Macro subject size?

[stephj03]

I recently started taking photos with a macro lens and am having some difficulty shooting large sections of my mini colonies vs individual branches.

Shooting top down 12-18" away from the subject with a 90mm Tamron lens.

For those that shoot a lot what is the max subject size you shoot with a lens like this?

And what kinds of settings do you shuffle through to account for the subject size?

Thanks

 

[Ron Reefman]

BUMP

Maybe a couple of photos showing a good and a problem photo?

 

[chvvkumar]

With a prime lens, you are pretty much stuck with that focal length. You have to move back to get a larger field of view.

As for what the maxximum size you can shoot with it, it depends on how far back you can go.