I have blogged before about my DIY super macro set-up. It was essentially free (since I already had the two lenses required) and resulted in some pretty killer macro shots. However, it is a bit clumsy to use and I realize that not everybody has the right combination of lenses to make it work. So, [...]
Another of my DIY super macro shots this time processed in Lightroom using the Direct Positive preset.
Pentax K10D, SMC PENTAX-DA f/3.5-5.6 18-55mm AL @ 55mm + SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (reversed), ISO 800, f/8, 1/30 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on
This tulip was shot hand-held with a DIY super macro set-up. Lighting was via a nearby window:
The title of the photo comes from a portion of a poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne called [...]
I got this idea from my Flickr friend Jim. I’ve played with this idea in the past but didn’t have the right combination of lenses to really make it work. Seems the kit lens on my Pentax K10D and my 20 year old Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7 make a pretty super duper super macro lens.
The trick [...]
