- Messages
- 255
- Name
- Anonymous
- Edit My Images
- Yes
Hello All !
I'm visiting Birmingham Botanical Gardens tomorrow and I was wondering if I could gather some last minute advice from the peeps on the site. I'll be taking my Nikon D5500 with the rudimentary kit lens (18-55mm) it came with. I figure I'll also take a spare battery just in case. I understand plant life in general is a good subject for macro photography.
Thing is, I don't possess a macro lens and my personal circumstances dictate I can't really get one so I did some research and was made aware of reverse mounting your lens using a reversing ring. I quite surprised about this and I made the plunge as it was fairly inexpensive (£4.99). After using it for a bit, I'm impressed ! I've yet to take it out outside but preliminary usage inside, I quite like it. It looks promising so I figured I'll take this along as well. I understand it won't be as good as a dedicated macro lens but this is what I have to work with and if I had the money, I would get that instead.
Back to the visit. Could anyone impart any advise/ wisdom for my visit ? It's not free admission so I want to make sure I get my moneys worth. I quite like long exposure photography and I'll be taking my ND filter as I understand they have some water features. I understand landscapes will make for great photos and closeups should be interesting to get into.
Many Thanks
I'm visiting Birmingham Botanical Gardens tomorrow and I was wondering if I could gather some last minute advice from the peeps on the site. I'll be taking my Nikon D5500 with the rudimentary kit lens (18-55mm) it came with. I figure I'll also take a spare battery just in case. I understand plant life in general is a good subject for macro photography.
Thing is, I don't possess a macro lens and my personal circumstances dictate I can't really get one so I did some research and was made aware of reverse mounting your lens using a reversing ring. I quite surprised about this and I made the plunge as it was fairly inexpensive (£4.99). After using it for a bit, I'm impressed ! I've yet to take it out outside but preliminary usage inside, I quite like it. It looks promising so I figured I'll take this along as well. I understand it won't be as good as a dedicated macro lens but this is what I have to work with and if I had the money, I would get that instead.
Back to the visit. Could anyone impart any advise/ wisdom for my visit ? It's not free admission so I want to make sure I get my moneys worth. I quite like long exposure photography and I'll be taking my ND filter as I understand they have some water features. I understand landscapes will make for great photos and closeups should be interesting to get into.
Many Thanks