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equus1951
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[2015-05-08 03:02:19 +0000 UTC]
(United States)
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# About me
I would like to call myself an artist but I fall far short of anything that would entitle me to carry that designation. I do create. I have built several kayaks and enjoy woodworking. I enjoy making jewelry and trying to master making mokume gane. I also ride dressage. And of course I take pictures.One of the things that occurred to me was how easy it is to miss much of the world around you. You overlook the forrest for the trees. So I started a project to record some of the smaller denizens of the local are where I live. Then I narrowed it down even more. I am frequently taking pictures of the ecosystem on a fir tree.
I actually started this project with my iPhone X and a set of macro lenses. The lenses were about $18. I was impressed with the results. The one difficulty was that you have to get real close.
Now I have had a Canon Rebel T1i for a very long time (since they came out) and have a Canon 100mm macro lens. That lets me get a little farther away from my subjects. Important when the subject stings and you are allergic to that sting. I added a 2X extender (they say you canβt but you can . You just lose auto focus). That allows me to be almost three feet away from my subject with 1:1 capability intact.
The T1i is a pretty good camera but has a limited dynamic range, a very narrow ISO capability and by the time you hit about ISO800 the noise gets pretty bad.
Enter a Canon 80D. Everything I have done so far has been JPG just because I wanted to test that out. As you can see in my shot Friend there is an amazing capability even at ISO 12000. So my exploration goes on.
