posted Sunday, 18 January 2009, 20:20 (+0800), by Martin
In the past, when I go out in the back yard to take some photos of plants
and flowers in the back yard, I normally grab my macro lens.
However, this afternoon, I used the 70-200mm f/4L lens in the back yard,
and was pretty happy with the results.
Even though the minimum distance of the 70-200 lens is about 1.3m, with the magnification of the lens, I could still get close enough to fill the frame. Shooting wide open blurred the background and provides pleasing bokeh.
Here's a shot of a Grevillea flower from the back yard.
Even though the minimum distance of the 70-200 lens is about 1.3m, with the magnification of the lens, I could still get close enough to fill the frame. Shooting wide open blurred the background and provides pleasing bokeh.
Here's a shot of a Grevillea flower from the back yard.
Grevillea
back yard, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @131mm, 1/320 sec, f/4, ISO100
Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @131mm, 1/320 sec, f/4, ISO100
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For not using the lens that you normally use in the backyard to take pictures of plants and flowers in the backyard, it still turned out pretty nice!