Last weekend we brought the kids out to Labrador park. It has been a few years since we last been to the park and I felt that it was a great place for Monkey boy to try out his new skateboard. I had the chance to take some photos of the flora at the park while the kids were enjoying themselves.
I saw a really lovely white flower and couldn’t resist to take a shot using the Macro function of my DSLR. I’ve yet to figure out how to use the manual functions as yet so I’m still snapping on the presets on the dial.
Ixora is one of the common plants that we have in Singapore and there were plenty at this park.
Another common flower in our tropics the Spider Lily
I’m really hoping to be able to get a Macro 100 lens this Christmas. I think that there would be a real difference between using a Macro lens and the Macro functions on the camera.
Do you love snapping Macro shots too?
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My hubs is a macro fan so yes he says that the lens is a must! The details and the crisp clarity is amazing – I have seen his diving / underwater macro shots and those were amazing!
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I love macro shots, too! They’re plenty of them in my blog, haha.
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Love them you can see every detail
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I love macro photography, these images are beautiful
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Great pictures. My favorite part is the name of the park though! Big lab fan!
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Such fabulous photos. You really captured the vivid colors well.
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Beautiful photos! You can almost smell the flowers!
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Wow. These shots are stunning. Thanks for sharing the flowers with us.
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Beautiful!!
Tammi
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I love macro photography! However… I would love suggestions on a good Canon lens. I did not care too much for the one I purchased.
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I think the photos of the Ixora is the loveliest!
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A macro lens is on my Christmas wish list too! Like you, I’m learning how to use my DSLR one small shot at a time! LOVE the tropical flowers in your photos… reminds me of Hawaii.
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Hope that you get your macro lens too
Wow! These are wonderful shots! I would love being in that park. Thanks for hosting and Happy WW!
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I do like macros, however, I found that I grow tired pretty quickly of the really, really macro shots. The details you can see in them are amazing though.
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I love the big bold flowers.
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I am saving up for Macro lens at the moment as I love macro shots and would love to be able to take my own. You’ve taken some lovely pics there.
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@Kylez,
Looking forward to more shots by you.
Hope that you too get your Macro lens soon
beautiful shots of nature!
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Nice shots there Dom. My handphone has a macro camera mode too and I use it to take close up shots as well. I like using my mobile for snaps as it allows me to be spontaneous.
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@Susan,
Great to hear that the iphone has one
My android doesn’t have macro.. so will have to use the DSLR
Nice shoot…been wanting to take macro photos I hope I can do it soon…:)
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If you have the macro function on your camera you can start taking macro shots anytime
Just lovely! Those flowers are so pretty!
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Macro shot are really great for flowers. I don’t have a DSLR but I used Macro function of my digicam for the flowers.
Wow, you captured some beautiful shots!
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These are beautiful shots! I’m currently saving for a DSLR camera although it is not really a priority. I would love to take beautiful pictures with it.
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Lovely, I always love nature pictures and you do a great job taking them.
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I love doing macro shots…these are lovely flowers
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Oh wow those are beautiful shots! I am a big fan of tulip lily though
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Very beautiful shots, I hope I can do that someday. But first I need a camera. hihihi
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Great shots! I’d love to go into photography, too. But still saving up for the gadgets and lenses.
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I love your macro shots!
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gorgeous shots! Macro whats a macro function.
@Linda,
Macro means close up shot of an item.. looking at the small details of it.
Very beautiful macros!
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Love macro shots too. Lovely photos!
Beautiful flower shots!
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im a P&S cam user only… kaya andami kong macro shots hehehe
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Beautiful macro shots
My husband is also using macro shots of our old canon camera. He is asking for dlsr though. Maybe in time, he will have. hehe