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Originally Posted by Gremlin
I have taken photos for a transport and machine forum for years and only just started to get interested in macro. I borrowed a book from the library and also bought one specific for my camera to learn more about macro photography.
The advice I got regarding macro is to get as close as possible, if there is a slight movement left or right then it will be exaggerated the further away you are, basic trigonometry.
The lady who does my gardening was watching me take the photo of the butterfly and she said I was only an inch away.
The trouble with getting too close is the light can be blocked out by the camera if you are not taking notice, I also only use manual focus.
My main interest is big machinery or vehicles, motorcycles, steam engines, ships, planes or lorries. Although they are not "Today in pictures" the ones below are some I took for the magazine, I used a film camera rather then digital for some of them and lost a bit of quality through scanning them.
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Love the machinery, you can smell the oil and steam, and with the lathe you can smell the metal shavings.
With getting close to stuff for the macro shots, if you don't get close enough you miss the thrill of having a wasp fly up one of your nostrils, or ants running up your trouser leg, I would recommend this to anyone.