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Picture of the Month - November 2008

Martini Time. It is always fun to explore different types of photography, e.g. macro photography. The best thing about macro photography (at least in my mind) is that you can find compeling images anywhere, including a bookshelf in your living room. This photo of a martini glass was taken on my bookshelf, and the background was an old purple 3-ring binder and the Apple OS X Leopard box... dramatic setting I know. The other fun thing about macro photography, is what you can do with old lenses. In this case I used an old Tamron 28-90mm lens, set at 50mm, f2.8, and then 'mounted' it backwards on the camera. By 'mounting', I mean held in place while taking the photo. The optics may not be perfect, and the ergonomics may leave a little to be desired, but at 28mm, this lens setup will produce higher magnification than the Canon MP-E 65mm macro, for about 1/10th the cost.

Archived photos of the month can be found here.