I had my Marco Photography workshop past Saturday. I did not regret taking part! It was fun and I learned a lot, and not just about Photography. It was Johannes' first workshop, not that I noticed though. He had knowledge about photography, the location and our subject, it was impressive. I was excited to get out with my Macro, and our subject, the dragon fly, was so interesting. That interesting that taking photos wasn't my priority anymore. Still, I do have some results to show you.
Funny is that every one had photos of a dragonfly that just emerged out of the larva, with it's wings wide open. Me on the other hand just stayed with this one dragonfly emerging.
I really wanted to find my own dragonfly to photograph instead of the one that Johannes would point out to me. They are not easy to find but once you know what to look for you will see them more and more. I found this larva and it looked different, when I took a closer look I saw that the dragonfly was about the come out. I couldn't help but to stay with this one and follow the entire process.
Patience is everything with macro but since dragonflies who just emerged can't fly yet, our patience wasn't tested to the fullest. I learned that composition is very important and time consuming. Even in nature there is a lot you can do to get the right composition, adding a little grass here and there. I know I would want to take part in a follow up workshop for then I could really focus on photography and composition and be less fascinated with the dragonflies' process.
NikonD80 - Nikor Macro 105mm 2.8 - Taken: Manuel / Shutter 1/100 / Aperture 9 / ISO 200
NikonD80 - Nikor Macro 105mm 2.8 - Taken: Manuel / Shutter 1/100 / Aperture 8 / ISO 200
A see through tummy
NikonD80 - Nikor Macro 105mm 2.8 - Taken: Manuel / Shutter 1/100 / Aperture 8 / ISO 200
And in this photo it is all about the wings, in an earlier stage
NikonD80 - Nikor Macro 105mm 2.8 - Taken: Manuel / Shutter 1/100 / Aperture 9 / ISO 200The last stage, turning around and drying it's wings so it can fly
NikonD80 - Nikor Macro 105mm 2.8 - Taken: Manuel / Shutter 1/100 / Aperture 10 / ISO 200
Hey hey hey, welcome back. I can see the workshop really paid off. These are great photos, well done. Im looking forward enjoying more of your macros. btw what macro lens are you using here? Dave
ReplyDeleteI am using a Macro 105 mm 2.8 Dave. Have to say that I love it! Great for portraits as well. It's very sensitive though, small depth of field. Thanks for stopping by again!
ReplyDeleteUh.ma.ZING! A macro lens is definitely on my wish list!
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