Close-up and Macro Photography with iPad Mini 2 - Part One

I'm going to chronicle my upcoming journey to the Wave in northern Arizona using my iPad mini. In the past, I've been a DSLR man, so this is a big change for me. I really like the idea of being able to shoot and edit photography and video and upload it to the Internet all on one device.

But it means learning to use a new system. So, in addition to sorting out my camping gear and winter clothes, I've been preparing for the trip by experimenting with the iPad to see what it will do. Today my experiments focussed on close-up and macro photography.

I went on Google to see how close an iPad can focus, and, oddly, found nothing. So I did an experiment and found out the answer for myself: 2.5 inches, which is remarkable. Here's my test shot, totally unedited.