Jan 27, 2012

Like mini peonies

These ranunculi are by far the biggest I've seen this season (though I suppose in these shots, there's nothing around to show their relative size). It's also been so dark and grey this morning, I figured I might as well go with that mood.


Just this one has the ever so slightest blush tones in the petals. I love it.

A few of you were curious about the close-up filters I use. I believe I have this set here. I pop them on my 50mm and lo and behold, I have a ghetto macro lens. Think of them as reading glasses for your lens. I also have used them on my Contax 80mm lens (same filter size). The only slight annoyance is if you're shooting on the go and you suddenly want a far away shot, you have to remember to take off the close-up filter, as it restricts the maximum distance to which you can focus. In any case, I have found them surprisingly useful and will almost always pack them with me.

10 comments :

  1. Love that first shot with the dark mood and more open shadows. Love it when "ghetto" solutions turn out beautiful results =)

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  2. Lovely, both shots.

    Have a beautiful weekend.

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  3. these are so gorgeous.
    absolutely incredible!

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  4. Alice, I've just discovered your little blog and I totally fell in love with it. Especially with your photos... Absolutely astounding. And what about these tiny peonies? They're so so elegant, I like the contrast of dark and white tones here. :^)

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  5. oooh neat! i might have to go with this set. it's been a while since i've bought any fun photography things.

    also, i haven't seen on ranunculus here yet! boo.

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  7. You're already achieving great results with the close up filter, but I'd recommend you take a look at extension tubes. They're not particularly expensive, can be used with any lens (as they go between the lens and the camera body) and do not impact image quality.

    -David

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  8. I always follow you with great interest, nice work!

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