Macro Monday

See another macro shot here.

(Sony Alpha 100, Sigma 35-128 mm lens)

First stabs at macro

I took these the other day while goofing around with my Sigma on the macro setting. I'm rather fond of the mirror shot. Nothing special or particularly sharp—just feeling out the lens, I guess. And I know there's a decidedly yellow cast to the images, but oh well. I actually kind of like it. I'm really itching to get outside and take some botanical pix.

Macro photography

Since I'm planning on getting a new compact digital camera (I'm seriously thinking of the Olympus Stylus 1010 in blue), I'm particularly interested in those with macro capabilities. My Sigma 28-135mm macro lens is wonderful, but it only has macro capability at the 135 focal length. I like the dedicated macro capability of the Sigma Zoom Super Wide Angle 18-50mm lens, but it costs a pretty penny, so I have to save up for it.

Anyhow, Georgia has been a little shutterbug since she got her Canon A470 a few months ago (just as I knew she'd be!) and has been producing some very lovely macro photography. Check out the flower images she captured. I love not only that she got such close up photos, but also that she composed them in such a unique and interesting way. The colors are so vivid that they pop.

The green caterpillar was shot by her brother Nate's recent lady friend, whose name I have forgotten at the moment. It's a truly stunning image, and I'm sooooo jealous! She also has quite the eye for photography.

Well, I can't wait to get my new compact camera so I can start playing with the Macro and Super Macro modes. And yes, I'll definitely be outside this weekend taking tons of flower and bug pictures with my Sigma-enhanced Alpha....

(Photos courtesy of Georgia)