My sister is married with two kids, and they have a house with a gorgeous backyard. Not because it is perfectly manicured, but because it is free. Flowers, trees, veges and chooks. It's a slice of natural heaven. So when visiting, I decided it was the perfect place to test my Macro Lens. There were too many photos taken for one post so I have split them into two.
The first inspiration was this wonderful flower. I have no idea what it is called, but its shape was stunningly intricate, and struck me as soon as I walked into the backyard as something my macro would have fun with...
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| Canon EOS 50D, 100mm Macro Lens, f/4.5 1/400, ISO 640, 100mm |
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| Canon EOS 50D, Macro LEns, f/4, 1/400, ISO 640, 100mm |
I like the first one because of the background composition - I like the green fronds against the corregated iron, but it is blurred enough to not be harsh. The second I like the perspective, and the points. The colours gave me a lot of grief in this one though. For some reason, when I open RAW files the red diminishes, it goes very orange. I will need to research this because it is very challenging to bring the red back to the same depth that is captured by Betsy. But in adjusting the colours above, the purple tips were really enhanced which was a nice surprise.
The second challenge I set myself was the pink flowers. Their tips set an interesting depth of field challenge, and I had a great time experimenting with the focus.
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| Canon EOS 50D, Macro Lens, f/4, 1/400, ISO 640, 100mm |
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| Canon EOS 50D, Macro, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 640, 100mm |
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| Canon EOS 50D, Macro, f/2.8, 1/250, ISO 100, 100mm |
The first of these three is my favourite, as it has the buds in focus as well. I like the middle because the tips are in focus - effect created by lowering the aperture. The last, I love the blurred background.
Flowers never cease to amaze me! The array of colours, their beauty and intricacy. God's love letter to us!
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