This week I received delivery of two extension tubes for my camera. Extension tubes connect to your camera between the body and the lens reducing the focusing distance and thus enabling you to use a normal camera lens for macro photography. For those of you who don’t know ‘Macro Photography’ is extremely close-up photography and it… Continue reading Macro Photography
Category: Nature
Lilies
Last week one of my Wife’s Aunties brought her a bunch of flowers and in these flowers were some as yet unopened lilies. As the lilies began to bloom towards the end of the week I decided that getting a few images of these delightful flowers in all their glory would be an ideal project… Continue reading Lilies
Outside Studio
I set out this weekend to make the Second image for my ‘One Photograph a month’ pledge and I was clear in my mind what I wanted to do. I had recently read an article about a photographer called Niall Benvie who went out into the countryside and photographed various plants, birds and animals. Nothing unusual… Continue reading Outside Studio
First Shoot With My New Kit
Ever since I was a child I have always been fascinated by nature. Growing up I had numerous books on Animals and Birds which I would spend hours reading, gazing in wonder at the amazing images of these beautiful, magnificent and sometimes strange creatures. I would watch every nature programme that came on TV and… Continue reading First Shoot With My New Kit