I’ve only had chance to pop into the garden lately to take some photos, and they’ve been a great little excuse to practise my skills and not just capturing butterflies and bees, but also getting them into a composition that makes them more interesting. All photos are taken with the Fujifilm X-T3 and the 18-135mmContinue reading “Butterflies, Bees And Macro”
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Garden Close-Up Photography
As I’m awaiting my operation and generally trying to relax and fend off the pain, I thought I would just pop out into the garden and get some shots of the lovely flowers that are currently in bloom. All these are taken with the Fujifilm X-T3 with 18-135mm and an autofocus 16mm extension tube. TheyContinue reading “Garden Close-Up Photography”
Resolven Canal With A TTArtisan 40mm Macro Lens
I wanted to do a couple of things on this Tuesday’s meet at Resolven Canal in Neath, South Wales. First I wanted to really use my new TTArtisan 40mm macro lens for both close-up photography and as a 40mm prime, secondly, as this is a manual focus lens, go fully manual with everything from focusingContinue reading “Resolven Canal With A TTArtisan 40mm Macro Lens”
A New Lens Surprise (And I Mean A Surprise!)
I know I said I wasn’t after a new lens, but I have had this yearning for another fisheye lens. So I ordered one. Things didn’t go as planned, and so I didn’t get one. But I did get something else totally opposite, and it’s something I enjoy using! So, I ordered a TTArtisan 7.5mmContinue reading “A New Lens Surprise (And I Mean A Surprise!)”
A macro session in the garden.
So, after reading my friend Marc’s post about macro tubes the other day, I thought I would have a quick play with my macro tubes in my garden on this lovely sunny day. I was using my Fujifilm X-T3 with 50-230mm lens (I found the 18-135mm too heavy). I set my shutter speed to 1/500Continue reading “A macro session in the garden.”
One Camera One Lens 