closer
April 9, 2011
I love shooting with my Leica, but it does have some downsides. One of them is that you can’t do any macro photography – at least not with the lenses that I have.
A while ago, my friend Valerie Mosley posted photographs she took with a so-called poor man’s macro (holding another lens in front of the lens on your camera). At the time, I didn’t think that I could do that with my rangefinder. Since you’re not able to see what the camera sees through the lens, it’s kind of impossible to focus on such a small scale.
During a hike on the San Juan loop trail at the Cleveland National Forest today though, Beth suggested that we try it. And – much to my surprise – after some initial feebling around, we were able to get some really nice results. Here are some of my favorites:
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3 Comments
1. Chelsea Sektnan | April 10, 2011 at 8:59 am
I cannot tell you how much I love all your blog posts. I love the way your brain works and it ends up electrified on you shutter finger and as an image. You’re amazing Jaki!
2. Jakob Berr | April 10, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Thanks, Chelsea, you’re sweet! I can’t wait to see you guys here!
3. James | April 11, 2011 at 7:08 pm
Nice stuff Jakob. A good little spring welcome for those of use with rain falling and snow still on the ground.