First Macro pic
Jun 22, 2013 21:39:04 #
Jun 22, 2013 22:08:29 #
Very beautiful! I never thought to shoot mine! I would suggest cropping so it's not centered. Probably taking out the left side, also some top and bottom so cornflower is large and close. Play with cropping some and see if it pops if you crop. Love it!
Jun 22, 2013 22:20:50 #
Thanks Cardinal Lady, very helpful. Will repost after cropping. Thanks again
Jun 23, 2013 01:00:11 #
Jun 23, 2013 01:11:11 #
Davimack wrote:
And here, cropped.
Nice! I cropped too, hope you don't mind.
Jun 23, 2013 01:20:20 #
Jun 23, 2013 01:20:21 #
Jun 23, 2013 01:23:33 #
Out of curiosity, what is the diameter (length) of this bloom, top to bottom? And which camera, please?
Jun 23, 2013 01:26:31 #
I took the picture the other day, and it has rained since then, but will measure what's left tomorrow! Thanks for your interest.
Jun 23, 2013 01:28:37 #
Sorry, camera is an Olympus OM-dEM5 with a 60mm f2.8 macro lens.
Jun 23, 2013 01:50:41 #
Your Olympus OM-D E-M5 contains a 16MP MOS Four Thirds format sensor, which is 17.3-mm wide x 13-mm (1/2-inch) high.
Your bloom does not fill sensor top-to-bottom, so either the flower has a diameter of about 12-mm, or your image is actually a close-up, and not a macro-photograph. To capture a true macro-photograph, you must set your macro lens to Minimum Focusing Distance.
Your bloom does not fill sensor top-to-bottom, so either the flower has a diameter of about 12-mm, or your image is actually a close-up, and not a macro-photograph. To capture a true macro-photograph, you must set your macro lens to Minimum Focusing Distance.
Jun 23, 2013 02:18:40 #
Thank you for your response Nikonian. From memory, the bloom was about 8cm diam. As I said I'm almost unbelievably new to this,sooo was this a close up or a macro pic? Taken with a 60mm f2.8. Macro lens. In re-reading your post, am I right in thinking that this is more a close-up, than a macro, or are we more into semantics. To be a macro, should this be set at "minimum focusing distance". In this instance, am I right in thinking that a macro pic would more accurately have been a close up pic of one of the petals?
Really appreciate your views on this, as, as I said, very new to this, you, I know, have been at this for years.
Really appreciate your views on this, as, as I said, very new to this, you, I know, have been at this for years.
Jun 23, 2013 02:25:33 #
Davimack wrote:
Exactly.From memory, the bloom was about 8cm (80-mm) diam. In this instance, am I right in thinking that a macro pic would more accurately have been a close up pic of one of the petals?
We have a True Macro-Photography Forum on UHH, at http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-102-1.html . Although the examples depict the most common APS-C sensor size, you can apply all technique to four Thirds sensor camera. Read the Intro thread, and all references listed. The Macro Forum is a good place to ask macro-specific questions.
Jun 23, 2013 02:39:44 #
Thanks so much for clarifying this. I can see that I will be back and forth between the two forums, close ups and Macros, so undoubtedly I will be back for more help! Thanks again!
Jun 23, 2013 03:57:40 #
That's cool! You're having fun now! Perhaps look for a cleaner background. Thanks for sharing, let's see more!
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