When a subject defeats the iPhone
It was a sunny morning. I had gone out to pick up the newspaper when I noticed beautiful light on our Joro spider web. I pulled out my iPhone and approached as close as I could. Nothing that I did would bring the spider into focus. Switching to the different cameras would not allow me to focus. Joro spider webs are not flat like the “classic” webs but are a three-dimensional mess. So there was a limit to how close I could get. I had done better on other occasions, but the situation on this morning soundly defeated the iPhone.
The challenge was just too tempting. Back to the house for the “big” camera. I mounted the trusty 90 mm Tamron macro lens. No problem with focus. Just a twist of the focus ring to get close and autofocus finished the job.
Let’s rotate the frame and take a closer look (not the same as the image above).
There is more to this story, but I’ll save that for another day.
.:. © 2024 Ludwig Keck
Well, whatever trials you went through were worth it. Great images!
Thanks, Margaret – I like Joro spider and have quite a collection of photos – some are even fsily good.