{"id":152,"date":"2018-01-21T16:45:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T16:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.staciehibino.org\/stacie\/?p=152"},"modified":"2018-08-04T20:48:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T20:48:35","slug":"closer-close-ups-kodak-blog-october-5-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.staciehibino.org\/stacie\/blog\/2018\/01\/21\/closer-close-ups-kodak-blog-october-5-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Closer Close-Ups (Kodak Blog, October 5, 2006)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOTE: This is a “reprint” of my blog post to Kodak’s previous “A Thousand Words” blog.<\/em><\/p>\n

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One of the things that I love about digital photography is the ease in taking closer close-ups and the ability to zoom in on some of the wonders of nature. Most digital cameras today have a “macro” mode, which enables you to take those closer close-ups. You may or may not have noticed that the 1000words blog has a link in the left-hand column to Kodak’s tips on Taking Great Pictures<\/a>. Under the “More Advanced Techniques,” you can find tips on Creating Close-Up Pictures<\/a>, including tips on Close-ups With Close-Up Mode<\/a> (also known as “macro” mode). You can also get some related tips on Photographing Flowers<\/a>. Once you know the basics, the fun part is practicing taking close-ups, seeing the larger than life results on your computer screen, discovering some of the things you didn’t even realize you captured, and being creative with the results!<\/p>\n

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The other day, I walked around the garden to capture a few macro shots. I love passion flowers for their multiple layers of texture and interest. From far away, they look like a pretty flower. Up close, you can see their intricate details. There are multiple varieties of passion flowers and this purple one is just one example.<\/p>\n

This pink flower is guara, which is sometimes referred to as “pink butterfly” or “whirling butterflies” because the flowers resemble small butterflies. In this picture, I was focusing on a bloom, but if you look at a crop taken from the same picture, I actually captured some bugs crawling on a nearby stem! I didn’t even notice the bugs until I was looking at the picture on my computer screen.<\/p>\n

In the picture of this green succulant, as in the picture of the passion flower, I not only got close in distance to the subject of my photo, but I also zoomed in so that the subject filled the frame – even cropping part of the subject at the edges. To me, the photos start to look like art when captured in this way.<\/p>\n

When I capture a picture I really like, I love creating things with it. Here are some things that I’ve done and created with pictures like these:<\/p>\n