

Because it wasn’t possible to change the angle of the petals, I set my camera on a tilt after mounting it onto a tripod. The flower was not in good condition, so it took some effort to compose the image.
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This lets you set focus even more precisely, such as on the flower reflected in the water droplet.įL: 28mm (45mm equivalent)/ Aperture-priority AE (f/7.1, 1/6 sec, EV ☐)/ ISO 400/ WB: Daylight On recent EOS mirrorless cameras and in the Live View mode on newer EOS DSLR cameras, you can set the to. Useful function 2: AF Frame Size - 'Small' It’s not only more intuitive, it also avoids the camera shake that could occur when you press the shutter button. The Touch Shutter, available during Live View shooting, can resolve both issues: One tap on the touchscreen focuses on area and captures the shot at the same time. This causes the shutter speed to slow, increasing the chances of camera shake. Ii) Reduced light due to shooting so close. I) The shallower depth of field even at narrower apertures, which can make it tricky to achieve focus. In macro photography, there are two things that can prevent you from achieving a sharp shot:

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Feel free to narrow the aperture so that the main subject is more sharply in focus. In macro photography, because you are shooting so close, the depth of field is naturally shallow: you don’t need a very wide aperture to create significant bokeh and achieve good subject-background separation. If the aperture is too wide, the water droplet will not stand out I tried holding my breath when taking the picture as the water droplets would fall immediately if the flower petals were to be moved by even a millimetre. In order to focus on two water droplets, you need to position the lens at exactly the same distance from both droplets. Here, I narrowed the aperture to f/9 using Aperture-priority AE mode to get a larger depth of field, and adjusted the camera until the edges of the water droplets were captured sharply.įL: 28mm (45mm equivalent)/ Aperture-priority AE (f/9, 1/40 sec, EV -0.7)/ ISO 500/ WB: Daylight Even if you place focus on the flower reflection, the outline of the water droplet will appear blurred although the flower will be sharp. However, if you shoot at maximum aperture, the depth of field will become too shallow.

The closer you get to your subject, the shallower the depth of field and the more intense the background bokeh. Scenario 1: Making the water droplets look sharper Concept: You don’t need a very wide aperture to get good bokeh during close-up shooting It was raining quite heavily so I made use of a shower cap to prevent the camera from getting wet.

To capture the waves in the moving water and ensure a sharp shot, I set my camera on a high ISO speed, mounted it onto a tripod and used a slow shutter speed of 1/25 sec. I took this shot while holding a remote control in one hand and external lighting in my other. (Reported by: Miki Asai, Digital Camera Magazine)įL: 28mm (45mm equivalent)/ Aperture-priority AE (f/3.5, 1/25 sec, EV ☐)/ ISO 640/ WB: Daylight Let’s take a look at some secrets to capturing the reflection of a flower within a water droplet, as well as a technique for creating a starburst effect around it. It's so hard to get an image of a water droplet turn out the way you want it to, but your EOS camera offers plenty of useful functions to help. Taking macro photographs of water droplets requires lots of patience.
