last year.
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