Why
is it when we look through a microscope at little things it's 'micro'
but when we take a picture of little things with a camera it's called
a 'macro'? I did actually look that up in the dictionary and it
relates to the size of the lens used, macro, as in the long lens.
I've
been taking lot of macros lately but I need a new camera. The
viewing screen on mine is so scratched that I have trouble seeing
where the focus is, especially in certain kinds of light. The result
is I'm not having a lot of satisfactory results.
But
I did get a few.
baby
gum ball from the sweet gum tree
baby
blue eye flower, a woodland wildflower that is established at the
city house and trying to get it established at the country house
dewberry
blossom, a wild blackberry
bougainvillea
bract (?) they don't call it a flower
lyre
leaf sage, a wildflower
lantana,
a hardy native flowering shrub
tadpole!
minnows
shrimp
plant flower
nun's
orchid
you got LOTS of great macros! loved 'em all! the lantana buds look like tiny little packages waiting to burst open. great job!
ReplyDeleteYou sure did have some success there. Lovely photos. That lantana is just beautiful. And the tadpole surprised me. Macro photography is a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteI love the blue eye and the lantana. And the tadpole, of course. I think these turned out well! I never stopped to wonder about the micro/macro thing, which is a very good question -- thanks for sorting that out!
ReplyDeleteFabulous photos!! Well done
ReplyDeleteHugs
SueAnn
Love the Nun's orchid, all of them for that matter. Digital macro is tuff. For some reason, harder to get depth of field than with film.
ReplyDeleteLove these shots Ellen ... I think you know who I am now.
ReplyDeleteI love these pictures so much. Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated with the tiniest of flowers, most of them what we would call weeds. If they were ten or twenty times their size, they would be prized blooms. I love making tiny bouquets of them and always have.
ReplyDeleteYou may need a new camera but you do very, very well with the one you have.
Great pictures. I'm impressed you know all the names, too.
ReplyDeleteIncredible, I had never seen the Nuns orchid
ReplyDeleteSo much beauty right under our nose. Great photos!
ReplyDeleteyou did well, these are definitely presentable. my micro/macro shots rarely work. I can’t hold the camera steady enough.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! Impossible to choose a favorite, and impossible not to be inspired to play with my camera, just as soon as something-anything blooms around here.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. I've been experimenting with photography recently but I, too, need a new camera :(
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