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There are photographers who specialize and work only in macro photography (super close ups). I’m definitely not one of them as I much prefer shooting people. However I have a great macro lens and from time to time I catch some pretty cool macro shots. I figured I’d share some recent ones here.
Green Water Drop Macro:
We were watering the lawn and some of the water was hitting the apple tree leaves. The sun was shining through the trees on the other side of the yard and I thought there was potential for a few good macros. I’d say the potential was there.
I love this shot. Especially the little glint on the water drop. The drop is so clear in the full size photo you can see my reflection. This photo is now my computer’s desktop wallpaper.
I love my 50mm f/2.0 macro.
Wasps Macro:
I was outside playing with my girls and there were several wasps flying around. I did some investigating and found 2 new nests being built in the BBQ. They were so busy building they let me get pretty close with my macro lens. Thank goodness for live view because there was no way I was putting my face that close.
Sadly the wasps didn’t survive the poison sprayed in their direction. I hope nobody calls PETA.
Did I mention that I love my macro lens?
Facebook comments:
Hey Matt,
It’s funny, I’ve been admiring some of the nature desktop pictures that came with my Mac and thinking that it would be cool to get a macro lens for my camera and start experimenting, and then I saw this post. Cool stuff! I especially like the water drop image. Great color and clarity! Great stuff!
Dennis
This is a shot that I liked in camera, but it wasn’t until I got it into Lightroom and saw it large that I noticed the sparkle and the bokeh in the corner which makes it really special.
My Macro lens is incredibly sharp partly because Olympus lenses are all designed from the ground up to be purely digital whereas other brands are still using analog elements in their designs. Also, the lens is prime (no zoom) so that helps the sharpness as well. The shallow depth of field is so strong because it’s f/2.0 wide open.
As a bonus, because of Olympus’ 200% crop factor, it’s the 35mm equivalent of a 100mm lens which many consider the perfect focal length for portraits. So, in addition to it being my macro lens, it’s also my TTV lens, and main portrait lens.