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Raindrops in the Spiderweb - a Macro wannabe
Sep 29, 2013 15:44:39   #
Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC
 
In the days before I purchased my Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro lens, and even before I purchased a set of extension tubes, I tried to emulate a macro shot using a Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6L. I am well aware that close-ups are not macro shots, per sé, but Hey! these "Swarovski-like crystals" were just begging to be captured for posterity, so I did the best I could with the equipment at hand.

Canon 7D, with Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS, USM lens, f4.5 (Aperture Priority), 1/160 sec. at ISO 200
Canon 7D, with Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS, USM len...

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Sep 29, 2013 16:53:02   #
merrytexan Loc: georgia
 
Bob Yankle wrote:
In the days before I purchased my Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro lens, and even before I purchased a set of extension tubes, I tried to emulate a macro shot using a Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6L. I am well aware that close-ups are not macro shots, per sé, but Hey! these "Swarovski-like crystals" were just begging to be captured for posterity, so I did the best I could with the equipment at hand.


that's a pretty shot... love the sparkly dew :-D

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Oct 1, 2013 02:28:09   #
sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA
 
I love it, Bob!

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