Lollipop

Today's Picture:

This picture is made in Japan too. I bought the lollipop in Tokyo, from a street seller. Shocking but true, most of the people in Japan don't speak English as good as I thought - not even close to what I expected. At least they're so helpful and nice that most of the time I communicated by using sign language and we understood each other quite well. This is how I bought this confectionary marvel too. It's a fresh strawberry covered in melted sugar, without even the slightest trace of burn - the sweet, but hot paste was crystal clear.

Macroscopic Problem №2:
Another problem with "mobile" macro is the autofocusing system. Most of the phone cameras don't even have the option to focus manually or even turn autofocus off. As a result, when trying to photograph a shiny reflecting object like this lollipop, the camera might suddenly decide that it must focus on the reflection instead of the object. Luckily my phone has the option to focus manually. Problem solved? Not really. In manual focus mode even the slightest move towards or away from the object makes the picture out of focus and blurry (because of the small depth of field). While in "normal" mode it wouldn't be such a problem, when trying macro every detail has to be perfectly focused - so you need super steady hands, or as in my case - several shots until the best one shows up.