The closeup, or macro, lenses from Nikon are capable of a lot more than closeups, and they really excel at landscapes where there’s just one item you want to highlight. These purple asters are already quite pretty, but they’re really set off nicely from that colorful background thanks to the quality of the lens and the aperture’s wide setting. It’s a nice composition and a colorful image.

October 10, 2010. Nikon D90 (DX sensor), 105mm Nikon macro lens (35mm equivalent: 155mm), f/2.8, 1/2,500, ISO 640.