A macro shot of an acorn reveals intricate textures,

from the smooth, glossy nut to the rugged, textured cap, capturing every ridge and detail with stunning clarity !!

I am trying out a vintage 500mm f8 mirror lens. These lenses don't have a great reputation for image quality, but I am really enjoying it as an art lens. Like in this example.

Here two of the often-mentioned mirror lens drawbacks are features: the parts of the bokeh that are busy emphasize the tubular nature of the grass stems. The parts that exhibit donut bokeh suggest seeds.

The general effect is impressionistic or even abstract impressionist. Not trying to copy Seurat, Monet or de Kooning, but to do something that when it works seems to have the power to evoke them a little while doing something distinctly photographic.

Not trying to say this image is in such an elite category, but I think it does at least suggest the possibilities.

In short, I'm having a lot of fun with it.

— Theodore Tollefson @thetollart

Thank you so much for sharing your quality photos which is a great way to see and keep some sort of touch with the world from home. Also for your kind comments and favours which are much valued.

I am not able to take on any more members to follow or to post to groups.

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Small seed about 1cm big

22nd August 2020:

The weather wasn't as good today and I hadn't got any ideas of what to take for today. so I tried another still life. Which might have looked better had the sun made an appearance - but it didn't!

For the Silly News it's : Never Bean Better Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/never-bean-better-day-august-22/

Hey, Rufus, you've got a special day too. 🐶

Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites.

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Made for Macro Mondays theme: “Less Than An Inch"

Seed pods of a variety of Allamanda cathartica (Schottii), a yellow flowering creeper from my sub-tropical Gold Coast garden. The green seed pods are soft but gradually brown and harden. The spikes are needle sharp, believe me!

seed capsule of an Iris flower

Sony Alpha 1 with FE 90mm F2.8 Macro

Liquidambar Seed Pod

For Macro Monday - Spiky

The seed pod is 40 mm in diameter.

Happy Macro Monday!

"In a mirror". This weeks Macro Monday theme. The reflection of an upturned Cow Parsley Seed head.

..you see i'm not a dandelion seed, of course you knew that didn't you, i'm a very dandy artichoke seed. HMM friends.

Glycinia - Wisteria seed and seed pod

Aauferweg Münster, Germany

Thank you to everyone who views, faves or comments on my photos, it is always appreciated.

Some lovely seeds from the allotment.

Cathedral City of Lincoln

Zen moments in the city - a fascinating seed head of a plant I do not know :)

You can see a random selection of my photos here at Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/9815422@N06/random/

One tiny everlasting seed about to blow away on a breeze. That one seed is capable of growing into a plant 18” high with lots of flowers. Mind boggling !

That's a result of an experiment with a 31mm macro extension ring. It's not that good. 21mm was great but 31mm sucks a bit. I guess I was at this point before, I just forgot what the problem was.

MACRO MONDAYS. "seeds" theme.

Seeds on seedhead of wild grasses in nature.

I really liked the texture of these huge seeds spotted at Bloemenmarkt in Amstredam

seed of the greater goatsbeard (zaad van de bleke morgenster)

Maple seeds

Tiny Alder Seeds,laying on a Flat Rock.

Macro shot of assorted spice seeds.

Ik houd ervan zaden te verzamelen om in de tuin te strooien en zien wat er opkomt. Dit zijn zaden van zuring en van een schermbloemige.

I like to collect seeds to scatter in the garden and see what comes up. These are sorrel seeds and umbellifer seeds. So this was my choice for the challenge: collection.

The seeds are about 1 and 3 mm, so the total picture is 4 cm.

Thanks for taking time to comment and fave my work. I really appreciate it.

Seed pods of poppies. I developed this in Adobe Lightroom and applied a preset subject concerts CT 05. One of the new adaptive presets from Adobe.

Macro Monday - seeds

ODC - uncountable

In Explore, 12-13-2018.

Thanks for looking, liking, favoriting and leaving comments!

Please see the "milkweeds" series....https://www.flickr.com/photos/wbhmatthies/albums/72157716292329691