Comments on: Macro Photography

By: Photographing Backyard “Wildlife”

Photographing Backyard “Wildlife” — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:00:23 +0000

[...] cameras have macro capabilities. If you have a DSLR, you will need to purchase a macro lens. I have an earlier post on shooting macros. In either case, there are many subjects waiting for you. Some of these samples of macros taken [...]

By: Jim Burnett

Jim Burnett — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:22:14 +0000

A useful summary of the subject – and some very nice images to illustrate the information.

At the moment, my only lens for my DLSR is an 18-200 mm zoom, but I’m finding I can get some nice closeups with it by cropping the image once it’s in my computer, especially if the original was shot toward the wide (i.e. 18 mm) end of the zoom, and therefore has better depth of field.

Thanks for sharing your expertise with us!

By: Stephen Elliot

Stephen Elliot — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:57:57 +0000

Great overview on macro photography! I like how you pointed out that compact cameras often have an advantage over SLRs here. Thanks for the link!