aSTIGMAtism Bokeh
You might as well call it "jester, fool, or harlequin bokeh" because this Amaryllis stigma with its fully opened three lobes and the water droplets reminds me of a jester's "cap and bells". The Amaryllis blossom is the same that provided the background colour for my "New" MM photo. The blossoms of our Christmas Amaryllis bouquet are amazingly sturdy, they still look good and pretty fresh more than a week after parting from their stems.
As for the silly title: People with astigmatism know about blur, and there is plenty of blur in this very close close-up. I wish I had managed to get a nicer refraction/reflection in the in-focus droplet, and a nice, clear droplet refraction is definitely something to keep in mind for a future MM theme. This is one of the first test shots, so I just took a couple of photos without particularly taking care of the reflection in the droplets, and in the end, I ran out of time. As backdrop, I had placed the gold-coated cardboard behind the blossom, and another part of the background is the Amaryllis petals themselves. The other colours are from stuff that was on the table – test shot colours ;) At least they match the "jester theme" ;)
The image is a single shot taken at 2:1 (or close to that) magnification with the Laowa 50mm Ultra Macro. Since it features the same Amaryllis blossom and somewhat similar colours to my previous MM photo, I decided to process it similarly (please see the first comment). Processed in DXO PL7, Analog and Color Efex, and LR.
Happy Macro Monday, Everyone! I'll try to catch up with you tonight!
aSTIGMAtism Bokeh
You might as well call it "jester, fool, or harlequin bokeh" because this Amaryllis stigma with its fully opened three lobes and the water droplets reminds me of a jester's "cap and bells". The Amaryllis blossom is the same that provided the background colour for my "New" MM photo. The blossoms of our Christmas Amaryllis bouquet are amazingly sturdy, they still look good and pretty fresh more than a week after parting from their stems.
As for the silly title: People with astigmatism know about blur, and there is plenty of blur in this very close close-up. I wish I had managed to get a nicer refraction/reflection in the in-focus droplet, and a nice, clear droplet refraction is definitely something to keep in mind for a future MM theme. This is one of the first test shots, so I just took a couple of photos without particularly taking care of the reflection in the droplets, and in the end, I ran out of time. As backdrop, I had placed the gold-coated cardboard behind the blossom, and another part of the background is the Amaryllis petals themselves. The other colours are from stuff that was on the table – test shot colours ;) At least they match the "jester theme" ;)
The image is a single shot taken at 2:1 (or close to that) magnification with the Laowa 50mm Ultra Macro. Since it features the same Amaryllis blossom and somewhat similar colours to my previous MM photo, I decided to process it similarly (please see the first comment). Processed in DXO PL7, Analog and Color Efex, and LR.
Happy Macro Monday, Everyone! I'll try to catch up with you tonight!