Macro Monday

Some more macro around my yard today. I've been enjoying the results from my 75-300mm lens set at 75mm with a macro extension tube. I set the lens to either f/14 or f/16 at 1/200 sec with flash enabled.

#macro #macromonday #butterfly #flower #bee #honeybee

Fire

Went to a huge bonfire last night and couldn't resist taking some more photos of the flames. This one, to me, looks like there's a smiley face in the flames.

This one looks like you can see a 3 and a 2 in the flames.

#fire #bonfire #flames

Sunrise or Moonrise?

A short movie I made at a bonfire.

A Closer Look at The Backyard

Macro photography is fun, you don't need to drive anywhere to get cool photos. If you have a large yard you could spend hours looking at everything closer than you normally would.

Spider

Some macro shots of a spider on my garbage can from a few days ago. I used my 50mm f/1.4 with a macro extension tube and am pretty happy with the results. If I remember correctly I set the aperture to f/11 or so and used the flash. That's the one thing I don't like about the extension tube, you have to set the aperture on the lens, then while holding the depth of field preview button you remove the lens and attach it to the extension tube. I can't wait to get a real macro lens but for now this will do. #spider #macro

Alta Ski Area

A few pictures around the Alta area.

The Return To Bell Canyon

The weather up in the mountains looked great but by the time I hiked up to the reservoir most of the cool looking clouds were gone. It was still a nice day so I hiked around the lake a bit then hiked up past the lake before turning back due to snow.