I don’t happen to travel very often: work is so busy lately that my first time outside California this year has been for business. This time I landed in the upper state of New York, a land of wide green spaces, with hills and small town, and many lakes. I could not pass the opportunity, […]
As I mentioned in my last post, last Saturday I went to San Francisco Coit Tower by walking through the beautiful gardens of Telegraph Hill residents. The abundance of flowers, the calm air and the abundance of light, prompted me to give my macro adapter an outdoor ride. I have previously posted pictures of flowers, […]
Saturday I went to the city to have lunch with some friends of mine. The day was splendid, with great sun and a light fresh breeze moving the heat away from your back. Perhaps a sign that the good season is finally kicking in. In the afternoon I moved closer to the Embarcadero, and planned […]
As I mentioned in my first take at the 50mm macro photography it takes a good amount of practice to get decent results. Even just getting used to the tiny DOF makes it very hard to visualize the framed picture. Ideal subjects for macro are probably insects (which I don’t really dig) and flowers. All […]
I have peeked in macro photography some time back, using my 50mm and one of my latest buys at the time. After reading many articles about 50mm reverse-macro adapters to allow for a cheap alternative to expensive macro lenses, I decided to go ahead and purchase one of such adapters. I found mine on Amazon […]
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