It's been a while since I've got out my camera, mainly as I find it hard because usually I'd talk to Dad about it, and Dad would always be talking to me about photography. But the orchids are out in the bush at the moment, and I wanted to get out the little cheap macro lens focus extender thingie onto my Sony A6300 and see what it could do.
Here's the lens extender I used - it's only cheap but does the job. I added it to my Dad's lens - the Sony FE 40mm F2.5 G - which he'd bought for street photography. He loved this lens. It's good for portraits, food and so on, though I wouldn't know and barely have used it at all. The f/2.5 aperture is meant to performs well in lower light and can create lovely background separation so I might try it next time I go to my son's gig. It's also meant to have close focussing which makes it great for flowers and details so paired with my cheap Meike extension tube, I figured it'd be good for macro photography.
The idea of the tube is that they sit between the lens and the camera body to increase the distance between the sensor and lens so you can focus more closer than you usually can. Because the tubes maintain the electronic connection between the lens and camera, you can still control the aperture and retain autofocus - which is pretty much what I did.
I was reasonably happy with the results, especially as I wasn't trying that hard.
This one is a pterostylis sanguinea -they're a type of greenhood orchid. There's quite a few sorts of greenhoods in the area.
I probably should have spent some time researching but I had been feeling depressed and unmotivated. Even getting out to photograph them was a bit of a chore. And the fact even getting the camera out making me miss Dad? Well, you can imagine how hard it was.
This one was definitely my favourite - it's a leopord orchid, and you can probably guess why.
Imagine all that bush. Thousands of hectares. Thousands of species to explore. Yep, paradise.
There's something for everyone - dirtbikers, cyclists, campers, surfers, walkers, and people wandering around with cameras taking photos of flowers. All this started cheering me up and I started feeling Dad's presence as a blessing rather than something to get upset over.
Aside from orchids, there are lots of other flowers coming out too - varieties of heather, like the pinks, yellows and whites of common heath (epacris impressa), as well as lichens and sundews.
Far in the distance, the lighthouse at Aireys Inlet, ever present. This was a walking track we hadn't walked before so it was fun exploring. As you may have seen from my post about flying, it's a huge area full of tracks to explore both by foot and on bike. In fact, I'd come back here on my bike later that morning, trying to find the sunglasses I'd left behind whilst I was taking photos. Note I only used the Sony set up for the orchids.
I'm looking forward to getting out again and taking more - I might watch a few Youtube on using this lens. Ghost Dad strongly suggested it so I better do as I'm told.
With Love,
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