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Cactus flowers

I finally got round to posting some photos I took last year of the cactus I have flowering. It has only done it twice in the ~6 years I have had it, and this time it had quite a few flowers. The macro photos of it came out the best, helped by sheets of A4 . . . → Read More: Cactus flowers

Alternatives to Buying a Dedicated Macro Lens for your DSLR

Digital photography school have a post on alternatives to buying a dedicated macro lens (some of these work with some compact cameras too)

Also worth mentioning is their post with some links to guides on taking photos of water drops

These are what I came up with when I first tried – I like . . . → Read More: Alternatives to Buying a Dedicated Macro Lens for your DSLR

The sharp details

While a friend was staying with me a few days ago, we decided to get out the macro camera gear. We wandered around the house looking for something that took our fancy, and came across a couple of cacti I have. It turns out the spiky little things are quite interesting close-up. My EFs-60mm macro . . . → Read More: The sharp details