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Shot with two off-camera strobes (Leica SF60/Leica SFC1 trigger). Flash A positioned in front and above subject, modified with MagMod MagSphere diffuser. Flash B positioned behind velum scrim, modified with MagMod MagBounce and blue MagMod MagGel.
Diana Larios, soprano, sings Kate Pinkerton in the opera “Madama Butterfly” (G. Puccini, 1904). Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville.
This is tucked away in a small wooden box in my office and serves as a reminder of all the places I went, the things that I did and the colleagues I interacted with during my career. More often than not, I saw many of the same friends in different cities all over the world.
subject size - 10.5 mm
Focus stack (15 images) Shot with two off-camera flashes. Flash A camera right, along at 15 degrees, 60 degrees above subject, modified with MagMad MagBounce. Flash B mounted on Boom, bounced off 32 inch white umbrella. White card placed in front of subject to fill in shadow under subject.
The bald eagles have returned to Des Moines. Captured below the dam at the confluence of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers.
Focus stack (5 images) Shot with single off-camera strobe (Leica SF 60/Leica SF C1 trigger) modified with MagMod Grid and MagMod MagSnoot (fully extended). Flash mounted on boom, overhead and slightly behind bottle to minimize specular highlights and transmit light through glass stopper to illuminage contents.
glass weighing bottle 52mm high (including stopper), 20mm diameter,
Macro Monday - In a bottle
WJ Beal Botanical Garden, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Shot with single flash (Leica SF60) modified with MagMod MagSphere.
Leica SL2
Lumix S 24-105 / F4
Blende 16 / ISO 50 / 150 Sekunden
Haida M10 II Filterhalter
GND 32
ND 1000 Drop In Filter
Frost's bolete is a widely distributed mushroom in the eastern and southwestern US. Boletes are classified as a groupd of mushrooms that produce their spores in tubular structures under the cap, rather than gills. Found growing in association with hardwood trees, especially oak. The network pattern of the stipe (the stalk) and the amber droplets produced along the cap in young fruiting bodies.
Eastgate Park, Meridian Township, Michigan
Shot with single off-camera strobe (Leica SF60/Leica SF C1 trigger) positioned camera right at approximately 20 degrees, slightly above subject, modified with MagMod MagSphere diffuser.
Focus stack (10 images) Shot with sinle off-camera strobe (Godox AD200Pro/XPro II L trigger)., camera right 45 degrees, 120 degrees above table surface, rounde head, modified with fully extended snoot.
Replacement shot for Smile on Saturday - soap on a black background.
In harvested wheat filed, Williamstown Township, Michigan
These cranes were looking back at me while I was photographing them from the edge of the field. Moments later, they retreated across the field and into the woods.
Lapis lazuli beads on navy blue silk, bathed in blue light. White specular highligths are calcite, black and gold spots are pyrite.
Focus stack (12 images) Shot with two off-camera strobes (Leica SF 60/Leica SF C1 trigger). Flash A on boom, over top of subject, modified with MagMod MagGrid, MagSphere and blue filter. Flash B camera right, modified with MagMod MagSnoot and blue filter.
Shot for Macro Mondays - Blue
Beads (4mm dia.) comprised of Costa Rican lapis lazuli.
Shot with three off-camera strobes Godox AD200Pro/XPro II trigger). Flash A, bare bulb, mounted on Overhead boom, bounced off 32 inch white umbrella. Flash B, Camera right, 30 degrees, 60 degrees above table, modified with magMod MagSphere. Flash c, camera left,130 degrees , 60 degrees above subject, modified with MagMode MagSnoot.
Shot for Weekly Challenge - ear, earring, earphone
Legg Park, Meridian Township, Michigan
The nectar of this flower is a favorite of ruby-throated humming birds which are attracted by the red and orange colors. This specimen was found growing along the high voltage power line running through Legg Park, close to where a ruby throated humming bird was observed last week.
Thyme series #6
Focus stack (19 images). Shot with three off camera flashes (Leica SF 60/Leica SF C1 trigger). Flash A camera right at 30 degrees, 30 degrees above subject, modified with MagMod MagGrid. Flash B mounted overhead on boom, slightly in front of subject, modified with magMod MagBounce aimed downward at 45 degrees. Flash C behind velum scrim to provide white background., modified with MagMod MagBounce, upright position.
shot for Macro Monday, topic - stitch.
subject size 2.5 in height x 2 in width
Red sandstone heart, naturally occurring, found along beach in Vik, Iceland
Heart shaped stones regularly occur in nature and can often be found on beaches. It is thought that the shape arises from a cleave intersects a rock formation at a high angle and breaks. Gradual erosion by wave action smoths the edges and surface of the stone to produce a her shpe.
Focus Stack (18 images). Shot with single off camera strobe (Godox 200/Godox ProXII L trigger).modified with MagMode MagSnoot mounted on overhead boom directly over subject.
Sometimes a bright beam of sunlight shining down through the trees can make something ordinary seem much less so.
Riverfront Park, Meridian Township, Michigan
Floodplain of the Red Cedar River, Eastgate Park, Merdian Township, Michigan
Shot with single off-camera flash (Leica SF60/Leica SF C1 trigger), camera right, slightly elevated above subject, modified with MagMod MagSphere diffuser.
My grandfather drove a Buick in the mid-1950's that looked a lot like this one. At the time, I was the firstborn and only grandchild in the family, and I was just learning to talk. Whenever my grandfather would drive up in his Buick, swing open the huge door, step out with a grin on his face, and stick out his arms as he walked in my direction, I would immediately return his grin, throw out my arms, point towards the Buick and say "Pokerpack". No one ever knew where Pokerpack came from, but it was my name for my grandfather's big Buick.
Last night, this grandfather was on his way to his grandson's basketball game, and what did I see out of the corner of my eye? Pokerpack. Without hesitation. Pokerpack.
After I made this photograph, I was back in the front seat of my car, loading my camera into my camera bag, and I caught a glance of my face in the mirror. I saw a grandfather. I whispered "Pokerpack" out loud and immediately felt silly because I was the only one in the car. But a heart filled with fond memories of what it means to be a grandfather quickly reminded me that the wheel of life, much like the wheels on these old Buicks, keeps turning round and round, making grandfathers out of the smallest of little boys.
Wicked Ways Customs
Oolitic, IN
2022
© James Rice, All Rights Reserved
Came across this article yesterday morning and was wondering how the price of eggs might affect typical spring traditions such as Easter eggs, Easter baskets and Easter egg hunts.
Shot with three off-camera strobes (Leica SF60/Lecia SF C1 trigger). bounced off a 33 inch white umbrella mounted above and slightly in front of the subject, tilted at a 30 degree angle.
Phylis Haenle Preserve, Grass Lake, Michigan
Shot with single off-camera flash(Leica SF 60/Leica SF C1 trigger) modified with MagMod MagBounce diffuser to right of camera to fill in shadows cast by strong sunlight illuminating the left side of the snake. TTL metering mode.
Eastgate Park, Meridian Township, Michigan
Shot with sin gle off-camera straobe (Leica SF 60/Leica SF C1 trigger), modified with MagMod MagSphere
Focus stack (37 images) . Shot with two off-camera strobes (Godox AD200Pro/XPro II L trigger). Flash A bare bulb, mounted on overhead boom, bounced off 32 inch white umbrella. Flas B camera right 30 degrees, 30 degrees above table surface, modified with MagMod MagSnoot and two MagGrids.
Shot for Smile on Saturday - REGARD the R...
Legg Park, Meridian Township, Michigan
Shot with single off-camera flash(Leica SF60 \ Leica SF C1 trigger), modified with MagMod MagSphere as fill, to right of camera and above subject. TTL metering mode.
The sun is setting early at Aigen / Grainau with its typical wooden huts while some sunlight is still illuminating the crest behind leading to Zugspitze at a windy day in January 2022, you can well recognize some snow banners at the mountain.
This small flower (appox. 35 dia.) is a native wildflower to N. America and a member of the Asteraceae. Frequently found in open fields and disturbed areas and attract pollinators and birds.
Focus stack (88 images) Shot with two off-camera strobes (Godox AD200/Godox XPro II L trigger). Flash A camera right 30 degrees, 15 degrees above subject, modified with MagMod MagSphere. Flash B mounted on overhead boom slightly in front of subject, modified with 32 in white umbrella.
Zoom in to see the detailed structure of the central florets.