Macro Photography Practice (3 and 4)
/Continuing my practice sessions…
Getting the gear and camera settings set gets easier with every practice. My skill with composition and focus still has a ways to go.
My third practice was disappointing. I felt rushed. I returned to the holly, oak leaves, azalea, mint blooms, a black eyed susan, clover and a maple leaf. The subjects were OK but I didn’t get the magnification I wanted.
The fourth practice was on a rainy day and I was indoors. I looked at some cicada wings I had picked up during the 17 year cicada peak. The glare from the flash on the clear part of the wing was hard to avoid…I decided I liked the look of ‘lightning’ within the wing in the last image.
I had a dried out piece of ginger – getting a macro view of the outside and the cut end.
Even printed materials can take on a different look when magnified.
The lid on my countertop collection bin for compostables has condensation on the end inside. Taken through the plastic, the droplets have a metallic sheen.
There was a leaf that had dried and fallen from a house plant. I liked the focus on the curve in the macro image – choosing this one from other focus points I had experimented in the practice.
I’ll improve with more practice….but am pleased with at least some of the results now. It’s encouraging enough to continue the practice!
Previous practice post: 1 and 2 (includes gear)