Few close-ups

[Vivek]

All were taken with a 20/1.7 (I could not find other lenses that would have allowed for closer look at that time).

Tamarindus indica- the seed is about a cm long and the tree goes on to become a sprawling (several meters high and in diameter) mini giant.


Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr


Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr


Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr

Calotropis gigantea (a milkweed variety)


Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr

 

[Rawfa]

Hi Vivek,

Were you using a macro kit on these photos? The first one has a REALLY shallow DOF even for the 20mm f1.7.

Nice photos btw.

 

[gero]

that looks like a pasionflower

 

[Vivek]

Thanks, Rafa.

I had at that time (only found that out later. the whole thing was buried in my back pack) an Olympus pen F 40/1.4 and a Leitz Macrotar VIb. This combo would have got me closer (to ~1/2X).

All shots were done using the 20/1.7 with no added doodahs. The first shot was at the minimum focus distance and at f/2.2.

 

[photoSmart42]

Very nice! And here I thought you hated that lens unless you used it reversed =).

 

[Vivek]

Everything depends on the light and its composition. I still would reach out for my pen F 38/3.5 here (which I did not carry with me to India).

Thanks, Dragos.