Canon EOS REBEL T3 Basic Instruction Manual page 393

Storl enjoyIng your macro
lens.
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Natural subjects for macro shooting,
Aowers reveal beautiful surprises.
Rich color variations. Amazing natural ponerns.
Flowers are the supreme subject of macro shooting,
and the ideal way to learn the basics of macro techniques.
Only the close-up power of micro photography is really capable of
revealing the tiniest details of petals, pistil, and stamens.
Try
using a colorful blurred background or a hazy dreamlike foreground
to bring out the reality of this micro-scale world.
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Clever tools help create outstanding
flower photos.
For instance, use on atomizer to creote a fine misl thol
resembles tiny drops of dew, bringing vivid freshness to
plants. Or, creote an in slant reflector
by
attaching a little
wrinkled aluminum foil (using the darker, duller bock side)
to a piece of cardboard. Then toke a linte time to find the
best ongle for brightest illumination.
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