And, if you’re looking for inspiration, guidance, and prompts that can help you improve your skills, the Macro Mondays group announces weekly themes to encourage creative macro photography around specific subjects, so go ahead and give it a try!īelow are some of our favorite stories shared by Flickr members worldwide in response to our prompt. We hope the photos in today’s Explore will inspire you to try new techniques and experiment with macro photography with the tools you have. 162 internet resources communities DeviantArt(dA), 221 Digital Photo Challenge (DPChallenge, or DPC), 221222 Flickr, 221, 220 PhotoSIG. In this Explore takeover, we’re featuring the creative macro shots submitted by the Flickr community to this prompt on our Flickr Social group in addition to some highlights from the Macro Mondays group and some captivating photos with the Macro tag. Today, Explore is populated with a curated selection of macro and close-up shots. This is an especial favourite as I got lucky with pre-sunset light filtered through the trees behind this tiny common blue, creating the gorgeous orange bokeh ball behind.” – Emma Varley Or perhaps it will inspire you to start a group of your own.Īs always, thank you to the group administrators, moderators, and members who foster great discussions and make inspiring photo selections for their communities.“Summer evenings, butterflies, and meadows… my very favourite combination for unwinding after work. We hope that you’re already familiar with a few of the groups on this list, but we also hope this helps you discover a new group that you’d like to learn more about. They’re presented here in no particular order, so find a group that interests you and drop by to say hello! From the results, we curated this final list of 30 groups to ensure as broad a range of topics as possible. I will explain more about this, as well as my personal views on this page. We looked at the results based on group membership, photo submissions to the group, and group discussions and replies. 5 March 2012 As a macro photographer, one would undoubtedly face the issue of ethics and responsibility in the field. This year, we crunched the numbers to determine which groups were most popular among Flickr members.

Groups serve as a place to seek inspiration, to ask questions, and to have fun and partake in photo challenges with people from around the world. Groups are the connective force of our community, bringing members with common interests together.

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