09.26.2012
Top Macro Photography Tips by Robert O’Toole
1. Shoot low for the best angle of view Shooting at your macro subject’s eye level gives you a much [...]
Tag: macro lenses
06.01.2012
Beachscapes
Spots where sand, sea, and sky come together offer certain challenges to photographers, but the results can be so amazingly rewarding. Conditions can change quickly as the sun hides behind a cloud, and conditions most certainly change slowly as the tides sink and rise and the sun and moon dance across the sky. The same patch of sea may be mirror calm and reflecting golden light, or it may be a churn of furious waves. Fogs, mists, and wind-whipped sand can make for gorgeous images even as they fool camera meters. There’s a world of possibilities waiting to be captured along these edges, whenever you visit, and with whatever Sigma lens you’ve got in your bag.
05.31.2012
Macro photography by Robert O’Toole
Macro or close-up photography is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding forms of nature photography. The proper set up [...]
04.19.2012
Spring Mushrooms! by David FitzSimmons
Each year I anxiously await spring mushrooms. When early rains have saturated the ground and warm sunshine brings out new [...]
09.30.2011
Seeing the seasons with the Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro
It’s now officially Autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere. The days are getting shorter and hillside stands of trees are bursting into colorful displays of crimsons and golds. Obviously, it is a great time for ultrawide landscapes to capture those sweeping vistas. But it is also prime season for packing a telephoto macro lens like the Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro to capture the grandeur and spirit of the season in its tiny details.