Comments on: Macro Photography http://blog.mattshumate.com/2009/05/macro-photography/ the recent work of matt shumate photography Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt S. http://blog.mattshumate.com/2009/05/macro-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Matt S. Wed, 27 May 2009 07:30:56 +0000 http://blog.mattshumate.com/?p=379#comment-720 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. 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.

]]> By: Dennis http://blog.mattshumate.com/2009/05/macro-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-710 Dennis Tue, 26 May 2009 23:18:14 +0000 http://blog.mattshumate.com/?p=379#comment-710 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 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

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