I got a BIG SURPRISE yesterday from my husband- a MACRO LENS!!!
It’s a Nikon 85mm 3.5- and I can shoot less than a foot from my subject! I no longer have to be 4 feet away zoomed in! The autofocus works great- or I can manually focus OR use manual override, which I haven’t tried yet. And of course, this lens works great for portraits as well. I’m SO EXCITED!
Guess I have no excuses now!
I went out bright and early this morning and took this shot of a very, very tiny flower on our deck.
f/4.8, 1/160, ISO 500, 85mm
It is my Photoshop Friday, so I used CS5 to do a slight crop, and a simple levels and curves adjustment on this image. THEN…I added texture (thanks to Trish for introducing me to Kim Klassen Cafe where I learned how to do this!).
Be warned- over the next few weeks you will probably be seeing a zillion close-up photos of everything in my house!
melinda anderson photography 
What a wonderful surprise!! I can hear the excitment. Glad you stopped by Kim’s place. She’s awesome and beware, her textures are addicting. Fabulous shot and great post editing.
What an amazing surprise!! I think your hubby and my hubby need to be friends he he! Such lovely colors!! Thanks so much for your concern about us. We are safe and sound.
cool! Looks like a painting!