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Blowing snow.
Posting 6K TIFF version.
If anyone is interested, lots of detail with magnifier.
4-frame pano stitched in Hugin.
Moth - Silver Y, so called because of the wing markings.
This little character was surprisingly difficult to photograph sharply. He moved quite leisurely, wasn’t bothered by my presence and gave me plenty of time - and they all came out blurred. Trouble is, his entire body seems to shimmer, tremble and vibrate rapidly the whole time, at first I thought it was just the light reflecting on him, I could tell through my magnifier there was something odd but didn’t know what.. So, discovering they were all blurred, on the off chance the next day at exactly the same time I returned to these same chives and within 2 minutes, quite surprisingly he was back. They were a lot better this time but even with the shutter up at 1000 some were still a bit blurry.
... but I wouldn't say it's All I want (The Offspring) ;)
For I spy. group: can you find a piece of wrap, a natural crystal and magnifier?
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Dati Tecnici
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a) Leica M7 + Leica Summicron M 35mm f. 2,0 ASPH. 6bit;
b) Tempo 1/125s con apertura f.4,0 + 2/3 di stop;
c) Lettura Esposimetrica con Gossen Lunalite (Effettuate tre letture a Luce Incidente sui due lati estremi opposti del soggetto e una sul fondo);
d) Negativo Ilford FP4 PLUS Prof 125 Asa (esposta a 400 Asa);
e) Scansione con Agfa Duoscan T2500 Pro;
f) Prima Post-Produzione Corel Photo-Paint X7 64Bit e Adobe Photoshop CS6 64Bit;
g) Post-Produzione di completamento con Nikon Capture NX 2.
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Immagine tratta dal Racconto Reportage ”Vite Vissute, ……Vite Abbandonate”
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"Un racconto reportage che è stato effettuato presso alcune case di cura dove queste persone spesso vengono lasciati e dimenticati, presso le loro abitazioni, negli ospedali (questa nell'Ospedale Psichiatrico di via Pindemonte a Palermo-Sicilia- "quando ancora era operativo"), in alcune comunità che accolgono questi anziani in quanto dimenticati dai figli e parenti e soprattutto per strada."
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Image from the story Reportage "Lives lived, ...... lives Left Behind"
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"A narrative report that was done at some nursing homes where these people are often forgotten and left at their homes, hospitals (Psychiatric hospital in this way Pindemonte in Palermo - Sicily - "when it was still operating), in some communities that welcome them as elderly forgotten by their children and relatives and especially on the road."
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Per questa immagine ho scritto:
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Il viale delle foglie che cantano
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Fra la fitta nebbia e l’albeggiar
d’una fredda mattina autunnale
nelle inquiete penombre
di un viale d’alberi secolari
s’ode un fil di voce lamentare e
lunghi pianti singhiozzare.
A piedi nudi e passo incerto
coperta da un lercio
e fiorito abitino…
vaga, quasi danzando,
da sola una minuta bambina
fra le fredde lastre del viale.
Non lontan da lei
c’è un “angelo custode”
che,…fra le umide panchine e
le cadute foglie rinsecchite,
acquattato, fa capolino a vegliar
l’incerto volteggiar
e solitario vagar
di quell’anima solitaria.
Tutt’un tratto si ferma e
immobile rimane,
abbandonate e dritte
le sue esili braccia al corpicino
col capo chino a guardar
dei suoi piedini scalzi
le dita giocherellare fra
le foglie secche scricchiolare.
Pian pianino mi avvicino e…
fermo li rimane,
quell”angelo custode”
mi scruta ma mi lascia passare.
Rivolgo a lei la parola ma…
sorridente e con voce soffusa
mi dice: SSsss….le senti?, parlano con me,
cantano le foglie del viale
sono le mie foglie incantate.
Rimango intontito e mi commuovo
impaurito mi giro verso….
un forte fruscio di foglie dal vento spazzate
in cerca di qualcuno, di un parente
di una madre che mi possa spiegare.
Ma ad un tratto il silenzio diventa tombale
non c’è più nessuno, tuto è svanito,
anche quell”angelo custode” è volato
rimango solo io in quel freddo e lugubre viale.
……………………………………….……..Luigi Mirto.
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The avenue of singing leaves
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Between the thick fog and the dawn
of a cold autumn morning
in the restless shadows
of an avenue of centuries-old trees
you can hear a thread of a voice lamenting
and long sobbing cries.
Barefoot and with an uncertain step
covered by a dirty
and flowery dress…
a tiny little girl wanders, almost dancing,
alone
among the cold flagstones of the avenue.
Not far from her
there is a “guardian angel”
who,…between the damp benches and
the fallen dried leaves,
crouching, peeps out to watch
over the uncertain whirling
and solitary wandering
of that solitary soul.
Suddenly she stops and
remains still,
her slender arms stretched out and straight
her head bowed to watch
her bare feet
her fingers playing among
the dry leaves crackling.
I slowly approach her and...
she remains still there,
that "guardian angel"
scrutinizes me but lets me pass.
I address her but...
smiling and with a soft voice
she says to me: SSsss....can you hear them?, they are talking to me,
the leaves of the avenue are singing
they are my enchanted leaves.
I remain stunned and moved
frightened I turn towards...
a loud rustling of leaves swept by the wind
looking for someone, a relative
a mother who can explain to me.
But suddenly the silence becomes deathly
there is no one left, everything has vanished,
even that “guardian angel” has flown
I am the only one left in that cold and gloomy avenue.
……………………………………….……..Luigi Mirto..
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Tratto da una situazione reale verificatosi mentre ero in giro per effettuare delle foto per questa esposizione. Ripresa presso l'EX Ospedale Psichiatrico di Palermo di via Gaetano La Loggia in una cupa mattina autunnale.
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Vincitrice di diversi concorsi in Italia ed all'estero fa parte del reportage “Vite vissute,…vite abbandonate” realizzato qualche anno fa e presentato in diverse esposizione fra cui all”International Museum Art Gallery of Photography New York 2013” aggiudicandosi il 2° Premio e al “Gallery Marchandise Museun Art of Photography Chicago 2012” ottenendo una Menzione d’Onore. Ho presentato anche alcune immagini singole a diversi concorsi ottenendo molti riconoscimenti e premi
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Taken from a real situation that occurred while I was out taking photos for this exhibition. Taken at the EX Psychiatric Hospital of Palermo in via Gaetano La Loggia on a dark autumn morning.
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Winner of several competitions in Italy and abroad, it is part of the reportage “Vite vissute, …vite abbandono” made a few years ago and presented in several exhibitions including the “International Museum Art Gallery of Photography New York 2013” winning 2nd Prize and the “Gallery Marchandise Museun Art of Photography Chicago 2012” obtaining an Honorable Mention. I have also presented some single images to several competitions obtaining many awards and prizes.
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It is only mid-June and in going over photos already taken this month I am overwhelmed by the volume and the task of deciding which I might upload. This happens every spring, perhaps explained by this image....a simple look at a feature of a type found throughout the woodlands. Every walk or venture out on the lake yields endless photo ops and by the time I get back, I find I have inevitably taken between 50-100 shots. I probably have many years of accumulation which I have never properly looked at because the next day adds to the volume.
This is the time of year when the green is stunning in its perfection. Even using the magnifier, which I encourage, I challenge you to wander the woods and try to spot even a touch of brown on any of the fresh and perfect growth. And with blue skies peeking through the canopy, all one can do is breathe deep and be grateful.
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As an aside, I was happy to see Flickr reactivated the note function lost for no apparent reason in all the changes a few years ago. While I never abused it, it could be useful in a number of ways. For those unfamiliar with it or, like me, couldn't figure out to use it now, or don't want to use it or have it used on their images, here's the tutorial: www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157668990488722/
Decorating The Tree......
Thanksgiving is out of the way and the snow is falling. what better day to put up the Christmas tree. for a photographer this is the opportunity to take photos of all the decorations. this is a shot of a golden glass ball. then made it black and white for fun.
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It's the season of almost daily morning mists rising from the lake, the water warmer than the air temperature. While shooting this, I wasn't even aware of the presence of the dot in the upper left which upon closer inspection turned out to be a kingfisher upon his morning rounds. Surprisingly, if you use the magnifier you'll see it is an almost perfect silhouette of this frequent companion in my circuits around the lake. Since this is about as close as I get to these very skittish birds, I deemed him worthy of the title...;-)
Dance fly - Empis tessellata.
I was scanning the philadelphus aureus through my magnifier on the back of the screen hoping to find some pleasing contrast when this chap landed right where I was pointed, I quickly took a shot in case he disappeared which is just as well because he did, just there for an instant - luckily it was in decent focus and the sun at a nice angle, bright and from my right making all the pollen on him sparkle enough to give sleepless nights. Chuckle.
Unless my wife finds them for me this is the only way I ever catch flies and other insects, they are either there already on the flower when I go to it, or they land when I am in the process. Bees and buzzers are a bit different as I can sort of track them with my ears
Curculio fraudator (also called C. simulator) —one of the snappiest dressers on Sydney’s notoriously snooty weevil scene. —————————————— Single outdoor handheld shot, with an Olympus em5 mkii, 60mm M.Zuiko lens, Raynox DCR-250 magnifier. F11, ISO 200, shutter 1/200. Meike MK320, DIY Diffuser. RAW-LR6-Topaz Apps
For the ~ Abstract ~ challenge over at The Award Tree.
A photo captured a couple of years ago of a metallic sculpture in the Eaton Center, Toronto (Not DABC).
Detailed viewing with the magnifier is kinda cool.
Thread count linen testers are used for counting textile thread counts and detailed Inspection. In addition, these little magnifiers can be used to examine coins, stamps, and other small items.
Shot for Our Daily Challenge :“Microscopic”
Pittosporum Japonica Gold Star
Tiny, beautifully scented little flowers with a perfume which seems to get stronger when the sun has gone down. I guess in its native environment these shrubs would grow into small trees, but here they are not natively hardy and have to be over wintered with care. This is a small shrub in a pot and the flowers are so small and tucked away my wife has to locate them for me, and even then through my 20x magnifier I still can't find them so she had to keep her finger right next to this one!
Taken at almost max magnification, then in apsc mode for another 50%, and with a crop.
The sky was darkening and I wanted to take a photo of the mountains under the lowering cloud. I was trying to locate them through my 20x magnifier on the back of the LCD screen when the sun popped its head out and dramatically lit up this cloud, so I decided to photograph that instead. I had no idea I had caught the tops of the mountains at all and even wehn I uploaded to the big screen at home it was quite some time before I realised. Chuckle. Rather glad I did though for as you can see there are plenty of tiny sheep happily grazing over there.....
For the ~ Abstract ~ challenge over at The Award Tree.
Three photos captured during my wanderings in 2019, of which I will be revisiting in a week's time.
Detailed viewing with the magnifier is soopa cool.
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Dati Tecnici
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a) Fuji X-H1 + Anello adattatore Fujifilm M Mount Adapter for X Mount + Leica Summilux M 75mm f.1,4 + Filtro Leica E60UV/IR 13414.
b) Tempo 1/30s apertura a f.5,6 + 1/3 di stop (a mano libera no flash);
c) Focale nell'ottica 75mm, reale circa 112,5mm, ISO/ASA 6400
d) Tecnica di impressione del sensore (Tecnica dell'Esposizione a Destra)
e) Lettura Esposimetrica in Media a Prevalenza Centrale con esposimetro della macchina;
f) Messa a fuoco (manuale);
g) File Raw/Raf - 93Mb convertito in Tiff;
h) Lux Ambiente indiretta due fonti di luce lampade sui luoghi, frontale bimbe 4120° kelvin (faretto led illuminazione ambiente), posteriore lampada elettronica luce calda 3200° Kelvin (lampada a boccia illuminazione ambiente);
i) Prima Post-Produzione (leggerissima, file quasi perfetto) per la correzione del bilanciamento cromatico/tonale (dopo la de saturazione) delle varie aree e zone di colore per compensare l’intensità di luce proveniente da lampade (“luci da soffitto e o sinistra del soggetto – luce media 4000K°”) con NikonCapture NX2;
l) Seconda Post-Produzione con Adobe Photoshop CS6 64Bit per il bilanciamento delle zone d’ombra (Lievissimo intervento nelle zone chiare e scure file quasi perfetto);
m) Post-Produzione di completamento con NikonCapture NX2 e CorelPhoto-Paint X7 64Bit per il completamento e la sistemazione finale facendo riferimento alle Zone "Sistema Zonale".
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Da Ascoltare leggendo le parole
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prima del tempo
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ho tanto sofferto
li, dove nasce ogni mio gesto
ogni mio pensiero
la mia voce.
Non provo più dolore
e….son passati giorni,
infiniti anni.
Nella cupa notte
tornano le cattive ombre,
oscure tenebre mi avvolgono
gelidi si fanno i miei pensieri.
Silenziosi e angoscianti
sono i pianti,
lacrime amare
che….sanno di fiele,
dove il nulla regna
nell'immensità della vita.
Sulle orme del mio sentiero
la morte arriverà prima del tempo
e quella goccia di rugiada che
scivola fra i solchi dal mio viso,
inesorabilmente si dissolverà.
…………………………..Luigi Mirto
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before its time
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I have suffered so much
there, where every gesture of mine is born
every thought of mine
my voice.
I feel no more pain
and... days have passed,
infinite years.
In the dark night
the evil shadows return,
dark darkness envelops me
my thoughts grow cold.
Silent and anguished
are the cries,
bitter tears
that...taste of gall,
where nothingness reigns
in the immensity of life.
In the footsteps of my path,
death will come before its time
and that drop of dew that
slips between the furrows from my face
will inexorably dissolve.
…………………………..Luigi Mirto
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Questa immagine è tratta da un reportage in continua evoluzione che sto effettuando nella ricerca di particolari volti che esprimano particolari sensazioni, scene di particolare enfasi ambientale, espressioni e sentimenti profondi trasmessi attraverso semplici sguardi, di particolari posture del corpo o anche dai semplici abiti e decorazioni fisiche.
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Tali immagini verranno raccolte in un “Manuale Artistico Tecnico Fotografico” nella quale saranno descritte le particolari tecniche di ripresa, i materiali impiegati, l’attrezzatura fotografica, i luoghi e le condizioni sceniche ambientali.
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This image is from a report in continuous evolution that I am making in the search for specific faces expressing particular feelings, scenes of environmental emphasis, expressions and deep feelings conveyed through simple look, a particular posture of the body or even from simple clothes and decorations individuals.
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These images will be collected in a "Artistic Photography Technical Manual" which will describe the special filming techniques, materials, photographic equipment, sites and scenic environmental conditions.
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"I did! I did taw a puddy tat!"
Done for Kreative People's Treat This 274 challenge and using two of abstractartangel77's fractal images, of which can be found in the first comment box... thanks Sandy!
Pretty cool viewing with the magnifier, if so inclined.
♡ DECOR CREDITS ♡
Nutmeg Attic Hideout Painting (no shadow)_Bonus Item
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Vase1
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Pillows Set2 Decor
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Couch w/Plaid Black Adult
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Vase Set
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Candle Holder1
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Candle Holder2
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Lamp Dark
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Coffee Table
Nutmeg. Attic Hideout Plated Pink Branch
Nutmeg. Holiday Clutter Stool / 1
Nutmeg. Holiday Clutter Books
Nutmeg. Holiday Clutter Ladder w/Decor Adult
Nutmeg. Holiday Clutter Wooden Angel Bonus Item
Nutmeg. Forgotten Library Book Pile
Nutmeg. Forgotten Library Candlestick 3
Nutmeg. Forgotten Library Candlestick 2
Nutmeg. Forgotten Library Bust
Nutmeg. Forgotten Library Side Table
13. Nutmeg. Soul Collector's Magnifier
..::THOR::.. Dark Velvet Chair
..::THOR::.. Polly's Knife
..::THOR::.. Tommy's Cig Case
..::THOR::.. Company Ledger Book
..::THOR::.. Dices & Tickets
Trompe Loeil - Advent Calendar 2019 (Completed) M/C unscripted
VARONIS - Sombre Skybox
hanging from the wall of the devil's lair
are the robes of many a good intentioned priest
who thought that half truths told today
could become full truths come what may
forward thinking built on shifting sands
pointing to other lands
words with good meanings
in a world of half truths
end up half lies sitting in the roust.
which half do you want
which part makes you desire
your heart is on fire, your brain a magnifier
turning heat into flames
welcoming you to the world of darkness.
When i was grovelling in the woods over a week ago for my first Bluebell shot of the season I have to admit age and some limitations didn't help but I do love vintage bokeh though was finding it extra difficult.. Jonathan bought this lens for my birthday which incidentally is today, because I had looked at many reviews and thought the auto focus might help in this new lens, length 135mm f/1.8.. It was ordered one day and delivered the next and in time for me to test that is was fine. So the other day when i went the first of two short walks. I was able with the Sony A7RM3 to auto focus on the flower I wished, I then had the facility to override the auto focus using manual focus DMF in the camera settings and also bought up the focus magnifier to tweak where I wanted it sharp. It definitely is not vintage but I personally still loved the painterly bokeh I was able to get but with a little help initially from the auto focus ability of the lens. The new lens is a Samyang 135mm f1.8 and I will hopefully get some portrait shots too which is one of its main strengths but I don’t use any lens conventionally tbh….
Built 1860 on Sainte Catherine in Montreal. This is my favourite church in Montreal. It takes my breath away every time I see it.<3 View it large and use the magnifier, see every gargoyle and every stone.
There’s a story behind this one so I decided to put it up.
For almost 4 years now old Magoo has been trying to capture one of the red kite birds that leisurely circle over our house on a regular basis and he’s failed miserably! Hundreds and hundreds of attempts and not a single one deserving of putting up. Four years. Sigh. Chuckle.
These fighter jets on the other hand, occasionally pass over and nothing about them is leisurely, you hear them coming at a terrific rate of knots , they are on you with a roar and then whoosh - gone. I’ve never had a camera with me when they do - or not with the right lens anyhow. But on this day I did have and was in a good place in the garden.
I heard it coming, no time to lift my 20x magnifier, no time to think or check aperture or exposure, I just turned towards the noise and then it was on me, unseen but without thinking I guessed at height and direction and spun around to get ahead of it, paused an instant and then hit the shutter button - one shot. No time to see if I had been unbelievably lucky for there was another one coming. I quickly turned towards it, made the same guess, spun ahead, paused and fired! Again, one shot.
I lifted up my 20x magnifier to take a look and see what if anything I had - the shots were taken so I knew I had clouds but I was beyond flabbergasted to discover I had caught the very fast moving jet not once, but twice. Honestly, I stood there stunned, it seemed….insane. It still does. Of course I didn’t know if they were sharp or blurred I can never tell even with the 20x but as you can see it was sharp, they both were.
Two shots, two hits on the lightening fast jet I think earns Magoo the title of ‘Topgun’ on this occasion at least, whilst my attempts at the slow moving kites earn me an empty water pistol award. Hopefully, I’ll be successful one day but until then these two photos give me cause for optimism and still raise a bemused and amazed smile and quite a bit of head scratching:^)
My dad was an ophthalmology professor and was the director of the optics course for the eye surgeons in training at Washington, DC. He always wanted to teach me about the practical applications of optics; this meant cameras, microscopes, telescopes, harnessing the Sun with magnifying glasses - on and on. One of our favorites was the Arthur Seibert Emoscop. He had ordered one for both of us and we played together with these for hours on end. He was not much for playing catch or soccer, but we had a lot of quality time examining the unseen world. He often carried a Minox subminiature spy camera with him so many of my childhood photos were on microfilm 😂.
The Emoscop came in very handy for reviewing these Minox negatives!
Seibert Emoscop made in Wetzlar, Germany 1950s - 60s
"The three parts are combined to give a telescope of 2.5x, magnifications of 5x, 10x,15x and a microscope of 25x and 30x.
The top and middle pieces (see photograph above) are combined to give an adjustable 2.5x telescope.
The middle piece is a 5x magnifier.
The bottom piece (far right) is a 10x magnifier.
Middle and bottom combine to give 15x magnification.
All three combine to give 25x microscope. By pulling the ocular out of the objective tube magnifications between 25x and 30x can be obtained. The ocular is itself a x5 magnifier when viewed through the tube.
When used as a microscope the working distance is 24mm from the object."
Les objectifs à très grandes ouvertures, souvent appelés les “bokeh masters”, font rêver. Ultra lumineux, ils permettent de travailler en basse lumière, créer une profondeur de champ très réduite et magnifier un sujet en développant un flou en avant/arrière très prononcé.
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Very wide aperture lenses, often called “bokeh masters”, are the stuff of dreams. Ultra-bright, they allow you to work in low light, create a very shallow depth of field and magnify a subject by developing a very pronounced front-to-back blur.
Le matin tend à magnifier ce qui est à l'origine si beau et naturel. Il est une source de créativité pour le photographe de nature qui exploite ses lumières.
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The morning tends to magnify what is originally so beautiful and natural. It is a source of creativity for the nature photographer who exploits its lights.
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La mattina tende a magnificare ciò che in origine è così bello e naturale. È una fonte di creatività per il fotografo naturalista che sfrutta le sue luci.
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La mañana tiende a magnificar lo que originalmente es tan bello y natural. Es una fuente de creatividad para el fotógrafo de naturaleza que explota sus luces.
Philip
I made use of another feather, thank you Mr Seagull.
I used a water sprayer to put a fine mist onto the feather and used the crop 1.6 setting on the R5 which acts just like an APSC sensor. Went out for sunrise in the mist this morning oh was it good pics to come in due course .
For the ~ Mystical liLght ~ challenge over at The Award Tree.
Employed here is Klaus Opdenkelder's patented 'Swing-the-camera-on-the-tripod-to-my-Lou-my-darling' method. If interested, another example of this highly sought after technique can be found in the first comment box below.
Detailed viewing with the magnifier is kinda cool, if that's your sorta thing.
Every May, just outside my kitchen window where I sometimes sit at my laptop, there appear a colony of these giant red poppies that flower for perhaps 5 or 6 weeks. They are enormous and their vibrant reds dominate their less extravagant neighbours. Those bright reds tug at me incessantly, until I inevitably succumb to their charms and pick up my camera to spend some time with them. How many pictures I've taken of them this year I do not know. Lots. Most shots are deleted within 5 minutes of being taken but one or two demand to be seen by a wider audience. This one definitely fits that bill!
See the 2nd comment box for the B&W version.
Sony A7ii
Helios 44-7 58mm f/2
Raynox DCR-250 macro attachment
The most delicious, juicy and sweet apricots ... quite tiny, but excellent.
Interlude aux abricots ....
mieux avec la loupe
better with the magnifier ...
During his visit, 3-year old, Levi walked into the room wearing "Gampah's" reading glasses upside-down.
A little different than my "normal" dabc... began with font characters from Microsoft Word.
For the mirror challenge over at Award Tree
Kind of cool viewing with the magnifier, or going Large, baby, Large!
Trompe Loeil - Amelie Cottage + Patio
The Loft & ARIA - Zoete Chaise (PG) - White
Nutmeg. Hardy Iron Table
{-Maru Kado-} Stove Guard_white (1Li)
library stair chest
:HAIKEI: Always be there_Gacha / {4}
--ANHELO-M47TA-182GA :: Fairy tea time (table)
Nutmeg. Vintage Tabletop Wreath Off-White w/Lights
Trompe Loeil - Holiday Animated Floor PIllows
:HAIKEI: pompom circle cushion / ivory
Second Spaces - Moody Dresser - fern
[Schultz Bros.] 07. Antique Wall Sconce
8f8 - Snuggled In - Love Sign GG
NOMAD // Classic Peonies 01
ionic : Victorian Frame (Silver)
{vespertine}- spring crocus centerpiece / lilac
[Kres] Cornish Cottage - Holiday photos - 12
Apple Fall Amelie Magnifiers
Apple Fall 'Elvira' Rose Tea
Umm... this is getting a little weird. First, I want to say that, Richard and I have not pre-alerted each other to any forthKcoming images or King Crimson song seleKctions, with the exception of the third set and in that partiKcular case, even though he forewarned me that he was going to use Schizoid Man, I had already decided I would use In The Court... from the same album. However, in wanting to somewhat match his song selection, I moved my fourth image up to third, consequently moving this one to fourth. I have been putting the link to his entries last in the narrative but, it might be appropriate for me to stick it here:
Here is a link to Richard's corresponding fourth entry:
The King Crimson Series: Fracture
Both images with a PANO-Vision sabotaged building... not so unusual for him, of course but, nothing I had come close to in the three previous entries. Gets stranger though... song choice from the young lad - Fracture from the Starless and Bible Black album! I have been putting the link to my musiKcal choice a little later in the narrative but, it might be appropriate for me to stick it here:
My song for this was already picked from the construKction of light album. Okay, so maybe not earthshatteringly strange or eerie but, a rather quirky sort of synergy going on that makes one wonder, I would think. S'pose though, that's if one goes in to wondering about these type of things at all, otherwise it's probably just a coincidence and leave it at that. Hmm... maybe? Still one more entry to go.
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The magnifier is strongly reKcommended! Otherwise, you gotta squint.
© Paul Boudreau - 2016. All Rights Reserved. This image is not for use in any form without explicit, express, written permission (except Richard, who can finally make a choice, man! Like, what was wrong with the previous three, I'll never know! (However, apparently, his dentist does) and he doesn't got to write me a note or something).
A watchmaker's magnifier made of brass and wood.
Based on a model by Watkins & Hill, London 1805.
Replik einer Standlupe oder Uhrmacherlupe aus Messing
und Holz. Einem Modell von Watkins & Hill London 1805 nachempfunden.
Auswahlfoto
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and a relaxed weekend for all of you.
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With mountains of colours to choose from, where to next?
I don’t suppose the old Helios lens that I used to shoot this with was aimed particularly at the macro photographer but with a magnifying lens attached to the front of it it ain’t half bad. It manages to retain that legendary bokeh that the Helios 44 lenses are famous for while still doing a passable job in the sharpness department.
Sony A7ii
Helios 44M-7 58mm f/2 vintage lens
Raynox DCR-250 magnifier lens