Macro Flowers & Butterflies | Rain Drops A rainy day with intermittent sun make for interesting opportunities in macro photography. Water droplets create magic for leaf images.
The Back Story Macro photography means a very narrow depth of field. Keeping the subject in focus requires attention to camera details. Notice I used f/8 to increase the depth of field to get most of the water droplets in focus.
Details…
| Event | Daily Walkabout |
| Location | Northern Illinois |
| Date/Time | 6/08/2021 3:57 pm Local Time |
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy | 88°F | Moderate Winds |
| Method | Time and patience are required for manual handheld focus. |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with an Nikon AF DC 135mm f2D lens and a MOVO 21mm extension tube |
| Exposure | 135mm (365mm) f/8 1/250s -0.33ev 1600iso |
