William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, landscape, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message Thursday, 9:05 AM
Back in my film camera days I owned a "macro lens" for my Minolta SLR camera. I had fun with close-ups of Praying Mantises and other small critters. "Macro photography" is defined as extreme close-up photography of small subjects which, in the final print, appear greater than life size. A "macro lens" allows you to get within inches of your subject and can achieve a very shallow depth of field (a natural background blur). I recently purchased a Nikon AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G Lens to use on the kitty close-ups at the shelter. Tucking this small sized lens in the side pocket of my BDU pants, I took a walk break up behind the animal shelter. A small Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) was climbing out of the dew into the rays of the rising sun to gather warmth for the day's activities. Since it was still sluggish and slow from the chilly morning air, I was able to stick my lens within the briers, just inches from the little lizard and get a few good close-ups. The top photo shows the incredible depth of field one can achieve with this lens. The lizard's eye is completely in focus while the back, just centimeters closer to the lens, is blurred, drawing in the viewers attention toward the Anole's eye. I was just inches from the lizard when taking the photograph. Therefore, the subject filled the frame and no cropping of the final image was needed; thus preserving a high resolution photo. Walton County, Georgia
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