Early Riser
Apr 3rd, 2008 by jeremy
With my new Canon macro lens I am continually looking out for opportunities to get more familiar with using it. I have to say firs that it has been harder to get good, sharp images with it than I thought. I am wondering if this one is slightly out of calibration or if my expectations were off a bit. That said, it has been fun taking some extreme closeups.
This photo is the first time I have tried out the new feature on the Canon 40D that allows me to compose a photo through the LCD. For those of you unfamiliar with dSLR cameras, your viewfinder looks directly through the lens with a mirror, so there has previously been no ability to do the LCD live viewing so popular with point-and-shoot cameras. For the most part, I much prefer looking through the viewfinder anyway, but in this case the camera was literally at ground level and I could not get my eye down low enough.
To stabilize the camera I rested it on my foot (while sitting cross legged) and then turned on the LCD. I can now see with a tripod and other situations where I need the camera at an angle where it is difficult to get in position that this LCD feature is going to be handy.
Canon 40D, 100mm macro, 1/20 at f/8 and 100ISO
see it bigger on flickr
Daffodils are so photogenic, aren’t they? Mine are usually single, because they seem to bloom all at once. That’s why I really like the smaller not quite open bud you put in the bottom of the frame. Also, I like the bokeh on the lens. I am surprised that it looks a bit grainy/noisy at the low ISO. Did you add that in post processing? Regardless, I like the effect.
You are clearly enjoying your new toy..I mean lens!
@Judy Thanks for the comment. The grain did come out a it in the post processing, though I am having some difficulty learning this lens. I am a little concerned that it is out of calibration, but it may actually be me that needs a little calibration
I have a Photowalking friend that has the same lens that we are going to compare and make sure this one is working right.