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untitled grass
Posted by danthro (Suburbia, United States) on 24 May 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
this photo was honored with being voted a favorite in the macroday challenge, 'on your knees!'
many thanks to those who voted and visited!
not quite as extremely macro as some of my other macroday entries, but still a macro (grass is usually smaller than it appears in this photo)--i thought the background view would fit the theme.
sorry i'm not able to catch up on everyone's blogs as i'd like to, focusing on other pursuits more now.
Comments, feedback, criticism, suggestions, etc. are always appreciated. Thanks!
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Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa
Nice work - creative and original, i like it! Nice angle
24 May 2008 8:28am
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
beautiful use of focus - nice colors abd framing
24 May 2008 9:42am
Anthony Lambert from Germany
I do like this.Good sharp macro forground,odd angle and a great background.Well done.
24 May 2008 10:51am
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
You found an interesting "angle"....
24 May 2008 12:04pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
I really like the 'stolen' view this carries . . very effective.
24 May 2008 1:48pm
Persian King from Tehran, Iran
Just amazing considering it was a very basic point and shoot camera, well done and superb
24 May 2008 3:59pm
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
It's a great shot, and I like it a lot, but technically, for it to be a macro shot, the image on the "film plane" has to be near the same size as the subject --or larger. So, if a blade of grass is, say 1/4" wide, it would have to appear as 1/4" wide on the sensor. I don't think that is the case here because if it was, the width of one blade would fill something like 25% of the frame --if not more given the size of a digital sensor or 35mm film frame (just making estimates). The reference is the ratio of subject size to film plane, not the size it appears after enlargement by printing or display on a monitor.
24 May 2008 10:41pm
@Twelvebit: thanks. i'm not totally sure i understand--i think you're saying a macro has something to do with the film plane, which is the size of the sensor in my camera (don't know what that is or how to determine the size of something on it).
In any case, I looked up macroday's definition: "MACRO (any photo that is within a few inches of a subject and attempts to magnify it, showing the subject from a closer perspective than humans ordinarily see it)"
Plus, I went on wikipedia, and they agree that your definition is the classical one but add, "In recent years, the term macro has been used in marketing material to mean being able to focus on a subject close enough so that when a regular 6×4 inch (15×10 cm) print is made, the image is life-size or larger. This requires a magnification ratio of only approximately 1:4, more easily attainable by lens makers."
well, educational at least. all this while i've been taking potentially non-macro macros! ;)
Mohamed from Montreal, Canada
Beautiful capture. The diagonal makes an interesting perspective.
24 May 2008 11:23pm
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
You definitely had to get low for this. More like on your belly:-) Like the tilt.
25 May 2008 12:30am
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
The diagonal adds a lot to the overall image ... this definitely shows the subject from a closer perspective than this human ordinarily sees it. I'm kind of surprised you're on your knees taking this shot ... I would have thought you'd need to be lying on your belly! I like the image a lot!
25 May 2008 12:35am
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Yeah, I'm old school on this. I realize that the marketers of the world have corrupted the language here just as they have in practically every other aspect of life. Yes, I agree that the term macro has been used --albeit improperly-- to describe what used to be considered simple enlargement --and it is used this way all the time here on Animus.
I understand the concept is a little hard to grasp. Let's take your image as an example. Say your sensor is 1" x 1.5" --then, say a blade of grass is about 1/4" wide. For a blade to appear on the sensor at it's actual size (a macro shot), it would occupy 1/4", or 25% of the width of the sensor oriented vertically. In other words, side by side, only 4 blades of grass would fit across the image. Here 10-15 blades would fit because on the sensor the blades are captured at a fraction of their actual size.
It takes special lenses or extension tubes to create actual macro images. So naturally, the people who euphemistically call themselves "marketers" (a word that really means anything from shill to very sophisticated liar) would like to redefine the term so that they call sell you on the idea that you're getting a capability they're not really providing. And what's easier, to actually produce something of value, or just to redefine the term and take your money?
25 May 2008 5:25pm
Luis A. De Jesus R. from Mexico City, Mexico
Cool, especially with the juxtaposition of urban/industry in the background of the crisp grass.
25 May 2008 10:03pm
Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States
LOVE the composition and light...great angle...totally unexpected. Great work!
26 May 2008 2:04am
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Looks like a little toy model in the background! What an interesting view of the world you've produced here!
26 May 2008 12:34pm
dillonpic from United States
beautifull shot. your colors and depth of field in this are perfect. i really like how deep and rich the greens are. well done!
27 May 2008 7:07pm
Sean from Champaign, United States
Wonderful detail and composition. Really like the warmth in this shot.
28 May 2008 4:36am
Raffi from Maryland, United States
You must have been rolling in the grass to get this one! I like it. nice perspective!
16 Aug 2008 8:31pm
Sony DSC-W55
1/250 second
F/7.1
ISO 100
7 mm