Things around you, up close.
While searching for an image I wanted to use for another article, I came across a file folder titled “Macro”.
Stored away in a not-so-obvious location, I had completely lost track of these photographs while knowing they existed. Despite having my photographic library reasonably well organized, apparently, there are some weak points in the system. Such is life.
I committed to Canon gear quite some time ago. One of my better lens investments has been the EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro. I don’t intend to review the lens or the camera (5D III) in this article. I’ll let the images speak for themselves.
Photography is an art form comprised of distinctly different disciplines. Each involves unique subject matter, lighting sources, lens selection, and source location.
Sports, portraits, landscapes, still life, and nature, to name just a few. There are variations within each discipline. To achieve desired results, proper lens selection is part of the success equation.
This macro lens is highly versatile and can also serve as a cross-over lens.
However, its best use is for taking a closer look at small things around us. Add an extension tube(s), and you can start approaching microscopic levels of image capture. (Another article for later.)
Macro allows us to appreciate some of the fine details of nature’s creatures as they exist in their own environment.
As big as our world is, it has some very small parts to it that go unseen.
