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| Digital original, 5 frame stitch |
When I first shifted to working with digital cameras, I found making images in colour all of the time quite challenging, even when I expected them to be converted in to black and white. Even now, almost 5 years later, I find colour quite difficult. I am having much the same experience with macro photography - every time I set out to work with macro, I think I have all the problems under control, and then I find more I need to work though.
In some ways this is a frustration of my own making, as I am trying to combine macro with other techniques I use frequently, such as stitching. Not wanted to be limited to the resolution of my camera, or the angle of view of the macro lens, I have been been stitching macro images whenever I can...though in the case of the above photograph, working with a moving subject is proving challenging. I am starting to wonder about bringing a rod which I can strap to the tripod and the subject, just to limit its movement.
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| Digital original |
The colours in the above flowers were so delicate, they were just perfect for
the shallow depth of field I prefer to use when photographing flowers. Working really close to the flowers permitted me to abstract the flower somewhat, and gained a strong corner to root the composition in.
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| Digital original, 18 frame stitch |
On my way back from a catch-up class for a student, I paused in the
public gardens to revisit a flower I photographed last week - I liked
the direction I went in then, but wanted to push it further - so instead
of a single frame, I did a three-row, six frame wide stitch. This is
one of the highest resolution macro images I have done, but the blend of
the shallow depth of field, and high image quality where the image is
sharp is exactly what I was looking for!
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