Macro Photography tips for Point and Shoot Cameras II

This post is a continuation of the last post.

So, we were discussing the various possible subjects in macro photography. Today I will give a few more examples and then will move ahead with lighting.

The other subjects can be Insects which make for interesting subjects only when the focus is at the right point.

Wasp clicked by my husband using Nikon L820
Look at the clarity, even the fur on the wasp is clearly visible

For more of the interesting Insect pictures please visit the following link INSECTA

2. LIGHTING

Lighting plays a very important role in macro photography, in any photography as a matter of fact though.

The best light would be the sunlight, especially early in the mornings and in the evenings when the glow of the sun is soft and is at an angle and sun casts a beautiful glow on the subjects.

Please avoid shooting when the sun is at its peak and the skies are clear because the intensity of the sunlight is very harsh at noon which makes the highlights of the picture to be "blown out". And the natural hues or color of the subject changes.

So, while shooting outdoors white balance should be taken into consideration to capture the real colors and to retain the freshness of the subject. Choose the sunlight option under white balance for shooting outdoors.

Shooting in very harsh light and without setting the white balance resulted in "blown up" image and false colors 

The same flower shot at a different time of the day when it was cloudy and with white balance set to Sunlight

The above two photos were shot using a 5mp Samsung duos phone camera.

But when the subject is being shot indoors, then the flash plays an important role, make sure that the camera is not very close to the subject as the flash can cause a shadow. Select the Fill flash option which is more desirable while using flash.

Flash plays an important role even outside when the subject is constantly moving due to wind, the usage of flash enables us to freeze the motion in other words it eliminates blur.

The following examples illustrate this.

Buds of the wild neem (Melia azarderach), the flash has cast a shadow

By properly distancing the subject the fill flash option can be used to create stunning images

Though these flowers were captured during day light the shadow of the tree, and it was quite windy which made me use the flash. 

This ends the topic of lighting, the post will continue with the remaining topics.

Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)

Capturing a new bird can be very encouraging to Bird photography newbies like me and if both the male and female are clicked then the joy of the photographer knows no bounds...what do you say people?

You might be wondering as to why all the drama in this post?

Well, hear is the answer..I captured both the male and female Oriental Magpie Robin, both on a different day though after numerous hours of waiting and n number of clicks I could finally get both of them framed.

Here are the beauties.

Female Oriental Magpie Robin

Male Oriental Magpie Robin

Pardon the angle of the male bird but that's the closest I could get to the male bird. But the female bird was friendly enough to let me take a good click may be just for a minute.

An important point to remember in capturing small birds like Robin or much smaller birds like Fly catchers and sparrows is to not use the digital zoom cause they can haze the clarity and any post processing will not give the desired sharp image. 

Another point of note in Bird photography is to point our focus on the eye of the bird, especially when capturing birds of a monotonous shade, otherwise the picture lacks to capture the interest of the observers.

White spotted Fantail (Rhipidura albogularis)

This is also called Spot-breasted-Fantail, this is the only fantail found in Goa out of the 4 fantails found in India.

Captured this at Vasco-Da-Gama municipal park. This bird is always there and as soon as we enter the park it kind of welcomes you with a tail display. 

Captured this with my Nikon L820 as well.

look at the tail..hence the name

Hi!

How are you all?
Hope life has been treating you all well.
We have been blessed with a handsome baby boy.

My little munchkin Shaun Manasseh.

Tried my hand at INFANT  PHOTOGRAPHY (BODY-PART)collages and I'm quite happy with the result.
This was when he was a month old, and in a week he will be 6 months old.

That reason is obvious enough to justify my long absence I guess :). And I hope to be regular now, wish me luck folks.