IntroductionA combination of conveniences relating to modern digital photography have led to a trend of hyper-scrutiny on lens performance, most notably sharpness. Nowadays we are blessed with data-dense raw files, and process our images on high definition, wide colour-gamut screens. We can also zoom into our images on-screen by hundreds of percent very quickly andContinue reading “Sharpness Is Overrated”
Tag Archives: Macro
Mushrooms And Autumn
Autumn is well and truly here! I popped up to The Gnoll grounds in Neath to capture some autumn, and came away with mostly mushrooms. Of course, this is a good thing, because mushrooms are great to photograph. I had my trusty Nikon Z6ii and my 7Artisans 14mm F/2.8 and Tamron 90mm F/2.8 macro lensesContinue reading “Mushrooms And Autumn”
Deer… Deer… Deer
It is that time of year again where the deer are running wild in the grasslands of South Wales, and a visit to Margam just had to be done! Although my aim was to just capture some deer today, I captured a few other things too. The weather was perfect, not too hot, not tooContinue reading “Deer… Deer… Deer”
Butterflies And Bees
You know what? I am enjoying my macro lens far more than I ever have enjoyed macro lenses in the past. You really get what you pay for, and it really shows in the images you capture! I had 10 minutes in the garden and my mission was to capture a butterfly… And I did,Continue reading “Butterflies And Bees”
A Walk In The Park With The Macro And Nikkor 50mm F/1.4 lens
I know I was here recently with the family, but I did not have a camera with me. Well today, I went out with the Nikon Z6ii and two lenses, the Tamron 90mm macro and the Nikkor 50mm F/1.4 lenses. Both lenses were put through their paces, and I shot at various apertures on theContinue reading “A Walk In The Park With The Macro And Nikkor 50mm F/1.4 lens”
