Ready for your extreme close up?
I took this with a 50mm lens, then stacked x1, x2, and x4 Quantaray close-up filters to get really close to the action. These filters give the camera an extremely shallow DOF, and I think it really highlighted this flower nicely.
This is yet another really nice shot! The soft edges of the Crocus work out really nice. I also think using the closeup filters offers a slightly different effect than using a macro lens. I have seen countless macro shots of flowers, but this is something different and very pleasing to the eye. Nice work James!
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The colors are absolutely amazing. beautiful pic.
Incredible technique. I should admit that the beauty of this pic is due to the addition of filters. Your experiment on that part has paid of well. One of the good macros I have seen in the recent times. Can you elaborate on the lighting detail of this pic? Just curious.
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Ryan, thanks very much!
Craig… no lighting to speak of. This photo was taken just before sunset (but after the sun went below the trees), thus the very soft light.