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“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline
according to the description on the cover, this is the first (ever) illustrated edition of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Philosophers's Stone" ... and the illustrations are such a beautiful work of art by Jim Kay (but they wouldn't fit into a MM frame ; ))
taken with the manual Laowa 60mm ultra macro lens @ about f/5.6
Macro Mondays, theme of June 5, 2023: Books
I will be catching up in the late evening. HMM !
My husband has enjoyed MacroMondays for as many years as I have. He asks the theme and then heads for his computer man cave or garage work space and brings me little tools.
This is a grouping of something called round stock in metric sizes with a twine wrap to keep them together. When in a tight circle they measure about 1 inch/ 2.54cm, but I couldn't quite figure out how to stand them to capture that tight circle. Someday...
Many thanks for looking and for commenting!
See size in first comment.
Note: the tree planters have arrived! More trees; back in a moment.
but still beautiful and she left me her eggs to care for!!
IF YOU HAVE ROOM TO SPARE IN YOUR GARDEN, EVEN FOR SOME POTS... PLEASE CONSIDER PLANTING MILKWEED...
IT IS THE ONLY PLANT THE MONARCHS WILL LEAVE THEIR EGGS ON AND THE ONLY LEAVES THE CATERPILLARS WILL EAT...
THEY NEED OUR HELP TO SURVIVE...
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Pentax K-5
Takumar 200mm F3.5
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This is Ruby. One of the pair I have been following for some time now. Ruby is a bit cautious around this time, probably pregnant.
Image shot as it is on Nikon series E 1:4 F=70-210mm
Brighton 🇬🇧
March 2021
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Pentax K-5
Jupiter-37A 135mm f/3.5
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Frosty morning and blindingly bright on this new little rhododendron plant.
Thanks for looking.
Larger size: www.flickr.com/photos/jan-timmons/50867321146/sizes/k/
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Pentax K-5
Helios 44-2 58mm F/2
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Nikon series-E 1:4 F=70-210mm
Unedited image, of exposure and focusing were all manually carried out (no metering).
Brighton 🇬🇧
6th March 2021
my thoughts on the laowa 65mm:
www.aarondesigns.org/Laowa-65mm-f28-2x-2to1-SuperMacroLens/
shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and a venus optics laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x macro lens
Since I was quite busy the last two weeks I haven't had that much time to take pictures and hence I decided to upload an older one that reminds me of Christmas (despite the missing snow). I hope you like it and I wish you a Merry Christmas!
You are taking one courageous step after another down the healing road. While these are healthy steps, it’s intensely challenging to face the unknown and experiences so terrorizing that your mind wisely blocked them out for the sake of your survival. This is too much to handle alone and it’s important to remember that God’s presence surrounds you in each moment and you have the gift of your small though incredibly mighty group of supporters. Things are unclear, difficult, scary, require a tremendous amount of perseverance, and when you reflect on the past the healing process is evident, encouraging and certainly worth the effort it requires.
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Recently I was struggling a lot with my own intense mental health struggles in addition to the stress and fear of my husband’s health struggles and recent hospitalization. Somehow I found the strength to spend some time outside capturing the beauty I saw in the fog and frost that was visible through the windows that morning—it seemed to tell an important, uplifting story that helped me continue pressing on.
On my way to a shooting location after a couple of days of heavy rain, I spotted this cow by in the river. It was difficult to focus with all the branches, very lucky to have got this shot with its tongue sticking out.
Nikon F=70-210mm 1:4 Series-E
*Unedited image.
Central Alentejo, Portugal
January 2023
I got up early and embarked on an early morning stalk, I mean, walk around the narrow alleys of Amsterdam.
Peace and joy to you and your family this holiday season, if you celebrate.
A friend gave us a bright red poinsettia plant. I had fun with varying apertures, window light plus an off-camera light, and shallow depth of field. Thanks for looking!
This image was taken with an old Lensbaby Optic, the Double Glass Optic and I attached a 4mm macro lens to the front to get close... These older Lensbaby optics were all manual, down to inserting a disc of your choice to control the aperture. After finding these images, I most dust off all my optics and play with them again!!