A New World to Explore..

You know, there are many different disciplines in photography; Sports, Portrait, Nature, Street and many, many others. I’m trying to tackle a few of them, but right now, my primary interest is in Macro Photography. A simple definition of Macro Photography is “Close-up Photography”. In other words, the goal in Macro Photography is to take something rather small or normally unnoticeable and make it larger than life. Flowers, plants, insects and even discarded coins are reborn when seen through the lens of a Macro Photographer. Indeed, when successful, a good Macro Photographer is able to introduce others to a new and wonderful world that has always existed right in front of their very eyes.

One of the most important things that a photographer has to realize when venturing into the world of Macro Photography is that unlike the other types of photography there is a very limited depth of field. What that means is that in a great sports shot, for instance, the main subject will be in sharp focus, but likewise, most (if not all) of the other persons involved in the shot will be in focus too. However, in Macro Photography the primary subject will be in sharp focus and detail and yet other elements in the frame only a millimeter away will be out of focus. The difference is illustrated in the two photographs below:

Thus, in Macro Photography success is being able to focus critically on the most important part of the subject, as everything else, even a millimeter away, will be out of focus.

In a similar way the key to successfully understanding and applying the principles and teachings of the Bible to one’s own life must be applied in the same way – One has to critically focus on the aspects of scripture that are speaking to your life situation right now, and not be so easily distracted by the other passages that are great in and of themselves, but do not critically or essentially apply at the moment. Or in the words of the Lord himself:

“But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her” (Luke 10:42)

Traveler, as you go through life, if you make it a point to focus on and grab hold of what’s really important; you’ll start to see a whole new world unfold in front of you, that was actually there all along….

Godspeed on your new adventures and discoveries!