46/365: Flytrap

We had a big project due in Traditional Photography II Thursday. Inspired by the images of Karl Blossfeldt, I decided to try my hand at fine art-style macro images with my Elan 7ne. Since it was a film class, it was quite challenging. I'm happy to report that my set of images received positive reviews from all concerned, which is the first good thing that's happened to me this week. So, yay.

I did take test shots with my Canon 7D digital SLR. I'm sharing those outtakes here. This one is a macro shot of a Venus flytrap. I expected this to be the primary image in my project, but the black and white film images came out with disappointingly low contrast. They were dull, very very dull. I was able to boost the contrast in Photoshop with the digital files, and the color helped differentiate the flytrap as well. It's still not the dramatic image I'd envisioned, but it's much closer than what I was able to capture on film.

Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm 2.8 macro with Vivitar 2x telextender

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