📷 Critters In My Garden - A Reversed-Lens Macro Experiment | 5 Original Pictures
Browsing steemit the other day, I was reminded of a trick I had long forgotten.
Reversing the lens back-to-front turns it into an amazing magnifying macro lens.
There are special adaptors that allow mounting the lens this way, but you can also simply hold it with your hands like I did.
I was shooting with a cheap vintage 1:1.7 55mm Auto Revuenon lens and the effect wasn't as great as I had hoped, but it still produced some pretty nice results.
Credit where credit is due. It was @stresskiller who made me rediscover this nifty trick when he mentioned it in one of his first posts. If you enjoy macro photography you should give this guy a follow, he posts quality macros relentlessly and has a huge archive of original work!
Now let me show you how my experiment turned out:
This tiny grasshopper was busy eating the flower petals.
I don't think I've ever noticed his kind before today.
Isn't it great how photography helps you notice and discover things you'd otherwise overlook!
A fly enjoying a sip of fresh nectar.
This spider is protecting my tomatoes from aphids.
You can almost make out that it's just in the process of eating a black-fly.
All these images are cropped from the original frame to feature the subjects prominently enough. I'd love to be able to see more detail (like the blackfly) but I need to try a different lens for that!
Lighting and good exposure can be tricky in this setup, too. Maybe a flash could bring some extra shine to the images.
I'll definitely have to give this experiment another round!
That's all for now!
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I really love macro pictures and I have to say your attempt turned out quite well ;)
nice shots :)
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ha fraenk good to see that i got you out of your chair :D and thank you for mentioning , nice attempt i must say , be aware of dust bunnies they show very easy when you reverse you can simply clone them out in lightroom
the results magnification using reversed lens will be better on a 35 or 28 mm lensthen with a 55 mm lens i found a nice link for you :)
thelens it self can be bought on ebay for +/- less then $50 ,-
http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/A95/Close-Up/Reversal.html
awesome... thanks for the link, and yes, especially for getting me out of my chair!!
that sounds so cute, I almost want them now!
Absolutely beautiful shots.
thanks so much... I've got room for improvement though ;) you're out of luck when it comes to that! :P
Love the pictures! there never seems to be a shortage of things to photograph in the garden, always something interesting happening. Upvoted & resteemed!
Thanks for the kindness @flusterfarm!
This is so cool!