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My first macro... I think.
Nov 23, 2014 15:16:26   #
skylane5sp Loc: Puyallup, WA
 
This is growing on a gate to my yard. Natural light, three shot HDR, f14, +- 1.7, ISO 100. Raw files fused in Photomatix Pro, medium sharpening applied.
The large clump is exactly one half inch wide. D5200, 18-55 kit lens with 36mm tube. Is this a macro or a close up?


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Nov 23, 2014 16:47:37   #
G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK
 
Macro is generally 1:1 so if it measures half inch on the print its macro if its bigger its probably growing faster due to global warming.....

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Nov 23, 2014 17:15:15   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
Your D5200 sensor is 24-mm wide, and an inch = 25.4-mm. Your 1/2-inch wide plant fills close to 1/2 the sensor width, so you are quite close to 1:1 magnification (life-size).

For your own information, photograph a metric ruler (with various tubes) at minimum focusing distances:
FAQ: How to Document Field-of-View of a Macro Lens
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-36370-1.html

The entire FAQ Macro question thread is worth reviewing: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-36372-1.html

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Nov 23, 2014 17:31:01   #
Haveago Loc: Swindon, Wiltshire. UK.
 
Interesting shot & comments on this one.

Baz

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Nov 24, 2014 10:40:17   #
skylane5sp Loc: Puyallup, WA
 
Nikonian72 wrote:
For your own information, photograph a metric ruler (with various tubes) at minimum focusing distances:
FAQ: How to Document Field-of-View of a Macro Lens
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-36370-1.html
Thanks! I suppose I could do the same but shoot lengthwise down the ruler for depth of field?

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Nov 24, 2014 22:43:20   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
skylane5sp wrote:
Thanks! I suppose I could do the same but shoot lengthwise down the ruler for depth of field?
Documenting DoF is much more difficult. One method is to stagger a deck of cards (still in the box, laying on a table), then photograph the "fan" with camera facing straight down. Different apertures will reveal different DoFs, which you can "measure" by counting in-focus cards.

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