That right there is a macro shot of the center of one of the sunflowers I showed you on Friday. I took 30+ photos with the macro lens last week and . . . I didn’t love any of them. But then I thought, well, I’ll do something else and have THAT to post on Monday.

The fact that you are now seeing this photo tells you that I did not, in fact, take another photo to share with you today. And as I’m writing this it’s Sunday night and that Pats are about to play and I just want this post to be . . . done. Partly so that it’s done but mostly so that I don’t have to get up early tomorrow morning and post something. #beingcompletelyhonesthere

So. A Macro Photo that isn’t bad (it’s in focus and kind of cool) but isn’t maybe the best subject (I’d like to try a macro shot that has a more interesting background.)

But, as I always said when I was quilting: Done is better than perfect!

Happy Monday, my friends.

Week four of taking macro shots using the tripod, this week featuring a lime slice left over from tailgating at Jimmy Buffett on Saturday. You can bet that when I finished taking these pictures I threw that piece of lime into a glass of tequila.  Shooting these images each week has taught me some cool things about focus and composition and I’m also discovering new features my tripod has.

Like many things I’ve set out to do over the years, the summer of Macro Mondays has broadened my world in unexpected ways and I’m pretty happy about that.

This week, in keeping with our knitting theme, the Macro Monday photo is of these wee stitch markers from The Knitters Helper.

They are only 5mm across so they meet the definition of a true macro photo: larger in the photo than they are in real life.

Here’s to a Monday attitude that is larger than real life, too!

I continue to be happily amazed at the difference in my macro photos now that I’m using the tripod consistently.

Here is a photo of the yarn I am using for a new pair of socks. The aperture is wide open and it’s still sharply in focus, a photographic miracle for me. Also, since this started as a knitting blog, it’s good to actually share a photo of yarn now and again. This is Knitterly Things in the color Falling Water and I think it’s perfect for summer sock knitting at the beach.

No beach today, though, it’s a work day for me. Happy Monday, friends.

On Friday, in the sweltering heat, I went upstairs and dug out the tripod. It was hot up there and my tripod was dusty but it was worth the effort.

Finally. A sharp and focused macro! Isn’t it great how the right tools . . . in pretty much any situation . . . make all the difference.

Happy Macro Monday!