Took a pic of a peach bud from a peach tree in my yard. Using rebel XT with kit lens in macro mode. it's pretty cloudy out. settings were auto at f5.6 1/500. I tried manual mode to get around f8 or so, but for the right exposure i'd have to use 1/125 or slower, and i didn't have a tripod handy. It looks like the focus in on the pollen balls and not the actual flower. The pic just doesn't seem that sharp. Would shooting in bright daylight make that much of a difference (allowing a smaller aperture)?
I also would've like to get a lot closer but it wouldn't focus at all, even on manual focus. I guess that's the limitation of the kit lens. (sigma 70-300 APO is on the way). PP is just a little unsharp mask, and tiny levels adjustment.
crititicism, (creative or not) is welcome, as this is the first time i'm really playing around with the new XT. thanks
Ok, the sun came out. first pic is with a canon 28-200 3.5 USM lens. Used a tripod this time at f8 in AV.
next pic is with the kit lens with tripod at f11 in AV.
I almost like the cloudy pic better. There are less shadows and distractions. What i really should've done is use the tripod when it was cloudy to get down to f8 for more DOF.
oh well, it was fun. and the pics came out pretty nice.
