Signs of Spring

I think I am enamored by spring in the Midwest. While every one moans and groans about how much our school spends on landscaping each year, there’s no denying that they do a spankin’ job of beautifying campus. Since the flowers have bloomed and the tulips have been planted, I thought it would be a great time to break out my gigantic macro lens! I got it a while ago, but really haven’t used it as much as I thought I would. Here are some results of my attempts:

Have you ever seen the inside of a daffodil before?

Baby greens

Here are the red ladies!

They look so wonderful together:

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Ack, a little blurry but I was excited to share this capture! Didn’t even realize the little guy on the flower at first. Bugs move waaay too fast.

Those white flowers actually look more stunning from afar, on my favorite tree:

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While taking pics of the pink flowers above, I did not notice the swarms of bees buzzing around until much later (is that bad?). After noticing them, the chase was on! They were nearly impossible to shoot – they’d land for a second then move on to another flower. By the time I got the focus just right, they’d fly off again! However, it was really neat observing them, especially when they unfurl their hind legs to pollinate.

In the end, I concluded that macro photography is not as easy as it looks. After being used to taking landscape shots (like these), I found that composing on a micro scale to be very challenging. So I give mad props to people who can pull off amazing stuff like this:

Have you ever tried macro photography? Have any tips and personal approaches to the art?

Thanks for reading!