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I was out and about earlier today beating the rain and getting some macro shots of the spring flowers that are making an appearance. I have shot blossom before – a year ago to the month – and this shows how much I have improved in my own shooting, and
It’s been a dull, showery, day today. Whilst the clouds never broke, the rain stopped in the late afternoon and I dashed out with my macro to get some of the spring flowers that are coming out. So here we have a violet, or, if you prefer, Viola riviniana Rchb
Whilst this is an out-take from my 365 project, this was actually my favourite shot of the bunch.
As Carl Perkins and, more famously, Elvis Presley, nearly sang. I saw Stiff Little Fingers in London on Friday. I haven’t been down the front at a concert for a good 2 or 3 years so thought I was safe wearing my relatively new shoes… I spent the entire evening
When in doubt, grab the macro lens and have a rummage around the desk. Here’s my long serving stapler, I enjoyed the view of the staples awaiting deployment.
You can see v1 on my 365 project page. This is an ex bud on my wifes Moth Orchid that has dried out and turned all papery. I love the stem that looks just like a dried up umbilical cord to me…or is that just weird 😉 The image itself
I took some shots of a Moth Orchid we have. I noticed this bud that didn’t look like the other 2 buds coming out of the flower, sure enough, it is a papery husk. Strangely more interesting than the living, healthy buds.
This is a stacked macro made up of 10 shots of a lily. You really see so much more detail in these macro shots than you do just looking with your bare eyes.
Sometimes the simplest treatment is the best way to go. I initially went to do a focus stack on this red rose but wasn’t happy with the results. I then tried HDR, and that really didn’t cut it, so here’s a straight forward shot of the rose with a little
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