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My first attempts at playing with a macro lens! Any tips on this area of photography appreciated as i found it a struggle!!!
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 500D |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 15 Jan 2012 - 5:05 PM |
| Focal Length: | 60mm |
| Aperture: | f/2.8 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/40sec |
| Exposure Comp: | -1/3 |
| ISO: | 400 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | On, Fired |
| Title: | ladybird |
| Username: | 
bertie1983 |
| Uploaded: | 15 Jan 2012 - 8:16 PM |
| Tags: | Close-up / macro, Ladybird, Wildlife / nature |
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Using f2.8 restricts the depth of field and therefore some of your subject is out of focus. Sometimes a shallow dof can be used creatively and to good effect but this demands careful selection of the focus point. Increasing the depth of field with macro requires more light on the subject which is not always possible. Another alternative is to stack several images with different points of focus - this requires software to combine the images e.g. Cs5. Hope this helps. Steve.
Quote: Using f2.8 restricts the depth of field and therefore some of your subject is out of focus. Sometimes a shallow dof can be used creatively and to good effect but this demands careful selection of the focus point. Increasing the depth of field with macro requires more light on the subject which is not always possible. Another alternative is to stack several images with different points of focus - this requires software to combine the images e.g. Cs5. Hope this helps. Steve.
Thanks steve will have to try again following your tips! 
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