A Magic called Macro Photography

(A flower. Mi A2, with macro lens)

How big is our world? Quite big, right? But how big are our gardens? Pretty small - for us, anyway. But in these gardens lie many tiny, micro creatures whose whole world is just the garden. The art (read 'patience') of capturing this micro-world is known as "Macro Photography". It's called so because the size of the subject in the photograph is greater than life-size.

I got into macro photography quite early on. It was something that I had liked even before starting my photography hobby. I bought a set of mobile lenses. It was exciting. I started taking macro pictures of everything. I mean, every single thing, from mud to carpets. They all looked so different in the pics.

My very first pic in that lens was of a guava flower.

(Honor 4X with a macro lens on)

It's nothing, actually. But it was a start. There is always a learning curve. But the learning curve doesn't seem so tough when you're enjoying what you're doing.

The next 2 pictures, in chronological order, are taken using Honor 4X with the macro lens attached.

(An Arabian Jasmine, I think)

(A housefly)

This housefly was my first real good capture. These are not the flies we see inside the house. They don't fly away so easily, so it was not that difficult to take this pic. The lens was just 3 cm away from the fly.

And the next 2 are taken from my phone Mi A3, with a macro lens attached.

(Close-up pic of my cat)

(A flower after rain)

 Patience is the key to macro photography. A slight movement will make the picture out of focus. The image is changed in millimeters, literally. This is why we need to take hundreds of pictures and then curate the ones that are in focus.

These next pictures are from Canon 1500D with the kit lens but reverse-attached. During this lockdown, I learned a lot about macro photography, and I really enjoyed taking all these pics.

(Carrhotus Spider)

This tiny world never fails to amaze us. The ant-mimicking spiders are exactly what their name implies. They look just like ants, you can't differentiate. They live among ants, then lure them into their webs. Free food yay..? Not exactly. They have a lot of work to do before they can lure the ants in. But it's just so splendid that nature finds different ways for survival.

(Ant-mimicking spider)

(Ant-mimicking spider)

(Oxyopes Birmanicus)

(Housefly)

(Housefly)

(Carrhotus Spider)

These pics are taken in my backyard. The spiders here, and generally around you, are harmless. They normally stay away from humans. But if some spider does come near you, don't scream and kill it. They don't have anything to do with you. It's okay if you don't like spiders, but don't harm them.

I read recently that some photographers kill the 'subjects' and take them to the studio to take their pictures. Because it's easier that way. It's so disgusting. Needless to say, I didn't kill any insect or spider to take their pictures.

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