More Macro Testing...

I've been following Helene's photography for a while now, and she has some great macros. Every time I talked myself out of getting a macro lens I would look at her photos and want one even more. The one thing I didn't know was how hard macro photography can be. The DOF is so shallow when you're up close, even with a narrow aperture. And then a narrow aperture requires either a longer shutter speed, more light, or a higher ISO. Higher ISOs make more noise, sometimes you have as much light as you're going to get, and longer shutter speeds don't work on moving objects like insects; which, by the way, don't seem to understand the phrase "hold still". Speaking of insects, here is one that was a little slower than the rest so I was able to get a few decent shots. The old rusty can opener did understand "hold still", even though it's terrible at opening cans.