not quite macro - DPChallenge Forums

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

06/30/2005 05:25:54 PM · #1

i took this photo yesterday with the macro challenge in mind but i didnt feel it was truly a macro photo. what do you think? i also decided not to enter it because i had another idea(one i hope is very unique and no its not a flower,bug,or water of any kind!)

i used my macro setting with a macro lens(wide angle attached at the time). i had the honeysuckle almost touching the lens.background is a small piece of pink silk(laying on a table) with just enough light to light my flower and the silk while leaving the true BG black.

i have since tried a different approach. i removed the wide angle lens and taped my 2x telephoto lens on backwards. boy did that ever make a true macro fo me.
all comments welcome on this photo

edit to add what my entry is not

Message edited by author 2005-06-30 17:27:43.

saracat

Pentax K10D

06/30/2005 05:31:10 PM · #2

Seems like a macro to me.
Nice color and texture, but the comp seems a little static...
Sara

trnqlty

Nikon D90

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

06/30/2005 05:32:50 PM · #3

I would certainly consider this a macro shot.

aplomb76

Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

06/30/2005 05:34:00 PM · #4

I think your picture is a macro by most standards.

I did a similar trick with my 35mm wide angle lens and my 18-55mm zoom lens. My macro entry may not be beautiful, but it is definitely a macro.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

06/30/2005 05:34:20 PM · #5

Originally posted by saracat:

Seems like a macro to me.
Nice color and texture, but the comp seems a little static...
Sara

what do u mean by static?

i did a very small amount of noise reduction because i didnt want to lose the texture of the honeysuckle.

rex

Canon PowerShot SD780

06/30/2005 05:36:55 PM · #6

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aplomb76

Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn

06/30/2005 05:37:36 PM · #7

I think saracat might mean static as in rigid or unmoving maybe lifeless. Not having static. Your picture if very clear. I'd give it a 7 or 8.

buzzrock

Fujifilm X-M1

Fujifilm XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS

06/30/2005 05:41:51 PM · #8

Its a very nice picture, but what went wrong with the border?
It seems very disproportionate...

strangeghost

Canon EOS-7D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

06/30/2005 05:41:52 PM · #9

Woulda done at least above average. Anytime a flower or part of a flower fills the frame, it's a macro. Go for more punch in the colors. Great shot.

saracat

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

06/30/2005 06:01:18 PM · #10

Originally posted by smilebig4me1x:

Originally posted by saracat:
Seems like a macro to me.
Nice color and texture, but the comp seems a little static...
Sara

what do u mean by static?

i did a very small amount of noise reduction because i didnt want to lose the texture of the honeysuckle.

Sorry - wasn't very clear about that (Dinner was ready & I was hungry).
aplomb76 was right. Should have said that the composition seems a little flat and uninteresting to me. I like the honeysuckle, but having it stand straight up like that is a little, how shall I say, forced - unnatural. Honeysuckle in its natural state has the flower opening either horizontal or at a downward angle. Having it point upward kinda makes it seem very odd.
I've noticed that a lot of the macro shots and flower shots that do well on this site tend to keep toward a more natural (or naturally occuring) presentation.
Don't mean to sound like I have my head stuck up my butt, and I hope this helps a little.
Sara

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

06/30/2005 06:11:56 PM · #11

saracat~ thank you...i understand now and you are right. i never thought of the natural position it should really be in. i was way too busy trying to get the technical aspects of the shot in while holding both the flower in one hand and the camera in the other.

rex~thank you for the comment

glad to see that my entry wont be voted down because its a close-up instead of a macro. and i have my defination of macro a little more clear now.thank you all for letting me know that "summers textures" qualified for the challenge.

Buzzrock~ i have no idea what is up with the border. it was a preset plug in for Photoshop. i think the border has more of a side view than a straight on frame. how could i fix that now that the image is flattened and saved? any one know?

GinaRothfels

Olympus 8mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED Fisheye PRO Lens

06/30/2005 07:31:37 PM · #12

I love that shot. I wish I had a photo that good to enter.