Tulip with 7D and 100 f.4L macro

[fotoray]

Shot in available light on tripod with 7D and 100mm f/2.8L macro. ISO 100, f/32, 1.3 sec,

 

[K-amps]

You got that in just 1/3rd of a second with F/32? I would have expected slower shutter.


Nice shot.

 

[fotoray]

Correction--- shutter speeds was 1.3 sec, not 1/3 sec. Just a typo

 

[Axilrod]

They make a 100mm f/4L Macro?

 

[fotoray]

It seems I must have been asleep when I typed in the shooting info.... :

Correct info is 7D with 100 f/2.8L macro, ISO 100, f/32, 1.3 sec. Can view all this in EXIF info embedded in file.

The main point I was trying to make here was my desire for max DOF (f/32) and good IQ (ISO 100), which required somewhat long shutter speed (1.3 sec). Fortunately, there was enough available light and no wind to do this.

 

[keithfullermusic]

Images start looking weird after f/16 usually in my opinion. Was this just a test, or are you really trying to shoot around f/32 all the time?

 

[fotoray]

More of test. In hindsight, additional shots at wider apertures would have been instructive for comparison purposes. Still, wider apertures would have lowered the DOF, which I wanted to maximize in this case. Lots of detail in this tulip that I found interesting. The DOF trade at some point becomes an artistic choice, even considering some optical distortion - and not an absolute necessity.