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Old 28-07-10, 08:12
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Originally Posted by Alex1994 View Post
Focussing down to very small distances, taking pictures of very small things is called macro photography.
The size of the subject is entirely irrelevant, you can take a macro shot of an elephant, though probably not with it all in view at the same time. The definition of macro photography is discussed at some length here:
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...ead.php?t=5867
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