Curtis Fleming 18 Jul 2007

Hi friends, a nice competition here Bianca.

I didn't know what to post?... My Beetle; my Australian Native Stingless Bee or the Bee?

My personal favorite is actually the Australian Native Stingless Bee, but this Beetle is the majorities favorite.

so, I hope you enjoy this one...

bianca 18 Jul 2007

Curtis i am excited and so are many members here to....this is gona be exotic,exciting,fun and smiles.....:):):):)I was hoping you will post the beetle...was gona ask you....Good job!!! and goodluck!!

Thank u all so far ...KEEP THEM COMING!!

Darrell Storts 18 Jul 2007

Hope this qualifies as a macro. But here it is.

Charlotte Ottilo 18 Jul 2007

Wow that Beetle is sooo cool! There are so many beautiful macs here it is going to difficult to choose.. OY!

Ann Graham 18 Jul 2007

This is going to be so hard to vote for!!!!!! These are awesome!!!!

Ann

bianca 18 Jul 2007

I thought this out....so that there will be no favorism...or at least not as much by keeping one vote ONLY...:) Its gona be interesting.......:)lots of SUSPENCE HERE.....

Linda Burgio 18 Jul 2007

Here's my entry. Thanks for letting me know about it Bianca.

Celeste Smith 18 Jul 2007

Hi there Bianca ..Here is one of my favorite macros......I call this....STARBURST! Thanks Alot Celeste

Kathie Nichols 18 Jul 2007

This is my favourite!!!! An African Iris!

kaukab ahmad 18 Jul 2007

here is my entry to your contest thanx

Les Jobes 18 Jul 2007

oOoOoo.. More lovely entries! so many to choose from.. :o)

Jane McIlroy 19 Jul 2007

A Google search for "macro photography definition" produced the following result:

Definitions of Macro photography on the Web:

Production of images on film that are life-size or larger. www.sederquist.com/clagloss.html

A method of getting close-up pictures of a subject by using Macro accessories attached to the camera's lens. www.aquaticadventures.com.au/angliss/Dive_Glossary.htm

Also known as photomacrography, this is the process of taking photos of small objects with a regular photographic lens at reproduction rations of 1x or greater. www.camerahouse.com.au/newsite/glossaryk.asp

Macro photography is a kind of close-up photography. The classical definition is photography in which the image on film is at least as large as the subject. Therefore, on 35mm film (for example), the camera has to have the ability to focus on an area at least as small as 24×36 mm, as this is the size of the image on the film. This is a magnification of 1:1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography

There have so far been over 50 entries for this competition, of which no more than 2 or 3 are true macros. Will this be taken into account in the judging?

KC CHANG 19 Jul 2007

Thanks for the forum.

Ingrid Kolster 19 Jul 2007

Thanks Bianca. This is my entry. The cactus in my garden.

Christopher Ewing 19 Jul 2007

thanks very much for doing this Bianca this is my submission...nature's abstract

bianca 19 Jul 2007

Jane....FIRST OF ALL Lets have a fun....okay....I will have final saying on this issue afer voting is done....Since i am the one giving away prizes i will have that right to judge which is macro and which is not....if you have a submission and it is macro please submit ...if you are unsure that you have macro capabilities please contact me in the mail...i will tell you...MUST BE MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY....and once again lets have a fun...FUN FUN FUN....

BTW i have taken thousands and thousand photos with macro lenses.....and have experience in macro photography.....Macro i am looking here MUST BE FULL FRAME .....meaning the subject have to fill the frame of the size of the photo....if the photo is in a distance and not up front will be disqualified...

Lots of members here have a cameras that have macro capabilities but that is not TRUE MACRO but may be or may not be accepted as a MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY....depend on the photo...

Charlotte Ottilo 19 Jul 2007

I'm not sure I can pick a fav out of so many awesome photos! This is so awesome Bianca..I'm glad you are doing this.. I have seen so many different people here that I never saw before..so you have really expose a lot of people to show their work.. Thank you!

Pat 'Gracie' Merewether 19 Jul 2007

This is so cool! (the thread that is) 8]

This is a baby bumble bee flying near a Foxglove (digitalis) - one of my very favorite plants!

Pat 'Gracie' Merewether 19 Jul 2007

This dragon fly seems happy on my hostas. Probably because of the swarms of mosquitos buzzing around me as I took this shot.

Love you guys!

joan warburton 19 Jul 2007

It's also hard to judge "macro" with these little thumbnails. Click on some of these photos, Jane, and view the larger sizes. You can see the hairs on the insects and tiny details in the flowers.

You really have to view the larger sizes to judge. They look totally different.

They're all beautiful!