Pages

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Macro Photography

Macro photography is about close ups. I love this type of photography because it captures glimpses of a world most people miss.

Lichen on a picnic table

A dwarf pigface about to bloom

Moss in a neglected flower pot
Edit: A few people have been asking in the comments whether or not I took these photos. Yes, I did. Photography is another love of mine.

Is there a style of photography you like best?


Note: For the month of April during the A-Z Challenge I am pausing from my usual blogging theme of writing and social media tips. Instead I hope to share with you my photography. Much of it is inspired by the fabulous and helpful site, The Bookshelf Muse. Please check it out and enjoy.

.

50 comments:

  1. I like about everything, but I'd say my favorite is landscapes.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Those are lovely photos! Black and white has special place in my heart.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Did you take those? They are awesome. I like the bottom one best.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes, I did take those pics. All the photos you see on my blog were taken by me (unless I state otherwise).

      Delete
  4. Those are great shots. I don't know that I've ever done much close photography because my camera's not sophisticated enough.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I love so many different kinds of photos. Close ups remind me of the fairy world - yours are gorgeous!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I like Macro, too. Especially if you capture one pic after another. I love to do this with Sir Poops and Hair Ball. You never know what expression you're going to get.

    ReplyDelete
  7. It's amazing how close you can get to things. Yes, I want to know too, did you take those? If yes, wow, you're amazing. Have a great weekend!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Amazing! I'm a hopeless photographer so all I can do is gaze at your pictures, mouth open. Keep going back to pigface - what a lovely name.

    ReplyDelete
  9. My daughter loves microphotography. She loves taking pictures of individual flowers.

    ReplyDelete
  10. I love close ups where you see every tiny detail. Makes you see just how much we miss if we don't look around.

    ReplyDelete
  11. I love wide vistas and scenery...not sure what such photography is called though!

    Look forward to the rest of your challenge run…can’t believe we’ve had 14 days already.Hope you’re enjoying the challenge so far!
    --Damyanti, Co-host A to Z Challenge April 2012

    Twitter: @AprilA2Z
    #atozchallenge

    ReplyDelete
  12. I love taking pictures and I do try close ups at times - sometimes even successfully!

    ReplyDelete
  13. for some reason I've always loved moss and I could just look at it for hours. It's a very tranquil plant and very soothing.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. We don't get a lot of moss in Australia. I remember when I travelled to England for the first time. I couldn't believe how much moss grew everywhere. It was awesome.

      Delete
  14. Gorgeous photos as usual. Love the details of the macro shots--just fascinating. I like all types of photography.

    ReplyDelete
  15. I love macro, too. I love glimpsing into tiny little worlds & imagining all that happens there. Stunning photos, Lynda!

    BTW - for the A to Z today, I'm doing "M is for Mentor" & you have a mention.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh, Nancy! And just when I was starting to toy with the idea of changing my theme...
      Hug

      Delete
  16. I enjoyed your photos. I like close ups too, it's amazing what you can see and find. The finer details are important as well.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Those are some great photos. I do like these kinds of close ups, especially when you can fill the frame with color from a brilliant flower or bird wing.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Those are wonderful photos. I'm a big fan of Cindy Sherman's photography. She's like a story teller with her images.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Being able to take photos that tell stories is a special skill. One that I admire.

      Delete
  19. Awesome photos...I love the dwarf pigface; what a name for a flower but luckily it is gorgeous!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Lynda, those are beautiful pictures. You're truly talented. Wow!

    ReplyDelete
  21. I like taking photos too. Yours are very nice.

    Teresa

    ReplyDelete
  22. Love these photos Lynda. I'm mad keen. If I had enough time I'd make my own photo library online. I've thought of doing a series of 'footprints' as following footprints in the sand is one of my quirks. Close ups of footprints in dryish sand can look like the Sahara Desert.

    I missed your L post. I was travelling. I'll go read it now as libraries are another fetish of mine. I work in one and am going to set a mystery in one...

    Denise

    ReplyDelete
  23. Hi...I'm hopping over from the A to Z challenge...lovely blog...good luck with the challenge!

    Donna L Martin
    www.donasdays.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  24. Lichens are way cool in my book. Thanks for sharing your photos

    ReplyDelete
  25. trekking your blog!!! great photos.. i also love beautiful scenery as subject.

    cheers!
    ..TREK..

    ReplyDelete
  26. Great photos you have there. i like images where little details about a person or object is captured from an honest perspective, yet also a positive light. Hope that makes sense!

    ReplyDelete
  27. Knock my socks off. I, too, love the macro shots. All of those images are pure magic. I am truly impressed.

    ReplyDelete
  28. These are beautiful. I did a photography class in college and took some close up shots of flowers and gates in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens. They were nowhere near as good as these though!

    ReplyDelete
  29. Delicious and sweet flowers, I love these macros.

    ReplyDelete
  30. That Lichen photo is awesome. Great photos, in general!

    ReplyDelete
  31. What gorgeous and fascinating photos, Lynda! Close ups will be the subject of my 'Z' post...but, I am certainly not as good a photographer as you, and probably don't have a professional camera as I'm sure you do. Great job!

    ReplyDelete
  32. Amazing closeup photos. Wonderful to look at and fascinating info!

    ReplyDelete
  33. Love these pics. The last is like looking at a woodland in miniature. Amazing the things we miss simply because we overlook them on the basis of their size.

    ReplyDelete
  34. Oh it stunning! Stopping over from A-Z Challenge.

    ReplyDelete
  35. The photos are wonderful! I love taking pictures too.

    ReplyDelete
  36. Beautiful, Lynda! You have gift. :)

    ReplyDelete
  37. Ditto what everyone else said. The photos are beautiful.

    ReplyDelete
  38. Love the lichen shot. You're so talented!

    ReplyDelete
  39. So pretty!! I love macro, but haven't had a whole lot of success with it myself. I'm so tempted to buy a better lens (I have the cheapest, crappiest one ever) for some better shots, but I'd have to have money to do that!

    ReplyDelete
  40. I love taking close up shots of the flowers in our garden. I use them for my computer wallpaper. Better than the pre-prepared ones.
    A to Z of Nostalgia

    ReplyDelete
  41. i love your reasoning behind your love of macro! sooooo true!

    ReplyDelete
  42. Great shots, Lynda! I love me some macro. It might be my favorite type of photography (other than pictures of my son, that is). I bought myself a semi-expensive macro lens about a year and a half ago, and haven't regretted it for a moment.

    ReplyDelete
  43. I love the last two photos! I like macro, and seeing small details, but I also enjoy massive landsccapes and the bigger picture, even if it's overwhelming sometimes.

    ReplyDelete

I'd love to hear your opinion. Thanks for leaving a comment.