Last week I took the macro lens out into the garden for the first time in a while. Spring is certainly upon us.
Tag Archives: flower photography
macro photography – tibouchina flower
macro photography – portulaca grandiflora
There seems to be a wet flowers theme developing. The garden ponds brought by heavy rain have drained away and the wind is doing its best to dry out the place, despite occasional showers.
Here’s the pick of this afternoon’s photographic expedition into the garden. I had to go scrambling for the garden text books to identify this plant, Portulaca Grandiflora.
macro photography – still raining
macro photography – tiny flower in big rain
The rain is descending in proverbial bucket loads today as a result of a cyclone hundreds of kilometres north of Brisbane. We can expect the rain to continue falling for at least another couple of days as we watch the impacts of this latest storm come to light.
Up until today, I’ve not ventured out into the rain with the camera. It’s still dark outside despite the fact that it’s mid-morning. Here are the results with no flash and a shutter speed of 1/1250.
charcoal drawing – fuschia
macro photography – more flowers
macro photography – orchid
after the rain
cactus flower
testing the Sony A6000 – light sensitivity and ISO
I’ve been testing the new Sony A6000 particularly as it relates to ISO noise. The light sensitivity of these cameras is very impressive, particularly when you think back to using 35mm film, when 400 ISO could give you grainy results in low light. These Clivia photographs were taken mid-afternoon in the shade of a large tree.
ISO 640 123mm f5.6 1/200 sec
ISO 1250 170mm f6.3 1/320 sec
ISO 2500 200mm f6.3 1/400 sec