The Start of the Journey
My journey into macro photography started like many people’s new found passions during the lockdown of COVID in 2020. I couple of years earlier I had purchased a Sigma 100mm macro lens for my Nikon D7000 and quickly discovered I had no idea what I was doing. It wasn’t until lockdown that I came across
Another Mistake – Or Opportunity?
Apparently, and I cannot really comment based on my experience, it’s not true macro unless you have at least 2x magnification. My 105mm Sigma lens is 1:1 and while I was happy with some of the results I couldn’t get in close enough to my subject to experience ‘real macro.’ So I purchased a AstrHori
Nikon D50 – A Mistake?
My first digital SLR was a Nikon D80. I actually can’t remember this, but I know it must be the case because some of the EXIF data on my photos tells me it was. Eventually I upgraded to the D7000 primarily because it did 1080 video and I had plans for that. I have to
iPhone v Dedicated Macro Lens
“Here! Take a macro shot of this flower I have just caused to open using my super human powers!” my friend Andy said as we walked around Dunecht Estate. I looked at it. “I don’t have my macro lens with me!” I told him, “Just my iPhone so it won’t be very good.” I took
Sorrento
Earlier this year, my wife and I took a week long break in Sorrento, Italy. While it was early in the season with not too many tourists and poor weather it was still wonderful to have a break. We wandered around the old town of Sorrento and took trips along the Amalfi coast and ate
A Horrifying Discovery
Of course I really wanted to start taking photos of insects, revealing that strange and hidden world, but I could never quite capture them in focus (or in frame). Then one day I saw a dead fly on the windowsill and I thought to myself, here is a little bug that can’t escape my lens!
Gallery – Best Plant Photos 2023
Looking back through 2023 I’ve picked out what I feel are the best shots from my initial foray into macro photography. Only 6 of the 60+ photos (not many I know) made the cut and while I did have some abstract and insect shots in there, I’m not good enough to share those just yet.