florida 1: macro 1 {macro monday}

the grander scheme from up above

the intricate details down below

while preparing this post, i was wondering why pictures of of tiny objects or intricate detail are called macros, when "macro" means large. so i googled it. i found this:

what do 'macro' and 'micro' refer to when it comes to photography?

the word macro means big, whereas the word micro mean small. so how is it that these two terms are related?

if the subject you are photographing is small and you want to make it look big, you end up with a 'macro' view of a 'micro' subject.

ah-ha! now it all makes sense. so both of these photos could be considered macros. the first is a micro {or smaller, far-away} view of a macro subject. the second is a macro view of a micro subject.

this is the first of my florida series—just a short one. i wanted to tie it into macro monday. so i used a photo of the key in the gulf from the flight in and one of a hibiscus flower—one of the first shots i took after we settled in at the condo. hibiscus shrubs were everywhere there.

happy {macro} monday.