Cameras and Iris photograaphy

   So some people want tips on taking pictures of iris? Step 1. Buy the best
camera you can afford - quality of print is closely related to the quality
of the camera and does not come cheap. My first and only camera waa a Leica
3F 50mm type. Best make in the world at that time and I have taken over 4500
slides with it - never needed to buy another. Choose your subject carefully
- the best picture is not alwasy a gorgeous clump of a dozem blooms. Mostly
I used a 90mm lens and this lens would fill the slide with one bloom at
3-4'. A bit further away and you got the whole clump. For crowds the 50mm
one was ideal but if you could not back up far enough to get the whole
picture (in a small garden) then I used a 35mm lens but with care as objects
at varying distances do not come out in relative size. So the objets you are
photogarphing should be all close to the same distance from the camera. The
50mm lens comes close to the actual view. The 90 mm one is actually a
telephoto one for far shots and has a special eyepiece lens to screw on and
it becomes a small telescope. In taking iris shots if at all possible clean
up the clump - remove dangling leaves or browned one as well as blooms you
don't want because they are not perfect. however ask the owner first (if he
is around). I never had much use for sky filters but they do a nice job on
clouds for B & W film. With high speed film 100 ASA and up you don't have to
be too worried about camera shake but I started with ASA 10 colour film and
carried a tripod for fussy shots - gives you plenty of time to think out you
angle, compose you picture and make adjustments. Books on photography are a
good source of info but if you have only read the first line here you have
alrady learned half of what you need to know,

Bruce Richardson (near Hamilton, Ontario. Canada)
Bruce Richardson (near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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