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10/23/2008 11:14:28 PM · #76 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Hmm....
I probably don't know what macro truly is...
Are these????
[thumb]727426[/thumb] [thumb]728469[/thumb]
I always thought that macro was a crisp, clean closeup and the background had that super shallow DOF thing. |
True macro photography is with a lens (or crop) that achieves a 1:1 magnification ratio.
However, the term these days are much more vague and the example you give above "crisp clean closeup with a background that is super shallow" suffices.
As long as we are all having fun taking pictures and you enjoy the equipment you have it really doesn't matter.
Cheers |
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10/24/2008 07:13:54 AM · #77 |
Well said jayson! To me, the word macro is defined by  IreneM's macros. But that's just me.
Did get lots of shots last night, nothing exciting in terms of subject matter (and it's for a challenge too). I'll try to get some shots of, say, Lily's nostrils, which are roughly the size of commas. :-) |
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10/24/2008 09:54:24 AM · #78 |
I thought that the definition of "macro" shot was any close up photo where proportions of the image produced was quite a bit larger than what the eye can see. I don't think bokeh or shallow depth of field defines if it is a "macro" shot or not. Just my opinion.
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10/24/2008 09:58:09 AM · #79 |
I was wondering if there is any room in this palatial palace of suck for a guy such as myself. I would love to be part of the rag-tag militia known as suck and as a member I promise to uphold my suckiness. I feel I could contribute much to what is known as suck.
~goinskiing |
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10/24/2008 10:19:19 AM · #80 |
Originally posted by goinskiing:
I was wondering if there is any room in this palatial palace of suck for a guy such as myself. I would love to be part of the rag-tag militia known as suck and as a member I promise to uphold my suckiness. I feel I could contribute much to what is known as suck.
~goinskiing |
PM  posthumous for your secret assignment. He likes chocolate also as many of us do. wink, wink |
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10/24/2008 10:22:17 AM · #81 |
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
Originally posted by goinskiing:
I was wondering if there is any room in this palatial palace of suck for a guy such as myself. I would love to be part of the rag-tag militia known as suck and as a member I promise to uphold my suckiness. I feel I could contribute much to what is known as suck.
~goinskiing |
PM posthumous for your secret assignment. He likes chocolate also as many of us do. wink, wink |
Here ya go. Enjoy.
;)
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10/24/2008 10:38:19 AM · #82 |
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10/24/2008 10:48:48 AM · #83 |
Originally posted by snaffles:
Ok you're in! YUM!! |
lol no kidding... those look pretty good! |
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10/24/2008 11:41:24 AM · #84 |
| Ummm, was it Raish who did my kitty with the sucker in its mouth? And if so, where did it go? |
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10/24/2008 11:57:47 AM · #85 |
| it's still visible in the oobie/yappie thread - it just disappeared off your profile page, Deb? |
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10/24/2008 12:04:29 PM · #86 |
Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be enough chocolate for al of team suck, unless we are eating a quarter of a square.
I guess that says how large we have grown.
More chocolate please.
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10/24/2008 12:06:35 PM · #87 |
| Weird, about the disappearing cat with the sucker in its mouth.... |
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10/24/2008 12:08:37 PM · #88 |
Originally posted by goinskiing:
Here ya go. Enjoy.
;)
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SHAMELESS Pandering!!!!
Nicely done! LOL!!! |
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10/24/2008 12:13:32 PM · #89 |
| Hey, somebody left the front door unlocked and I was passing by so I thought I'd take a look around. This is a nice place you got here. Couch is way comfy, that big screen TV is the bomb, and someone left a bunch of chocolate on the coffee table. Mind if I hang around for a while? |
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10/24/2008 12:17:04 PM · #90 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Are these????
[thumb]727426[/thumb] [thumb]728469[/thumb] |
Okay.....back to macro....
Could y'all tell me if these qualify?
Please feel free to critique mercilessly.
It occurs to me that if the 1:1 thing is right, that I'd have to shoot at about 34 mm on my 1.5 sensor, right?
Or does it have to be something special in the lens, too? |
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10/24/2008 12:19:35 PM · #91 |
Originally posted by EstimatedEyes:
Hey, somebody left the front door unlocked and I was passing by so I thought I'd take a look around. This is a nice place you got here. Couch is way comfy, that big screen TV is the bomb, and someone left a bunch of chocolate on the coffee table. Mind if I hang around for a while? |
Dude!!!
This is one of my all time favorite processing works!!!!
Hey, TSers....this guy has a PH Yellow.
Doesn't having a PH Ribbon get him some kind of automatic assignment to please Fearless Leader?
Over & above the entrance hazing? |
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10/24/2008 12:22:35 PM · #92 |
| As long as we still get to do the entrance hazing. That's my favorite part! |
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10/24/2008 12:27:01 PM · #93 |
Here's another piece for all y'all if you didn't get any, please share.
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10/24/2008 12:44:10 PM · #94 |
| I expected the hazing ... especially after I ate all your chocolate. I'd jump up off the counch and run out the door if I could, but I'm kinda fat and happy sitting here watching the big screen. |
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10/24/2008 12:47:13 PM · #95 |
goinskiing has shown brilliant initiative in bribing impressing Team Suck. He's in.
JDubsGirl has received her secret assignment.
 Jac's non-secret assignment is to show some love for pictures that have scored low. They do NOT need to be Team Suck pictures, though we do have quite an impressive mother lode to choose from. He must (A) give supportive comments directly to the photos and (B) post the thumbnails here.
Upon fulfillment of the assignments, both users are welcome to Team Suck.
q_o or myers, please remove Ernie from Team Suck as he requested.
Your Leader Has Spoken!
[[fanfare]] |
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10/24/2008 12:58:12 PM · #96 |
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10/24/2008 01:07:01 PM · #97 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Are these????
[thumb]727426[/thumb] [thumb]728469[/thumb] |
Okay.....back to macro....
Could y'all tell me if these qualify?
Please feel free to critique mercilessly.
It occurs to me that if the 1:1 thing is right, that I'd have to shoot at about 34 mm on my 1.5 sensor, right?
Or does it have to be something special in the lens, too? |
I'll leave some comments on your pics here in a second as they are nicely done.
Back to the macro thing. The only true lenses that achieve 1:1 for Nikon are the 60mm 2.8 micro, the 105 2.8 micro, and the 200 f4 micro.
If you want to achieve 2:1 (twice lifesize) or more you can add extension tubes and/or bellows to increase the magnification further.
Generally the working distance (how far the lens from the subject) is just a matter of inches when using a macro lens and often requires a tripod.
Also you can just crop a lot and make it a "macro".
Sometimes I get wrapped in the technical though, it doesn't really matter that much. Pictures are pictures.
Message edited by author 2008-10-24 13:08:11.
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10/24/2008 01:10:51 PM · #98 |
Originally posted by goinskiing:
I am honored.
*bows* |
Next, which team is appropriate for goinskiing?
I suggest Team Entropy unless someone wants to more a counter offer. |
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10/24/2008 01:11:06 PM · #99 |
Why is it when there is a Street challenge I suddenly find everything I'm shooting to be horribly, terribly dull??
And why is my Affluence shot sinking from not very high to begin with?
These and many other questions are of course rhetorical and can probably best be resolved by consumption of chocolate.... |
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10/24/2008 01:14:14 PM · #100 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
Why is it when there is a Street challenge I suddenly find everything I'm shooting to be horribly, terribly dull??
These and many other questions are of course rhetorical and can probably best be resolved by consumption of chocolate.... |
Because you are trying to hard. ;) That other thread people put you on a pedestal and rightly so.
I suggest bringing a bar of chocolate with you while you are perusing the street. Make sure you get some chocolating fingers on the hand grip too.
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