2015 Challenge, Week 25 - MACRO: METAL - The 2022 Trevor Carpenter Photo Challenge

It’s time for more macro fun! This week, we will be shooting macros of something metal.

“water” by Robert Parviainen

Showing metal objects close can reveal interesting details and make them look like something completely different. If you shoot with a large aperture, you can get some great bokeh effects along with the object.

“Iridescent” by tanakawho

“Abstract Macro #32” by David Hawkins-Weeks

Ordinary objects can reveal interesting details when a macro lens is used to shoot them. Not everything will become abstract; some things remain very recognizable.

“Weakest Link” by Michael Pardo

As a reminder: Macro photography is a type of close-up photography. Generally it means that the image on the sensor is life-size or greater. If you have a macro lens or a camera with a macro setting, you can use that. If you have a mid-range focal length lens, such as a 50mm, you can make a “poor man’s macro” by flipping it around and holding it against the camera body. Focus is achieved by moving the entire assembly close to the subject. If you are using a smartphone, the camera might have a macro focus option, or you can use something like an Olloclip macro lens. If you don’t have any macro lens options, just go for a close up image, and do what you can. Remember, photochallenge is about learning new stuff and having fun!

“Brushed Metal Bracelet” by Albert Lynn

Post one original photograph (Your Image) shot each week per theme posted on this blog to Google+, Facebook, or Flickr (or all three). Tag the photo #photochallenge.org or #photochallenge2015.
The shot should be a new shot you took for the current weekly theme, not something from your back catalog or someone else’s image.
The posted image should be a photograph, not a video.
Don’t leave home without your camera. Participating in the 2015 Photo Challenge is fun and easy.