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Maxilos
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Location: Boskoop, The Netherlands
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 Posted: Jan 20, 2011 04:38 Post subject: Making macropictures |
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Hi,
I'v got some specimens which are quite small, like hauyne (blue and if I looked correct also a black one), neptunite, benitoite and atacamite. But I want pictures of them to add those to my database (over 70 records of minerals and fossiles). How can I make good macropictures?
Mark
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| The atacamite 5x2,5x0,1cm. |
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crocoite
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Location: Ballarat, Victoria
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| Posted: Jan 20, 2011 04:58 Post subject: Re: Making macropictures |
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Hi Mark
If you are using a compact digital camera, there should be a macro function (an image of a flower usually) that should allow you to get close to the specimen.
There have been other similar queries. If you use the Search facility and put in macro photography, you should get more help.
Regards
Steve
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Maxilos
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| Posted: Jan 20, 2011 10:27 Post subject: Re: Making macropictures |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jan 20, 2011 12:16 Post subject: Re: Making macropictures |
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There is way too much to cover on this topic in such a short message. May I suggest you find a copy of my book Photographing Minerals, Fossils and Lapidary Materials (1996) from Geoscience Press. It is out of print but you may be able to find one on Amazon.com or Ebay or borrow one. And just because I am picky and a little OCD, macrophotographs are large photos and macrophotography is the production of large photos. The proper term is photomacrographs for the production of photographs depicting small subjects and that process is photomacrography. It is one of the most common errors among both photographers and the makers of photo equipment. Jeff Scovil
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Hi Jeff, more than welcome to FMF!
Just a slight trouble in your first post: the “Amazon.com” words that our anti-spam system detected (wrongly) as spam. That's why your first message in FMF is posted by my name! Well, I'm honored! ;-)
Please take a quick look in the thread "Links within the message forum" to avoid a similar trouble next times -> https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=74
Again, more than welcome, all of us we expect anxiously your “non used images” as well as your mastership tips
Jordi
PS: maxilos and all FMF's minsurfers, the book of Jeff is just GREAT! -> https://www.scovilphoto.com/book.htm
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