Hi Stuart and Gloria- this is part of a statue and these metal pieces are close to 1:1 in this photo. The image was made to capture the color and texture of the tarnished copper. I am attaching an image of the entire statue, named "Zoey", in the Statue Garden in Kingsbrae Garden in St Andrews, NB. I was attending a workshop with Freeman Patterson.   Posted: 09/16/2023 17:44:53

Ah, very good. As a whole, our group is still tending sometimes to get not close enough (me included!) and then perhaps crop to get closer to macro reproduction. However you haven't here, which is great.

So, I can now say, you've done a great job. Its all nice and sharp, well exposed, fascinating pattern and well balanced, in my view. Getting closer still, as Gloria suggested, might be difficult with "normal" macro equipment. Adding a Raynox, or an extension tube or two, would do the trick, but I guess you didn't have those to hand. Zooming in to the picture and moving around does give me some more interesting pictures. It's a matter or taste I think as to what's best. I'm perfectly happy with the original.
  Posted: 09/17/2023 05:01:55

Thanks Fran - now I get it! And I agree with Stuart on his comments.   Posted: 09/18/2023 14:01:27