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What I’m up to…
- And for the first time, we'll have live guitar music by Charles Mokotoff! Visit http://charlesmokotoff.com/ I shot most of the photos there! 3 weeks ago
- So excited! Friends Martha (Texas) and Carmen (S.C.) will both be joining us for our Tapas Party on Nov. 14! 3 weeks ago
- Washington Redskins football fan? See the family photos I did of Reed Doughty & family at http://www.cindydyer.wordpress.com 3 weeks ago
- And I just posted some corrupt haiku on my main blog at http://www.cindydyer.wordpress.com 3 weeks ago
- Check out some of the photos on our wedding blog at http://www.cindyandmichael.wordpress.com 3 weeks ago
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Excellent! I know how hard it can be to properly expose a red rose and not get the whitish edging. This looks great. And I really like the butterfly comp. Very nicely captured.
Wham! You got the red down. What lens are you using for these? macro or tele?
Hi Scott,
Thanks for the comment! When I shoot macro, I’m using my Nikkor 105mm micro lens. It’s a fantastic lens for portraits, too.
Wow, So great macro photos. The red rose is awesome. Although we have a little garden in the North, we do not have any rose with that color tone.