The place:
Porcupine Castle in Coorg: is a luxury resort amidst nature - a perfect vacation retreat for you. This is on the top of a 300-acre coffee plantation bounded by unending valleys and hills - just full of live nature & nature. They offer you multiple games and adventures which are an integral part of Coorg’s lifestyle. Excellent food, comfortable stay (Tree House, Switz style Chalets, etc.) and memorable hospitality will make this place a very unique one.
A Photo shared from my brother’s mobile, who was travelling along with us.
The resort area has a lot of spice plants, vegetables and many other medicinal plants, etc. Their garden is really admirable with many flowers which are magnificent. Photographers will enjoy the morning sessions… a lot to shoot.
Entry, Parking, selected rooms & Toilets
The location on Google Maps: Here
The Photo:
The following Macro-Photo was taken in their garden - hope you will like this.
Slightly copped shot.
Macro & Micro Photography
In simple words:
Macro Photography aims at super close-up shots (1.5 to 5cms, typical) of an object aiming at an (ideal) image ratio of 1:1 (or up to 10:1). As an example, subjects like flowers and small insects, which we don’t normally get to see so close with the naked eye. The above Photo is a guiding example of Macro Photography.
Micro Photography deals with capturing objects which are not normally visible to our naked eye and needs high-level magnification (Ultra-close) - usually with a magnification ratio of 20:1 or greater. Micro Photography needs a magnifier (like a simple microscope or so) which needs to be attached to the camera.
Usually, microphotography is not used by general photographers on a day-to-day basis.
Note:
There are two other terms: Photo Macrograhy & Photo Micrography - these are not be confused with Micro Photography - we will discuss this in a later post.
How the above shot was captured:
The camera used was the Sony RX10 M2 (Fixed Lens / Bridge Camera).
EXIF: f/5.3, S;1/500 & ISO: 100; Zoom at 102mm, with the object at a distance of 3 to 4 feet - Mode Manual priority + attached with Macro Lens.
Firstly, I was gifted with the bright sun of the day (2:36 PM in February) - not very breezy and without any other disturbance.
Why Aperture f/5.3 = At this high zoom, I still wanted to retain the sharpness of the (1st layer) ‘leaves’ too. if I would have selected f/2.8, the bokeh effect would have been very high, killing the beauty of the shot. At f/16, the bokeh would have been very negligible.
Why Shutter speed 1/500: For such shots with this sharpness, the minimum needed shutter speed will be 1/400 or more; Birds in flight, we go up to 1/1000 or even 1/2,000. Decided on 1/500 to maintain ISO; 100.
NOTE: Why not higher Shutter Speeds?: Higher shutter speeds give very short time for the Image Sensor to capture all the DETAILS of the frame, particularly if the light condition is poor.
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Have I gone too technical? is it hard to understand??
PS:
How to shoot Macro Photos with Macro Lens in Mobile will be explained in the coming post
