It was a most gorgeous day here in S.E QLD,so sunny and clear,I was out doing some gardening,when I noticed how good the sunlight was on the hedge of lavender.I took the opportunity to give my 60 mm F 2.8 macro lens a go on my 50D.
Here are the results,The first pic is straight out of camera no croping,the others are cropped but no PP.
This lens is beautiful to use,so light and SHARP!,I look forward to some advice and comments from BIMBO members,and others too.I can see my self doing a bit of macro.
Yes.Jason I had to get in close,but it was'nt uncomfortable.The spiders were very small,the second photo shows a small,and rather nasty looking spider.I was trying the focus on the very tip of the lavender flower,it was only when I examined focus I saw him,so set about trying to get some pics.
I bought the lens,unplanned,of the chap who sold me the 17-55 F 2.8,he wanted to sell this 60 mm macro F 2.8.I knew the lens was a quality lens.And I hav been thinking about macro for along time,the 100 mm version would really be better for this type of thing,and I certainly plan to get one.However the 60 mm can be used for a bit more genral use,so at $400 with hood and filter,and so sharp,so small,I could'nt say no.
Nice work Chris! I sometimes reckon that my EF-S 60mm F2.8 produces slightly sharper results than my 100mm F2.8, but it may be operator error rather than pure IQ?
Thank you all,who left a comment.Its good to get some feed back,I really have never done macro before,I was quite suprised on how these turned out.
I do not know what the 'standard default setting' is for macro in the garden, so just took a chance.I will have a go using the same gear ,along with the 430 EX flash next time.
I do remember Dennis saying,even the tiniest movement,from wind can make things a little harder,I soon learnt what he meant,
