Macro - Another World.

I’ve been thinking about buying a macro lens for some time and the thought of this awful situation enduring where we are all ‘confined to barracks’, finally tipped the balance. Birding as we know it in the spring is finished that much is obvious, perhaps a few migrants will appear in my garden, Chiffchaff and Blackcap are already singing in the wood below my house where my little nature reserve is and I will be trying to photograph them soon. With the possibility of Dragonfly, Butterfly and Landscape photography also ruled out, Macro photography in my garden is all that’s left. Apart from Susan and I going for a three mile walk every morning, where we basically see no one else, and one car journey a week to get ‘Essential’ supplies, that’s it! I thank God we have a large garden and access to quiet country lanes. My heart goes out to people living in towns and cities who are penned in day after day, it must be so depressing. However, it could obviously be infinitely worse for any of us and I know I am one of the fortunate ones with nothing to complain about and I am so grateful for it believe me. Let’s all hope for a quick turnaround where this virus can be brought under control and the country can get back on an even keel.
I decided to buy Canon as usual, I like lenses that are compatible with my cameras it makes things easier. I bought a Canon EF100 f2.8 L is usm Macro lens – a tried and tested performer. In order to get half decent images of small things in sometimes awkward lighting conditions I also bought a twin macro flash. Natural light is always best but sometimes it’s in short supply and you have to compensate.

Here is an image of an early Grey Moth from yesterday - the first image from this combo.



Lesser Celandine



Sac spider



Wolf spider



Female Black Lace Web Spider



A review of this combination is now available in the Equipment Reviews section of this site.
Also another Portfolio just started - Macro - on front page.