Focus! Such a huge deal with macro shots! I tripod-ed all over my yard today shooting everything I could find that I hadn’t macro-ed before. It was a good exercise in using the tripod and time exposure to steady my camera, but for today’s photo I ended up using this shot of a blossom on one of our two tomato plants- which I took WITHOUT the tripod.
f/6.3, 1/200, ISO 1250, 85mm
Not even sure if this qualifies as a macro shot, because you can see the whole blossom. . .
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Incredible depth of field. I can almost feel the fuzz on the leaves and the calyx (is that the green part that holds the flower?)! I can’t wait for your macro shots of those inevitable tomato worms!
macro my favorite
great shot!