Wide Angle Closeups

 Wide Angle Closeups - not quite what you would expect, is it?  I was reading a book today, recommended by a fellow Blipper, called Understanding Closeup Photography by Brian Peterson.  This is one seriously good book - very easy to read, and very hard to put down.

In one chapter he suggests going closeup with a wide angle lens.  It sounded really strange to me, so I got out our widest lens  (16-35 mm) and went out into the late afternoon sum to capture the images you will see underneath.  It is an absolute revelation, and gives a whole new meaning to closeup photography.

As the author says, it is very good at giving a sense of place.  And the images are as sharp as they possibly can be.  I especially like my magpie against the sky and the trees in the background.  I love macro, but this is a completely different take on closeup work.  The blossom is our flowering cherry tree, in full bloom.