Macro pics and cropping?

[gregrocco]

Being a noob, I was wondering about the pics seen here in this forum. Do a lot of you who post these impressive macro pics crop them before posting, or are they posted 'as is'? I've taken a few pics that would look nearly as good as some I've seen here, but only after cropping in a little closer to the subject. Just wondering, and trying to get the knack of macro photography...

[zacker]

most are true macro shots... its in the detail.. esp with bugs and such. But im sure there are a few non macro shots that are basically just extreme crops but, if they look good, they are good... so, I ask... Whats in a name?
lol

[racketman]

unless using an MPE65 at 3x mag or more I will often be cropping images to give them more impact.This is nearly always the case with bugs of 5mm or smaller unless the enviroment is of particular interest.

[gregrocco]

most are true macro shots... its in the detail.. esp with bugs and such. But im sure there are a few non macro shots that are basically just extreme crops but, if they look good, they are good... so, I ask... Whats in a name?
lol
I wasn't trying to criticize, just trying to found out the 'tricks of the trade', so to speak. I could care less if a pic has been cropped. A good pic is a good pic, regardless.

[superdiver]

Most will say on the original post, or tell you if asked, if they were cropped or not...

[racketman]

serious crop, well the surrounding slate is hardly of much interest and doesnt even give a sense of scale:

http://www.pbase.com/racketman/image/71998113.jpg

[Cactuspic]

Since I am usually on a tripod with a focusing rail and have a range of lens choices, I try to keep cropping to a minimum. Often I crop for minor artistic considerations, such as changing the aspect ratio from that of a 35mm tothat of an 8" x 10" , or eliminating ugly backround, etc. On rare occasion, my conception of the picture changed between taking and final edit; I realized that I did not get as close as I would have liked. Hopefully, there wil be enough detail in the crop.

Irwin

[dpastern]

It depends on the insect/arachnid and the shot and that photographer's style. I'm not a huge fan of cropping for a variety of reasons, so I usually shoot most stuff at 1:1 and leave it as is. Sometimes I'll crop if I think it adds to the image or it's quite small and I want to get more detail. Have a 4mp camera does hurt one in the cropping stakes.

Dave