Beauty in nature

Pentatoma rufipes.

Back in the autumn we grabbed some leaves and have been shooting them this week using the Adaptalux Studio. We had loads of fun with it, you can watch the behind the scenes video here - youtu.be/iJOzOkP6Ns8

We find that dried leaves present an interesting challenge compared to healthy green leaves. Curling up and losing all their colour means it can not only be tricky to focus, but there can also be a lack of colour and interesting features on the leaves.

Embracing that challenge, we used the studio to back light this leaf. With the lighting behind it, new colours and contrasts are able to shine through where the leaf has decayed. You can also see some green, though it required a little help from the light to show up.

We also shot freehand, as opposed to setting up on a tripod. Shooting in this way, you are able to have a much greater freedom of movement around the subject. This allowed us to quickly explore the surface of the leaves, changing the focal point of the shot and zooming in on specific interesting features.

We wrote up some tips and tricks for shooting leaves over on our blog. You can find the write-up here - bit.ly/DriedLeaves

Lens: Nikon 105mm f2.8 Macro

© Felipe Toro

Animalia → Arthropoda → Insecta → Pterygota → Hemiptera → Auchenorrhyncha → Cicadomorpha → Membracoidea → Membracidae → Smiliinae → Polyglyptini .

San Sebastián de la Castellana.

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© Felipe Toro

Preciosa flor de vivos colores, y grandes hojas verdes.

A macro shot of Olive oil on water. Photographed using an #adaptalux. www.adaptalux.com

First proper try with the Nikon D4S and the Sigma 105mm macro today.

Fern leaves ready to unfurl and bloom with life.

King of the World 👑

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📷 Nikon D7200

🔎 Nikon 50mm 1.8G (reversed with Fotodiox Nikon adapter) with 48mm of Neewer extension tubes

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EM10 mk3 60mm 2.8f pro

1/200, f11, ISO200

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Transmisor de la fiebre amarilla

Santa Elena - Antioquia

© Felipe Toro

An other shot from the container cranes series. Here i have brighten up the shadows.

Strani incontri

Bofedal de Putana, San Pedro de Atacama.

Pequeño grillo verde

Guarne - Antioquia

© Felipe Toro

waterdrops macro vision

Macroglossum stellatarum, especie de polilla que realiza un vuelo idéntico a los pequeños colibríes.

After rain

MARIPOSAS

Shariyar Ali Photography

© Felipe Toro

✰ This photo was featured on The Epic Global Showcase here: bit.ly/1rueLO1

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Autumn colour of a deep burgundy Thelma Maude and tangerine Winkie Whopper dahlia…. for goodness sake! Who names a flower Winkie Whopper? But hey, didn’t a clever chap once write,“a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” ? SQx #dahlias #homegrown #tasmania #samsunggalaxy3 #seekthepositive #snap_ish #lovely_squares_1 #click_vision #macro_vision #jj_indetail #ec_nature #igglobalwomenclub #ir_life_time

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