Macro Photographer

A rare glimpse of the elusive macro photographer in his natural environment. I call this one Roy. Notice how his keen sense of balance helps prevent him from toppling camera first into the pond. The Canon 30D SLR, with a Canon EF 100mm F2.8 macro lens attached would be an unbearable loss if he had fallen. A macro photographer stalks his subject ever so slowly. His timed and controlled movements are subtle by design. Often seeking to move within inches of his subject before releasing his shutter, any sudden movements could result in blurred pixels, or worse, a missed shot. Fortunately, this one remained still long enough for me to bring my Canon 400D Digital Rebel XTi into focus. I heard the telltale sound of continuous drive shutter releases before he moved on. As he walked away, it was clear to me that he was smiling as he reviewed his shots. This particular macro photographer left with an ample supply of pixels on his compact flash memory card. His images can be seen at The Motley Pixel.