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bigharpoon:I don't think many of us take true Macro shots. To get a 1:1 reproduction ratio on the negative plate or image sensor requires a specialty lens. Today's jargon has transformed Macro to mean any shot regardless of reproduction ratio that has been enlarged to the point where it is bigger than life size. Do I care? No. Do most people care? No. Is it true Macro? No. Cool shot, bigger than life, not macro though, just enlarged. The ratio on the image sensor for this shot was 1:1.8. Splitting hairs, you'd have to be talking to a real pro to find someone who might actually get upset over this. All the same, there is a difference between an enlargement and a true macro shot. Have you seen the other photography enthusiast thread Enfidl started? That one is cool, as is this one! Great shots, bring on the photos!
RBeckom: bigharpoon:I don't think many of us take true Macro shots. To get a 1:1 reproduction ratio on the negative plate or image sensor requires a specialty lens. Today's jargon has transformed Macro to mean any shot regardless of reproduction ratio that has been enlarged to the point where it is bigger than life size. Do I care? No. Do most people care? No. Is it true Macro? No. Cool shot, bigger than life, not macro though, just enlarged. The ratio on the image sensor for this shot was 1:1.8. Splitting hairs, you'd have to be talking to a real pro to find someone who might actually get upset over this. All the same, there is a difference between an enlargement and a true macro shot. Have you seen the other photography enthusiast thread Enfidl started? That one is cool, as is this one! Great shots, bring on the photos!In my opening statement I explained what true macro was. That being said, this thread is about having fun with your camera. Not true macro on some of my photos true, but some of my work is. As I explained I'm just exploring this hobby and I definitely have A lot to learn. I still haven't gotten A DSLR camera as of yet so as you pointed out my true macro work hasn't begun yet. In the end I have fun with my photography and that's whats important to me.
bigharpoon: RBeckom: bigharpoon:I don't think many of us take true Macro shots. To get a 1:1 reproduction ratio on the negative plate or image sensor requires a specialty lens. Today's jargon has transformed Macro to mean any shot regardless of reproduction ratio that has been enlarged to the point where it is bigger than life size. Do I care? No. Do most people care? No. Is it true Macro? No. Cool shot, bigger than life, not macro though, just enlarged. The ratio on the image sensor for this shot was 1:1.8. Splitting hairs, you'd have to be talking to a real pro to find someone who might actually get upset over this. All the same, there is a difference between an enlargement and a true macro shot. Have you seen the other photography enthusiast thread Enfidl started? That one is cool, as is this one! Great shots, bring on the photos!In my opening statement I explained what true macro was. That being said, this thread is about having fun with your camera. Not true macro on some of my photos true, but some of my work is. As I explained I'm just exploring this hobby and I definitely have A lot to learn. I still haven't gotten A DSLR camera as of yet so as you pointed out my true macro work hasn't begun yet. In the end I have fun with my photography and that's whats important to me. Having fun is what it's all about! I tried to word my post in a way which said shooting true macro wasn't important to me. I think your shots are great, keep 'em coming.
drpepperdude:I've been dabbling in macro photography as well. Here's some shots I tried doing of my front yard roses. I shot these in macro but with a regular lense at about 18mm aperture. Still need to learn how to control my f-stop.
RBeckom: bigharpoon: RBeckom: bigharpoon:I don't think many of us take true Macro shots. To get a 1:1 reproduction ratio on the negative plate or image sensor requires a specialty lens. Today's jargon has transformed Macro to mean any shot regardless of reproduction ratio that has been enlarged to the point where it is bigger than life size. Do I care? No. Do most people care? No. Is it true Macro? No. Cool shot, bigger than life, not macro though, just enlarged. The ratio on the image sensor for this shot was 1:1.8. Splitting hairs, you'd have to be talking to a real pro to find someone who might actually get upset over this. All the same, there is a difference between an enlargement and a true macro shot. Have you seen the other photography enthusiast thread Enfidl started? That one is cool, as is this one! Great shots, bring on the photos!In my opening statement I explained what true macro was. That being said, this thread is about having fun with your camera. Not true macro on some of my photos true, but some of my work is. As I explained I'm just exploring this hobby and I definitely have A lot to learn. I still haven't gotten A DSLR camera as of yet so as you pointed out my true macro work hasn't begun yet. In the end I have fun with my photography and that's whats important to me. Having fun is what it's all about! I tried to word my post in a way which said shooting true macro wasn't important to me. I think your shots are great, keep 'em coming. I wasn't being snarpy, I was just explaining how this thread came about. What about some shots from you? The frog was just A impulse shot that came out cool.
camgfs:I'm really not sure if these count as "Macro" or not? They are not blown up versions of the image, but they are "larger than life" because of the way the digital camera can capture the image. These are simply sections of the full size images. The subject is a Golden Pheasant that was lost in my neighbourhood. 2 head shots / sorry but you will have to scroll right to view some of the image. And this is a section showing the detail on the tail feathers: