Explore the finer details of your photos through Close Examination.
Use Macro Mode, Zoom in, (a little), or crop afterwards to take macro and close-up photographs.
This photo was a little too close for comfort.
Photographic Tips – Improving your Macro Photography
- Check the composition of your photo
- Take multiple shots
- Use Manual mode or focus if you can
- Stabilize your camera as much as possible – (a tripod or solid base helps)
- Move the subject, not the camera
- Try adding the effect of different backgrounds
- Check your depth of field for focusing
I got a bit fancy with the Canva templates, but the close-up, above, of the little mushrooms, were very worthwhile to highlight. So delicate sitting atop their thin stalks, they appeared to defy gravity.
And now for a slideshow of flowers:-
I added a frame around the pumpkin leaves. It may have been edited with Snapseed, but it is from my archives, so I can’t be sure. I do like the way you can see the furry hairs on the pumpkin leaves. Glaucous is the botanic name for hairy leaves, I think.
“Taking pictures is savouring life intensely
every hundredth of a second.”
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Friendly Friday Photo Challenge – Close Examination Prompt
Now it is your turn to write a Friendly Friday post with the theme, “Close Examination.”
Don’t forget to tag your post and link with a pingback here, so all readers can find your post.
Sandy, will have another great prompt for you next week.
Join the Friendly Friday Challenge.
Something to Ponder About 
I like the flowers and the geyser. Is that one that erupts regularly, like Old Faithful at Yellowstone? Here’s my belated post: https://grahamsisland.com/2020/08/03/sulphur-banks-trail/
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Hi Graham, Thank you for joining in on Friendly Friday. Yes, that is the Geyser that erupts frequently. Every 20 minutes or so in Thingvellir National Park in Iceland. I find it fascinating that a geological phenomenon can be so predictable, where all other activity – earthquakes, volcanoes etc is random.
Have you been to either Yellowstone or Iceland?
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Wow. Wonderful all photography. I like
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Excellent! You an join in with the next Friendly Friday photo challenge
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Thank you so much I glad.
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Thank you for this opportunity to think about close-ups and various ways to achieve this. My favourite capture of yours is the pencil shavings – it took me a very close look to figure out what they were; initially they looked like something very interestingly abtract.
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Do you know, Ju-Lyn, I thought that photo was candle wax. It is an old photo, so I am not sure now exactly what it is. You say pencil shavings and you could be right. I have described it as “pink macro.” So that doesn’t confirm anything.
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It is wonderful, mysterious and fascinating when photography is elevated to art!
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Another wonderful post and a great collection, Amanda. I don’t know which photograph I liked the most!! Probably the adorable pup in the beginning:) And the one at the end…are those shaved wax? I remember doing a thing with candles once …I had a peeler with somewhat curvy blade and I had done this ‘experiment’ to see what type of was strips I could get if I used that peeler! I am trying hard to remember what may have prompted me to do such a strange thing but memory fails me at the moment. Here’s my link for the week-https://acacophonouslife.wordpress.com/2020/08/06/friendly-friday-challenge-close-examination/
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Hi Moon! Would you have been making beeswax wraps with the shaved wax? or a candle out of remnants of another candle? The funny thing is I can’t remember what I was doing with the shaved wax either as it was a few years ago that I took this photo. Great to see you contributing to Friendly Fridays.
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Oh what marvelous close ups you have for this week. 😀 😀
I used an animal theme. Hope you enjoy my entry.
https://ceenphotography.com/2020/08/06/friendly-friday-challenge-close-examination/
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Thanks for joining in Cee. Animals sounds interesting. I can’t wait to see the close ups.
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Close examination of my flowers.
https://joannescraftsandadventures.wordpress.com/2020/08/06/on-closer-examination/
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Hey Joanne! Thanks for joining in on Friendly Friday. I will pop over and check out your entry. Flowers are always a great subject for macro photography.
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