While I have written that I look for “textures” for gray-scaling, I guess I also look for “structure” and shapes (and neutral or absent backgrounds) that will survive the removal of color. I think this one fits, even though it’s a beautiful flower in color.
My recent lack of motivation and the bitter cold temperatures have me experimenting with the point-and-shoot camera. I haven’t quite conquered the macro lens; I often don’t get enough depth-of-field for a good image. Also, as cold as it is outside, it takes my macro lens a long time to warm up inside the greenhouse and “unfog”. It gets frustrating constantly wiping the filter, removing the filter and wiping the lens, wiping off my reading glasses and wiping off the viewfinder … and repeat. The P&S is simpler and this image is from the Nikon CoolPix.
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@espyetta Thank you; I hoped so!
My macro lens: Canon EFS 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM.
But if you look at the image info, this was taken with my point-and-shoot Nikon!
@rhoing Oh, I saw that about the p and s. I just noticed you said you had not mastered the macro...so was curious. In April/May I got a Canon 100mm 2.8 USM but not IS. I love mine! Love love love
@espyetta Yeah, I just read a review of my lens and saw the suggestion that one consider the 100mm. I think I did at the time, but I was already buying the Nikon P&S at the same time and I might have pulled the trigger on the pricier lens you bought if it had IS. But life is full of tradeoffs and sometimes the choices are difficult. Now that I have the 60 and not the 100, I think I would be backing away from subjects too often with the 100. For example, the shot of Erica filling the coffee carafe. Although we chose differently, the quality of images from our fixed focal length lenses is amazing, isn't it?!
@rhoing Oh, my opinion about those type lens..you cannot go wrong! You know? They are such a step up from the P and S camera I started with, and a step up from the kit lens I got with my camera... When you have a f 2.8, you are going to like it..no matter what, I 'd think! SO yes, they both are great!
@espyetta I bought the macro lens and Nikon P&S back in August. It's been a bit of a pain, but today I went through all my posts since then and tagged for the macro lens and the P&S. Now I can find all those images with one click. :)
@rhoing Sounds like the macro is working for you. and good idea to tag them. I have started to create some tags similar to that so I can find my things
@espyetta Clare says that at various times during the life of a family, parenting requires moving stuff from one place to another. After the kids move out, for me it's become more of "Where did I set that down?" Finding computer files -- including images -- is the same issue but in a different realm! It's often about *finding things*, isn't it?!?
@espyetta I've tagged well over a third of my posts. One interesting phenomenon: for some images, the EXIF info says 55mm. Unless I included it in the write-up (as I did for a few -- see http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-07-13!), I have no way of knowing whether it was the 18-55 zoomed-in or the 55-250 zoomed-out!
February 18th, 2014
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My macro lens: Canon EFS 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM.
But if you look at the image info, this was taken with my point-and-shoot Nikon!