Chilli

[sarahj]

I bought myself an extension tube macro ring, popped it on my Canon 450D and took this picture of a chilli, to be honest I have no idea what i'm doing (as you can prob tell), I think it's ok'ish??!! I used a tripod and the remote control to take the picture, I really want to get outside with it but at the moment it's far too windy!!

Hope you like it, thanks for looking,

Sarah

[macromike]

MMM i love chillies , nice shot ....

[sarahj]

Thanks macromike!!

[Fred flyfisher]

I like it... nicely shot. I think I'll go make some salsa now. Thanks!

[Trix1989]

Very nice - another option would be to take a pic of the inside and pips ?

[sarahj]

Ha Ha, Hope it was nice!!

[Jill H]

Nice shot and great colour. You are on the right track. I would have liked to have seen the top of the chilli in focus too.

[sarahj]

Originally Posted by Jill H

Nice shot and great colour. You are on the right track. I would have liked to have seen the top of the chilli in focus too.

Thanks Jill H, I would have also liked to have seen more of the chilli in focus, I need more practice it's all new to me this macro magic and I only ever use my camera on auto, I need to be brave!!

[LeeR]

You have already discovered the biggest challenge with extension tubes: getting enough light. By extending the lens away from the camera you lose a lot of light, which forces you to open up your aperture, which in turn gives you very shallow depth of field. Too bad, because you have some really good things going for you here; the colors and textures are really nice.
If you have a minute, check out Edward Weston. He did a whole series of b&w images of peppers that are considered classics.

[sarahj]

Originally Posted by LeeR

You have already discovered the biggest challenge with extension tubes: getting enough light. By extending the lens away from the camera you lose a lot of light, which forces you to open up your aperture, which in turn gives you very shallow depth of field. Too bad, because you have some really good things going for you here; the colors and textures are really nice.
If you have a minute, check out Edward Weston. He did a whole series of b&w images of peppers that are considered classics.

Thanks for your comments LeeR, I had a look at the link, very nice photos, i'm waiting for the sun to come out so I can take my tubes outside!!

Sarah