MAKRO DÜNYASI website is back online. All old articles have been reviewed and will be available here in their updated form.
field notes
We’re in the dead of winter. Winter brings to mind wind, snow, and storms, but this year Istanbul is having a mild and dry winter. …
How it works
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Testing the limits of any lens we get our hands on is both fun and instructive. Sometimes you can stumble upon unexpectedly delightful discoveries. In …
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We’re after some experimental fun today 🙂 As they say, the best way to learn something is to try it yourself. Back in high school …
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I remember the very first post I published on this site—I’d written about how I missed the shots I used to take in macro mode …
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Long ago I read an article by master John Hallmen whose original Swedish title was “Att tämja blixten.” It meant “taming the light” and contained …
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A lot of questions come up about aperture settings. At which value do we get better results? Should we open up, or stop down? As …
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I ended up rewriting this post a few times and added something new to the content each time. At first I planned to touch only …
Flickr Album
equipment
If you’ve been following Macro World, you’ve probably noticed: I’ve been sharing only wide-angle shots for a while. My high-magnification microscope etc. work is on …
TECHNIQUES
Working with dead insects is common in macro shooting—especially at high magnifications. It often even becomes a necessity. Gaining experience and know-how takes time. How …
If you’ve been following Macro World, you’ve probably noticed: I’ve been sharing only wide-angle shots for a while. My high-magnification microscope etc. work is on …