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Inspiration came late for 2022's Redux theme, and it came with another watch – one that you've already seen for the "Curvy Lines" theme (please check the first comment).
The main theme I've redone here is "Vintage", and the capture also seems to be a mixture of "High Key" and "Low Key", so one might call this a "Mid Key" photo ;) There also is a touch of "My Closest" in this image, because although the frame itself isn't that tiny (the scene's height is roughly 1,5 cm/0,59 inches), I was very close to the watch itself, because the UV filter I use as protection for my 30mm macro lens was touching the lower left corner of the watch's glass. The watch itself isn't vintage in the sense of "old", it's a new model, but it's from Casio's "Vintage" collection, and the design itself is vintage, too, an original 1970s digital wristwatch design. By the way, my Dad's wristwatch which I had photographed for the original "Vintage" theme and which miraculously had started working again during that photoshoot is still running :)
Technically, this is a single photo illuminated by a single soft photo light from above. This time, I also didn't use any of my colour filters. The iridescent rainbow colours which I find so very irresistible come from the "ion plating" that has been applied to the stainless steel. I also decided to leave most of the tiny dust grains (and of course, I had polished the watch beforehand) in the image, because once again they reminded me of stars. So maybe we should begin to call the inevitable macro photo dust: stardust :) And please forgive the stupid title, I couldn't think of anything better ;)
Happy Macro Monday, Everyone, see you all for the first Macro Monday in (and the first day of) 2023 next week :) A special greeting goes to the MM members from the United States and Canada: I hope that all of you managed to stay safe and warm during the terrible blizzard. Keep safe, and take good care!
I was intrigued with the night lights and geometry of the ION Orchard structure. Completed in 2009 it's futuristic appearance is fascinating.
I guess I am not the only one, as it has won two EG Retail and Future Project Awards, the Best Architectural Entry and the Best Retail Development over 20,000 m², at Mapic 2006 held in Cannes, France, in November 2006.
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I came upon this ruin while roaming around in Mahatab Bagh(Moon Garden),the garden built by Shah Jahan opposite to the Taj across the River Yamuna in Agra.I wanted to capture the Taj from there but the light was not suitable.Then I spotted this graceful ruin on the banks of the Yamuna.I love simple old ruins like this.They fill me with a kind of peace and tranquilty and I love to dream of their past and imagine how things would have been in their days of glory.This time I imagined how ladies of the Mughal court in all their finery might have come here to sit beside the river and enjoy some moments of leisure.The mellow winter sunshine really lent wings to my imagination and I could almost hear their chatter and laughter and the tinkle of their bangles.I hope my friends don't think me foolish:-)
Karst Spring is a roaring torrent that gushes out of a wall of rock - it was lovely to be there on a 30C day, lots of cool plants there too.
The Artists Of Ion by Daniel Arrhakis (2016)
With the music : Lars Leonhard - Stella Nova [Full EP]
Their compositions draw the lines and forms of the future but also the colors and the light of dreams ... materializing thoughts, characters and landscapes, will create new realities that intersect in time and overlap the lines of fate - The Artists Of Ion.
ION Orchard Tower at Orchard Turn.
*Note: More pics of Architectural, Interior and Exterior Designs in my Architectural, Interior and Exterior Designs Album.