My first try at macro...

[drivebyshooter]

My first stab at reverse lens photography got me these shots as well as the shots in this album in my gallery. Comments?

[wulf]

They have a nice abstract feel and make a good set. With some of them, the weakness is that you haven't managed to get anything sharply focused - definitely a challenge with reversed lens stuff but worth shooting for.

Wulf

[mysticeyesx]

i like the first one in the series of three.

[Tunedout]

I'm with wulf.

[drivebyshooter]

Originally Posted by wulf

They have a nice abstract feel and make a good set. With some of them, the weakness is that you haven't managed to get anything sharply focused - definitely a challenge with reversed lens stuff but worth shooting for.

Wulf

Thanks! You're right about the focus - I had a lot of shots that looked focused in the viewfinder and LCD, but weren't that sharp on screen. I'll just keep working on this though.

Thanks too to mysticeyesx and Tudnedout.

[wulf]

Remember that you can do "focus bracketing" - take several shots from slightly different distances. That way you can judge the best when you get the images on a larger screen.

With the narrow depth of field that is characteristic of macro photography, a couple of millimetres can often be the difference between an average picture and one that stands out. Since "digital film" is free it is better to do that than to stop when you get an image that looks okay on the viewfinder / LCD and then be disappointed back on the computer.

Wulf

[drivebyshooter]

I like the idea on focus bracketing and I'll try that soon. First though, I have to build a mount to reverse the lens - that way I can move the camera instead of the subject like I did for this shot.

Thanks!