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BetterPhoto.com All Time Best Photo Contest Editor's Pick BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest SECOND PLACE Winner   How To
How To
2nd Place Win
6/20/06
Special Effects


This is dedicated to beginners who want to know
how to accomplish abstract flower photography.
This shot was taken hand held while I selectively
focused on a thistle flower. I purposely allowed
movement of subject (due to breeze) to achieve a
more abstract feeling. Camera settings were:
1/500th of a second at f/5.6. Taken with a 105mm
macro lens. To get really close I attached a
50mm prime lens reversed onto the front of my
macro using a lens reversing ring.

Sharon Day

  
 
 

Melissa G. Meiselman 		 

Wonderful intention, Sharon...and stunning result. Love the painterly look with some sharp detail remaining, reminding us that this is a flower. Great job, Sharon. Hope you do more instructional images!!!


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June 20, 2006

 

Tonya R. Boles 		  Great job, thanks for the info as well..Maybe someday I'll figure this out.. lol


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Sharon Day 		  Thank you, Melissa and Tonya! Tonya, all I did was screw an old Canon 50mm prime lens I have to the front of my macro lens. Both lenses have a 52mm thread size. At Adorama you can purchase lens reversing rings just for this combination. The DOF is very shallow. Almost any image taken with the aperture open wide will accomplish an abstract flower image. The only problem with the Canon FD lenses is the aperture will not stay open all the way unless you cut out the back of a rear lens cap and leave it on the back of the lens. It works fine with the lens cap attached. It looks a bit like a tiny lens hood.


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Sharon Day 		 
 
  Macro setup #1
Macro setup #1
Finalist

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  Macro setup #2
Macro setup #2
Finalist
A closeup of the lenses coupled together with the lens reversing ring.

Sharon Day

  
 
Here are a couple of photos to show the setup used.


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