Yes, it’s my favorite time of the year for practicing this hobby of photography. What surprises me the most, however, is the fact that I am not just looking at the whole of a landscape as much as I used to, actually, I am ‘focusing’ a little smaller today.
Macro photography has become a pretty interesting style of photography for me as of late. What is macro-photography? Well, Macro photography is all about showcasing a subject larger than it is in real life — an extreme, or not too extreme close-up of something small.
Bigger to Smaller
Personally, if I had to choose five of my most favorite photos I have taken up to this point, three of them would end up being a macro shot.
Why this is, I had no idea at first, except for the fact that I simply enjoyed them. Of course, I love a great landscape shot that includes acres and acres, or miles and miles of nature inside the shot. But, there is something about getting small.
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.
– Genesis 1:31
It sure is…
Getting close to my subject just feels, well, more intimate in a way. Literally, I am up close and personal with a tiny fraction of what makes up the acres or miles of a beautiful part of a scene, no, a story in creation.
I am seeing the landscape in a smaller form, and without it, I would not see the totality of the larger picture. To get smaller, I guess, is to get personal with the larger picture itself.
Macro is fun, too! To see the details of something as simple as the veins of an oak leaf or bramble is amazing. And the color! The colors up close are actually a little bit different than simply looking at it from multiple feet or yards away. When you are inches away, you’ll notice as I do, the many shades that go into a simple green leaf, especially when they are turning in the fall.
Yes, this fall I will be working on a bit more macro when it comes to this hobby of photography, because I simply love it. It comes with it’s own unique best practices, of course, but I will learn them through patience and practice. I hope you do too…
Talk soon, and God bless.
Featured image by David.