Wednesday, January 17, 2007

January 17, 2007 ~ Extreme Close Ups!!

Okay, so I was completely inspired by Betty of Once Upon CC Photography to try reversing my lens to get some macro shots. It was tough to do but I like how these came out...


One of my plants (I have NO idea what kind :) )





Ice Crystals on the Ice Rink...







A frozen thorn bush...



I used Indy's Rich Color Action on this one

I used my 50mm 1.8 lens for these. I changed the aperture value by rotating the aperture ring and then adjusted the shutter speed. I had to move the camera in and out to focus. I used a small aperture for all of these that is why there is such a narrow depth of field and why some parts are out of focus (not to mention the camera shake :) )

Posted by heidi~r. at 7:49 PM  

16 comments:

Michelle January 17, 2007 at 8:47 PM  

wow, great close ups...very interesting pics to look at.

Amy (3 Peas) January 17, 2007 at 10:50 PM  

I really like the frozen thorn :)

Monica January 17, 2007 at 11:15 PM  

very cool shots. I like #2 the best.. but they are all good!

Anonymous January 17, 2007 at 11:15 PM  

Awesome close ups!

Tara January 17, 2007 at 11:57 PM  

I really like the ice crystals! They are all good.

Anonymous January 18, 2007 at 7:10 AM  

I think it's a peace lilly, lol Great pics :)

Sue January 18, 2007 at 12:39 PM  

Inspiration! Love those pics. I will try - maybe tonight if not this week. Any tips? I assume I just flip the lens - it attaches?

heidi~r. January 18, 2007 at 4:16 PM  

Thanks for the comments everyone! Hand Puppet ~ No, it does't attach, you have to hold it in place. If you have a lens with an aperture ring, you can adjust the aperture. Adjust the shutter on camera! HTH!

Sherri January 18, 2007 at 8:57 PM  

wow those are great :)

Sara January 19, 2007 at 1:10 AM  

those are great! the plant is a peace lily (in case you really care).

Sue January 19, 2007 at 10:38 AM  

I couldn't figure it out. The camera wouldn't fire without the lens attached. I have a 50 mm - so I will have to find some sort of tutorial - or have some reasoning to get dh to buy a macro lens for me... LOL

Robyn January 19, 2007 at 6:06 PM  

Awesome

Alissa January 19, 2007 at 8:18 PM  

ooh! that thorn is awesome! great shot!

Catalina January 20, 2007 at 12:39 AM  

These are great! I've always wanted to try this.

D January 20, 2007 at 8:19 PM  

Wow, these are just amazing! I love the thorn - but also can see the frost large and framed somewhere. So pretty!
D

Anonymous January 21, 2007 at 5:05 PM  

These are some of the coolest photos ever! No pun intended ;)
I love the clarity and the vivid color!

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