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07/29/2004 03:01:41 PM · #1 |
So for the macro challenge, do you think people will vote on the degree of closeness to the subject? That is, would a picture of, say a butterfly, from a disctance of 12" be scored lower than a picture of the same butterfly from 2"?
I'm still fairly new to the whole macro thing (and photography in general) so I'm curious to understand the notion of a *good* macro shot in the eyes of DPC. Logic tells me that a macro shot can consist of anything up to about 2-3' away since that's what the macro feature on my own camera focuses on. Am I wrong? |
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07/29/2004 03:14:58 PM · #2 |
You'll have to use your own judgement. As long as you have a larger-than-life shot of a small thing, with plenty of detail and sharpness, you're probably OK.
This shot was taken at a distance of about 3 feet:
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07/29/2004 03:16:04 PM · #3 |
Technically, macro is different than "close-up"; traditinally macro has been defined as 1:1 magnification or greater, but this definition assumes a 35mm film frame. For small sensor cameras, 1:1 is really high magnification in the final image. A rule of thumb for you to follow would be that the true macro range begins when your field of view is less than 36mm (approx. 1.5 inches) across. That should give you a feel for "how macro is macro."
And yes, I think that extreme macros (high magnification) have extra "wow" power, which will naturally result in higher scores. Still, that does not mena that composition, lighting etc. are not important; they are as important as ever.
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07/29/2004 03:16:35 PM · #4 |
I looked thru the other 3 macro challenges. I was surprised to see some submission did well even though I wouldn't have considered them macro.
...but opinions will vary. My advice would be to get as close as you can while maintaining a high quality photo. |
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07/29/2004 03:17:14 PM · #5 |
| True macro photography means that if you shoot a 1x1 cm object, it will be 1x1 cm on the camera's sensor. Very few people have equipment that can do that, so just shoot something so it looks enlarged on your screen, and you should be OK as far as meeting the challenge requirements go. |
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07/29/2004 03:56:57 PM · #6 |
Thanks for the advice and great info guys! I really like my shot, but following hopper's lead, I browsed the past macro challenges and I have to say, it's quite discouraging. I think this is the first time I've actually considered pulling one of my entries for fear it will not be at the level of the rest : (
Oh well, back to the drawing board for me :P
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07/29/2004 06:13:18 PM · #7 |
Yea you want it to appear the same size or larger on people's computer screens than it is in real life. So to satisfy most people you would want to at least look life-size on a 1024x768 resolution montor. At least that's what I would expect to see.
If you're sensor is at lest 3 megapixels or so, and you don't really have plans on selling prints, you might want to consider creatively cropping your final image. |
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