Micro Success
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Doctor, I had the dream about the micro lens usage again. That is, I tried once again to focus specifically on capturing up close detailed images with texture and fine resolution detail. But a funny thing happened when looking at some roses and gardens. My attempt at getting to the fine detail revealed my sloppy crutch: my Kodak smart focus camera utility.
I have actually been accused of being a better photographer than I am. The reason being is the feature on the camera that decides lens settings and ideal shot capture when press the button. I noticed something troubling when I repeatedly pressed the shutter switch and the jittering camera box action actually forced a blur result. This happened a few times before I realized this was a physical hardware issue.
Holding the focus for the micro shot showed me how much jitter and shudder is in the camera taking process. Those people running around with tripods aren’t doing it for kicks and giggles. The time and trouble you spend to get the right opportunity, shot, focus, angle, uncrowded access to a subject belongs inside an envelope marked “setup”. I had to work the camera a few times to repeat the result and become confused by the blurry, unusable image lodged inside the digital camera.
But the camera involved and the actual picture taking process can scrape the value right off the camera sticker price and render the time spent to nothing without a proper understanding of how a camera works. Why wasn’t I prepared for this? How was I supposed to fix it? What were the chances happenstance passersby could advise me?
The area I was standing in was not going to be uncrowded and ideal for shooting in a matter of minutes when businesses would be starting to open and foot traffic and cars would obliterate the reflections and light. I was almost ready to crack open my laptop and look up the instruction manual to check out the issue. Then I realized I had coasted long enough on my camera’s strengths. It was time to develop my own.
Check back for my ongoing saga of wrestling with the micro photography demons.
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