Noticing the Unnoticeable
Outdoor Macro Photography
Bug Off
Outdoor Macro Photography
Dandelions and Bees
Nest of Caterpillars
Bees and Blossoms
Good Thing He is Dead
Chilling on a Fence
Just a Weed
When I was a little kid I used to go out in the field by my house and explore. I remember one time spending hours in the dirt collecting tiny
rocks. To anyone passing by, the rocks were unnoticeable, but when you looked really close they were gorgeous!
Sometimes the most beautiful things in life can only be seen with the right perspective. For each of these outdoor macro photography images I had to go looking in the unusual places. While everyone else was photographing old buildings, rivers, and flowers, I went across the street and looked in the bushes.
I used my 18-55mm lens to capture a couple of my outdoor macro images, but I mainly used a Tokina Macro 11-14mm lens. I was amazed at the detail the Tokina lens was able to capture. I didn’t use any auxiliary lighting, but I had an F-stop of 2.8, my ISO at 100 and natural sunlight. It is easy to capture macro photos outdoors when the sun is shining bright.
The caterpillar image is one of my favorites because it originally looked really gross when I found the nest in a bush. I didn’t want to get close because it looked weird and what if the caterpillars jumped out at me?! Gathering my courage, I put my irrational fears aside and just dove in there. I ended up with an unusual macro image of the outdoors that most people would normally pass by.
Two of my roommates critiqued my outdoor macro photography. They helped me to pick out images with the best focus and composition. As for post editing, I mainly sharpened the focal points. Some of the close up insects weren’t sharp enough and the edits really helped bring in clarity. I also added a vignette to most of the images because it helps the subject to pop!
Check out Kevin Bruce Taylor Photography for some truly amazing outdoor macro photography.