Thanks a lot Brij Mohan ji for useful tips. They will surely help me.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:13 PM, bmb <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Dr. Singh, >> > > There is no ideal distance from the object for macro photography. It > depends on the frame you want to capture. Small object in full frame will > require you to get closer. But the closer you get, lesser will be the DoF. > So you have to increase aperture value which in turn will reduce speed and > increase shake. One way to offset the reduced speed is to increase ISO; > most cameras don't give much noise till 1600. The golden rule for reducing > shake is not to take hand held picture if speed goes below 1/focal length > of your lens, 1/100 in your case. For field photography monopod is > sometimes very helpful. > I have often felt that bright sun is best for macro photography or you > should have dedicated lens mounted flash. Inbuilt flash gives good results > only if distance from the object is large enough, not to get too close. > > best regards > > Brij Mohan Bhardwaj >
