I took a lot of pictures of greenery, all of them close-up, perhaps to be considered as macro photography. I used an 18-135mm lens with a macro extension tube to help get extremely close up. I had never used one properly before, so it was fun to learn how to do it and what settings to use on my camera for it.
A lot of these shots were just fun to get because I love greenery. I love flowers, water, and things that are full of life; so this shoot was extremely fun for me. I didn’t want to stop once I learned how to get a crisp, clear shot. I used spot metering on my camera; and in order to light it properly, I used an auxiliary light for most of these shots. Lights make all the difference, which was another new thing to me.
I did minor editing on all of these, playing with the levels and the saturation a little bit. I also sharpened a few of them a little bit where needed.
AliciaBingham-Macro-LilyPad4; BYU-Idaho Greenhouse-Rexburg, ID; 5/16/14; f5.6; 1/25; ISO 100
AliciaBingham-Macro-PinkleFlower6; BYU-Idaho Greenhouse-Rexburg, ID; 5/16/14; f5.6; 1/60; ISO 200
AliciaBingham-Macro-OrangeFlower1; BYU-Idaho Greenhouse-Rexburg, ID; 5/16/14; f8; 1/60; ISO 200
AliciaBingham-Macro-PinkleFlower9; BYU-Idaho Greenhouse-Rexburg, ID; 5/16/14; f5.6; 1/60; ISO 200
Alicia Bingham 