I have yet to experiment with all the settings on my camera, but I’d have to say the macro and super macros settings are my current favorites. I love getting in close to a subject and have spent many hours practicing macro photography on all manner of things.

The super macro setting on my camera goes as close as 60mm which produces some wonderfully detailed results. Bees buzzing around the lavender in my backyard make great subjects. I will usually also set the Continuous Shooting Mode to help capture their movements from stem to stem. And there’s an element of danger too – a fear of bee stings!

Insects, flowers, bees, handwriting…anything really. All it takes is a bit of time and a lot of fun experimenting.

If you are interested in learning more about macro photography you’ll find there are some great books available. Here a just a handful:

• Macro Photography Photo Workshop
• Closeup Shooting: A Guide to Closeup, Tabletop and Macro Photography
• Photographing Flowers: Inspiration*Equipment*Technique
• Digital Macro Photography

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Also of interest

• Continuous shooting mode
• Using the zoom function in macro mode
• My digital camera