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I cannot tell you how many times I have shown up at events with a couple of cameras around my neck, a gadget bag full of odds & ends and a lighting kit and have been asked that question. If it happened once every few years, that would be one thing. But it happens a LOT. It's like getting pulled over by the police and he's standing there with uniform, gun, flashing lights and asking him "Are you a cop?" I would love to come back with a witty reply, such as "No, I am Jesus. Don't you recognize my beard?" However, I cannot be that rude.


Saturday, September 10, 2022

Photo of Raindrops On Leaf August 24, 2022

Raindrops on Leaf, Chaumont, NY. Copyright Gary Walts August 24, 2022. Sony a6600 camera, Minolta 50mm f2.8macro lens.


I snapped this photo of raindrops on a leaf on August 24, 2022. It was in the driveway of our home in Chumont, NY. I used a sony a6600 camera with a Minolta 50mm, f2.8 macro lens. I see these raindrops and leaves constantly this time of year. I am always drawn to photographing them, but am never really pleased with the results. I want more detail, and I want it sharper. Macro phoography requires good equipment and patience to set it up. Focus and depth of field are the challenges. A tool I do nt own that is very helpful is a focusing rail. The camera attaches to the rail, the rail is mounted on a tripod. Now the camera & lens can be moved incrementally to assist in fine focusing. 
The picture presented here was hand held. 
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