Macro | theKitch

Flash that is. I got my hands on a Canon 220EX Speedlite recently and it was a blast! I have never been much for flash photography but this was something completely different. I had a cable attach so that I had the freedom to hold the flash in my left hand and aim it wherever I please. The ability to bounce it off different walls, floors, and ceilings combined with bringing the light in from different angles was amazing.

I also combined this with the close-up lens filters that I have for my kit lens to do even more cool stuff. Macro photography is much easier indoors when there is lots of available light from a flash.

I’ve been on a real kick lately to spend more time with the photography toys I already have. Borrowing, begging, and stealing is also allowed in the case of the speedlite. Overall it’s just cool to see how much there is out there in photography land that I have yet to investigate. So cool!

It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted any photos on the blog. I’ve been really into photography again lately so I figured I would share a few. This first shot was taken with some friends at an old burned down hotel. All kinds of strange plants were growing out of the concrete foundation that looked pretty cool. Here are some tiny ones that I shot with my 28-75 which is not Macro, but it’s pretty close. I really liked the depth of field here and the look of the tiny little forest of trees.

The shot below was taken while I was on vacation in NYC over the winter. New York had gotten a pretty good snow the day before. It was FREEZING out on the bridge but I soldiered on. I took over 200 shots just crossing the bridge, which is excessive even for me. Only a handful were really interesting to me, this is one. Architectural style photos are not my thing, but this turned out well I think.

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