Canon 20D, 300mm F/4.0, f/5.6, 1/200, iso 400
For today's post I just kind of clicked through the archives in Lightroom, and came across the images of a great wildflower shoot I did with friends Stephan and Wolf. This was back in 2005.
Back then, I had no macro lens. But I had a technique, and perhaps if you don't have a macro this could come in handy for you. The lens I used was my 300mm fixed - no zoom! "Zoom with your feet!" is what they say. It has a minimum focusing distance of nearly six feet. But at six feet, you still have a lot of magnification.
This is hard to do well without a tripod, I should say. When you have a long lens and a tiny subject, this is very difficult to hand hold effectively.
So with your longest telephoto mounted, perched on your tripod, the idea is to get into a position at your minimum focusing distance (this is usually printed on your lens) and work from there. As you can see I got a nice depth of field on the Indian Paintbrush plant, and a lovely bokeh to boot. It's been a while since I put up a flower image, so let me know what you think of this one.
