May 2011
Beginner
304 pages
8h 23m
English
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7.4. CLOSE-UP NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
When you get very close to a natural subject it takes on different meaning and new life (see 7-17). To see what I mean, get down on all fours and crawl around the forest floor for a while. You can do close-up nature photography without expensive, specialized equipment, but there are some limitations.
Figure 7-17. ABOUT THIS PHOTO Image of yucca plant spines and fibers (ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/640 sec. with a Canon EF 28-135mm IS lens). Converted to black and white and colorized in Lightroom (see Chapters 8 and 9 for more about these techniques).
7.4.1. CLOSE-UP VERSUS MACRO
Macro photography, or simply "macro," describes images made at very close distances and at great magnification. Historically, the technical definition of a macro photograph meant that the object in the picture was rendered (on film) at life size. If you photograph a bumblebee that is 12mm in length, the recorded macro image of the bee is also 12mm or larger. This relationship is expressed as a ratio of 1:1, or the same size, so true macro photography produces pictures that are 1:1 or greater. However, this distinction has not held over time and macro is a term now used to describe many kinds of images that show the subject matter at great magnification, even if it's not really 1:1. While not truly a macro shot, 7-18 shows a close-up of water drops suspended on a plant's leaves. ...
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