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El gira-sol/calo/calimero/calomero/calominador (Helianthus annuus) és una planta herbàcia de la classe dels magnoliòpsids, de la subclasse de les astèrides i de la família de les asteràcies, amb una inflorescència gran en capítol que gira al llarg del dia per a orientar-se en direcció contrària al sol. Les flors internes del capítol no són ligulades.

Es conrea per la seva llavor (la pipa de calomon), de la qual se n'obté un oli comestible.

És una planta originària de l'Amèrica boreal, especialment de Mèxic, Perú i del sud dels Estats Units que va ser introduïda a Europa durant el segle XVI i des d'aleshores el seu cultiu s'ha propagat ràpidament.

El gira-sol floreix a l'estiu, i és a la tardor quan es du a terme la recol·lecció dels fruits per aprofitar les llavors. A més, les fulles i les flors també són utilitzades en medicina.

ESP:

El girasol (Helianthus annuus), también llamado calom, jáquima, maravilla, mirasol, tlapololote , maíz de teja es una planta herbácea de la familia de las Asteráceas, cultivada como oleaginosa y ornamental en todo el mundo. Debe su nombre común al hecho de que su inflorescencia gira a lo largo del día mirando hacia el sol. Las inflorescencias crecen al cabo de un tallo que puede alcanzar varios metros de altura y que tiene pocas hojas. Los pétalos pueden ser amarillos, marrones, naranjas y de otros colores.

El girasol es nativo de América, fue cultivado hacia el 1000 A.C. Los españoles lo llevaron a Europa al principio del siglo XVI.

Лишайник,увеличение в 10 раз. Камера Сони Альфа 6400. LOMO .ИСО-100, выдержка 1/3 секунды. Стекинг 101 фотография.3-ЛЕД лампы. Мaкро мех.

Eine Flechte, 10-fache Vergrößerung. Sony Alpha 6400-Kamera.. ISO-100, Belichtung 1/3 Sekunde. Stapeln von 191 Fotos. 3-LED-Lampen. Balgengerät. Diffusor.

A lichen, magnified 10 times. Sony Alpha 6400 camera. LOMO-10 X, ISO-100, exposure 1/3 second. Stack of 101 photos. 3 LED lamps. Bellows device. Diffuser.

The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens is an excellent macro lens . This is the lens I most frequently recommend for someone starting out in macro photography.

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CITRIT, Best of Yours! 5+ Awards photo.

...and best viewed large.

Good snowy morning and Happy Hug a Bug Day to everyone. I know exactly what you're thinking...another mantis portrait. Sorry about that, but I promise this will be the last from 2010 to be posted. Cross my heart and hope to die :-)

While I'm positive this is a Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis) I'm pretty sure it's a male from the slender abdomen that you can see in the full size pic of this large insect in the comment section. Estimated length about 4 - 5 inches (10 - 13 cm).

And this is for flickr friend Phil, in the UK (Wales I believe) who has some great mantid shots as well as other excellent macros in his photo stream, which can be found at the below link and I hope you have the time to visit...

www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

Thank you for visiting...and I hope you have a very nice 1/11/11 day.

ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .008 seconds (1/125) focal length 300mm

Northern Red Salamander

Fayette Co., KY

Божья коровка, увеличена в 8 раз. Камера Sony Alpha 6400. Объектив ЛОМО 8-кратный ахромат, ISO-160, выдержка 1,6 секунды. Стопка из 217 фото. Макро мех, 3 светодиодные лампы. Рассеиватель света

Marienkäfer, 8-fach vergrößert. Sony Alpha 6400 Kamera. Objektiv LOMO 8-x achromat, ISO-160, Belichtung 1,6 Sekunde. Einen Stack von 217-fotos. Balgengerät, 3-LED-Lampen.

Ladybird , magnified 8 times. Sony Alpha 6400 camera. Objective LOMO 8-x achromat, ISO-160, exposure 1,6 seconds. A stack of 217 photos. Bellows device, 3 LED lamps.

Eine Biene, Kamera Sony Alpha 6400,Das Objektiv Schneider Kreuznach Componon „Macro Iris“, Iso-125, Blende 4,0; Stack 77-Bildern,Helicod.3-LED Lampen,1/20 Sekunde. Vergrößerung 3,5:1.

A bee, Sony Alpha 6400 camera, Schneider Kreuznach component lens “Macro Iris”, Iso-125, aperture 4.0; Stack of 77 images, Helicod. 3-LED lamps, 1/20 second. Magnification 3.5: 1.

Пчела, фотоаппарат Sony Alpha 6400, объектив Schneider Kreuznach «Macro Iris», Iso-125, диафрагма 4.0; Стек из 77 изображений, Helicod.3-светодиодные лампы, 1/20 секунды. Увеличение 3,5: 1.

■ This is my awesome Panasonic Lumix TZ7 (ZS3 in the US) Point-and-shoot digital camera, which was released to the market in 2009. NOT FOR SALE.

(Note: Don't forget to check my own usual settings with a few comments, in the "Comments" section below this Description, it might prove very useful to you)

It's a real gem of a camera, which took the market by surprise in 2009 with its cutting-edge, state-of-the art features such as a truly unbelievable 12x zoom range, from an ultra wide-angle 25 mm (when other similar cameras were struggling to have a much narrower 28 mm) all the way to a very long 300 mm telephoto, all of this made possible thanks to its truly awesome Leica Vario-Elmar zoom 25-300 mm F3.3-4.9.

The combination of lens & firmware corrected all aberrations and distortions so you'd find yourself with a near-perfect lens with no chromatic aberrations, no linear distortions, fast at the 300 mm end (F4.9), and optically stabilized so you could use that 300 mm handheld and still get a sharp pic even at very low shutter speeds. Matter of fact, I've been able to take sharp pics at 1/8 and even 1/5 sec. on a regular basis.

If that wasn't enough, it also has truly excellent macro capabilities and excellent High-Definition video, 1280 x 720 at 30 frames per second, with zooming and autofocusing possible while recording video, CD-quality Dolby Stereo sound, optical stabilization, and capable of fitting more than 1 hour of video at maximum quality in an 8 Gb card.

And last but not least, let's not forget a tremendous 3" LCD screen of incredible quality and 460.000 pixels where many other models in its class or even superior classes only offer half as many. This makes for excellent viewing and composition of pics and videos, even in bright light.

This camera boasts such an array of advanced functions (face detection, face recognition, many manual controls such as minimum shutter speed and exposure compensation, bracketing, flash burst, high-speed burst, etc) that it's impossible to even mention them all here so I won't try.

What's really important is that thanks to its excellent lens & firmware, its excellent 10 Mpixel sensor (where current models offer an outrageous 12 Mpixel or more which can only result in increased noise and decreased IQ), and its vast array of advanced capabilities, this camera delivers truly excellent image quality and it's bound to become a cult classic in the future.

You'll find hundreds of pics taken with it here in my Flickr sets, including macros, landscapes, long tele shots, night shots, actions shots, the works. If you use proper technique and lots of ingenuity you'll find that you can do truly amazing, not-that-obvious things with it such as multiexposure, painting with light, achieving DSLR quality, etc. As they say, the sky's the limit.

For your convenience, this particular Flickr set collects about 250 high-quality pictures shot with it:

TZ7 (ZS3) pics

The above picture was taken with my other camera, a BenQ DC C62, in available artificial light with a small blue penlight for the lens barrel highlights.

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■ Esta es mi asombrosa camara digital compacta Panasonic Lumix TZ7 (ZS3 en USA), que fue lanzada al mercado en 2009. NO ESTA EN VENTA..

(Nota: No olvide echar un vistazo a mis ajustes habituales y comentarios en la seccion "Comentarios" que sigue a esta Descripcion". Pudiera serle de gran utilidad).

Es una joya de camara, que tomo el mercado por sorpresa en 2009 con su tecnologia punta y sus caracteristicas avanzadas tales como su realmente increible rango de zoom 12x, desde un ultra-granangular de 25 mm (cuando otras camaras estaban luchando por conseguir un mucho menos ancho 28 mm) hasta un telefoto muy largo, 300 mm, todo ello hecho posible gracias a su verdaderamente sorprendente zoom Leica Vario-Elmar 25-300 mm F3.3-4.9.

La combinacion de lente y firmware corrige todas las aberraciones y distorsiones lo cual nos proporciona una lente casi perfecta sin aberracion cromatica ni distorsiones lineales, rapida en el extremo de 300 mm (F4.9), y estabilizada opticamente de forma que es posible utilizar ese 300 mm a pulso y aun asi obtener una foto nitida incluso a velocidades de obturacion muy bajas. De hecho, suelo tomar fotos nitidas a 1/8 e incluso 1/5 de forma regular.

Por si eso no fuera suficiente, tambien cuenta con excelentes capacidades macro y excelente video de Alta Definicion, 1280 x 720 a 30 imagenes por segundo, pudiendo autoenfocar y utilizar el zoom mientras se graba el video, sonido Dolby Stereo de calidad CD, estabilizacion optica, y pudiendo grabar mas de 1 hora de video a la maxima calidad en una tarjeta de 8 Gb.

Por ultimo pero no por ello menos importante, no olvidemos la maravillosa pantalla LCD de 3 pulgadas, de increible calidad y con 460.000 pixeles cuando muchos otros modelos de su clase o incluso de clases superiores solo ofrecen la mitad. Esto da como resultado una excelente visualizacion y composicion de fotos y video, incluso bajo luz brillante.

Esta camara cuenta con un juego de funciones avanzadas tan numeroso (deteccion de caras, reconocimiento de caras, muchos controles manuales tal como velocidad minima de obturacion y compensacion de exposicion, ahorquillamiento, rafagas de flash, rafagas de alta velocidad, etc), que resulta imposible siquiera mencionarlas todas aqui asi que no lo intentare..

Lo que es realmente importante es que gracias a su extraordinaria lente y firmware, su excelente sensor de 10 Megapixeles (cuando los modelos actuales ofrecen unos excesivos 12 Megapixeles o mas, lo cual solo puede dar como resultado un aumento del ruido y una disminucion de la calidad de imagen), y su vasto conjunto de capacidades avanzadas, esta camara proporciona una calidad de imagen realmente excelente y esta destinada a convertirse en un clasico de culto en el futuro.

En mis albumes aqui en Flickr pueden encontrarse cientos de fotos que he tomado con ella, incluyendo macros, paisajes, fotos con tele largo, fotos nocturnas, fotos de accion, de todo. Si se utiliza una tecnica correcta y montones de ingenio, es posible conseguir cosas realmente sorprendentes y nada obvias, tales como multiexposicion, pintar con luz, conseguir calidad de DSLR (camara reflex digital), etc. Como suele decirse, el cielo es el limite.

La foto de esta camara fue tomada con mi otra camara, una BenQ DC C62, en luz artificial disponible, utilizando una linternita azul para los reflejos en el cuerpo de la lente.

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Kreuzspinne hat andere Spinne gefressen. Sony Alpha 6400,das Objektiv Schneider Kreuznach Componon 2,8/35 mm. ISO-100.Stack-58 Bildern.2-LED Lampen.Balgengerät.Masßtab-0,7:1.Belichtungszeit-1/10 Sekunde.

Garden spider has eaten other spider. Sony Alpha 6400, the Schneider Kreuznach Componon 2.8 / 35 mm lens. ISO-100, stack-58 images, 2-LED lamps, bellows device, scale-0.7: 1st exposure time-1/10 second.

Паук крестовик съел другого паука. Sony Alpha 6400, объектив Schneider Kreuznach Componon 2.8 / 35 мм. ISO-100, стопка 58 -изображений, 2-светодиодные лампы, устройство макромех, масштаб 0,7: 1-я выдержка-1/10 секунды.

Mikrokristalle von B-Alanin, L-Glutamin und Dextrin. Sony A 6400 Kamera, Objektiv von Nikon Microscope -10 x. 20-fache Vergrößerung. Belichtung 1/40 Sekunde. Balgengerät 1 LED-Lampe. Polarisationsfilter.

Microcrystals of B-alanine, L-glutamine and dextrin. Sony A 6400 camera, Nikon Microscope -10 x lens. 20x magnification. Exposure 1/40 second. Bellows device 1 LED lamp. Polarizing filter.

Микрокристаллы Б-Аланина, Л-Глютамина и Декстрина. Камера Сони А 6400,Объектив от Микроскопа Никон -10 х. Увеличение в 20 раз. Выдержка 1/40 секунды. Макромех.1 ЛЕД лампа. Поляризационные фильтры.

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

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Оса голова,увеличение 10-крат. Камера Сони 6400,объектив ЛОМО-10 Х. 151 фотография.2 лампы. Макро- мех- ПЗФ.ИСО-100,выдержка 1/4 Сеk.

Wespenkopf, 10-fache Vergrößerung. Sony 6400 Kamera, LOMO-10 X Objektiv. 151 Fotos. 2 Lampen. Balgengerät- PZF.ISO-100, Belichtung 1/4 Sek.

Wasp head, 10 times magnification. Sony a6400 camera, LOMO-10X lens. 151 photos. 2 lamps. Bellows device- PZF.ISO-100, exposure 1/4 sec.

Die Zinnie (Zinnia elegans JACQ., Syn.: Zinnia violacea CAV.) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Zinnien (Zinnia) in der Familie der Korbblütler (Asteraceae), die ursprünglich aus Mexiko stammt. Ihre Sorten sind in den gemäßigten Klimazonen Zierpflanzen in Parks und Gärten.

Zinnia (Zinnia elegans JACQ., Syn .: Zinnia violacea CAV.) Is a species of zinnia (Zinnia) in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), which originally comes from Mexico. Their varieties are ornamental plants in parks and gardens in temperate climates.

Коровка двухточечная (Adalia bipunctata)

. Увеличение в 10 раз. Камера Сони Альфа 6400. Объектив от микроскопа LOMO 10-X. ИСО-100, выдержка 1/2 секунды. Стек 170-фото. Макро мех и 3 светодиодные лампы.

Marienkäfer (Adalia bipunctata), 10-fach vergrößert. Sony Alpha 6400 Kamera. Objektiv LOMO 10-X. ISO-100, Belichtung 1/2 Sekunde. Einen Stack von 170 Fotos. Balgengerät, 3-LED-Lampen.

Ladybug (Adalia bipunctata), magnified 10- times. Sony Alpha 6400 camera. Microscope lens-10-X. ISO-100, exposure 1/2 second. A stack of 170 photos. Bellows device, 3 LED lamps.

Streamside Salamander

Fayette Co., KY

It's easier to understand the cosmos than a frog -Martin Rees-

Seen at my pool Goetsenhoven Belgium

A sparrow grabs onto a metal stick readying self for flight.

I am mostly attracted to how the angle of its tail and body echo with the rope and metal structure it is standing on. The metal structure is used as man made bones for a young tree at the promenade (I am not exactly sure what they are called, but I am certain that the biologists from my extensive social media network would know better).

Every time I post photographs of birds, I am surprised by how loved they are by humans, so I will try to post more of these in the future, now that I realize that the 100-400 makes for an excellent macro lens.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-02T13:22:06+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 400 mm

+ ISO: 160

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

+ GPS: 22°25'15" N 114°13'26" E

+ Location: 香港新界馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, New Territories, Hong Kong

+ Serial: SML.20130502.7D.40881

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 自然 Nature, 形 Forms

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

“麻雀飛行前之形 Sparrow Pre-Flight Forms” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130502.7D.40881

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The praying mantis reminds me of some "alien" representations in the movies. Triangular head & powerful fast predator. The behavior to give nightmares comes from the adult female, who sometimes eats her mate just after or during mating. This behavior seems to not deter reproductive behaviour from the male!

I've always thought of them as a useful insect, as they do not eat the plants of farmers & gardeners. They are carnivore, eating other insects.

Nikon D90, VR 18-200mm F3.5-5.6G (still wishing for macro lens)

200mm focal length, F/8, 1/200, manual focus, hand held

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EDIT: Although I didn't get excellent macro photos of the ladybird, I'm sure it had only the two spots, so most likely Adalia bipunctata but sorry I'm not certain... seeking advice from experts & can provide some extra shots upon request?

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Japanese windflower (anemone hupehensis).

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Neil Armstrong2

Congratulations on EXPLORE.

allab seth

Excellent Macro! Great Bokeh, My Friend!

Congrats on Explore!

Steatoda triangulosa ,

Dreiecks-Fettspinne ,Kamera Sony Alpha 6400, das Objektiv Mikroskop Objektiv LOMO 9-Xm, Stack 221-Bildern, Maßstab 9.0 :1, 4 -LED Leuchte.ISO-100,Balgengerät. Belichtugszeit-0,8 Sekunde

Steatoda triangulosa,

Triangular fat spider, camera Sony Alpha 6400, the lens microscope lens LOMO 9-Xm, stack 221 images, scale 9.0: 1, 4-LED lamp, ISO-100, bellows device. Exposure time-0.8 seconds

Steatoda triangulosa,

Треугольный толстый паук, фотоаппарат Sony Alpha 6400, объектив микроскопа, объектив ЛОМО 9-Хм, стопка 221 снимков, масштаб 9,0: 1, 4-х светодиодная лампы, ISO-100, устройство сильфонное. Время выдержки 0,8 секунды.

Mistkäfer , Vergrößerung -9 X, Kamera Sony Alpha 6400, ISO 100, Belichtungszeit 3,2-Sekunde, Mikroskope Objektiv LOMO 8X,Balgengerät,2 LED Lampen, Diffusor .165- Bildern

Dung beetle, magnification -8X, camera Sony Alpha 6400, ISO 100, exposure time 3,2 seconds, microscope lens LOMO, Plan8-X, bellows device, 2 LED lamps, diffuser.165 Fotos.

Laufkäfer , Vergrößerung 8 X, Kamera Sony Alpha 6400, ISO 100, Belichtungszeit 1/6 Sekunde, Mikroskope Objektiv aus Russland LOMO-8-X Achromat,Balgengerät,3- LED Lampen, Diffusor 152-Bildern.

Ground beetle, magnification 9-X, camera Sony Alpha 6400, ISO 100, exposure time 1/6 second, microscope lens LOMO-8-X Achromat, bellows device, 3-LED lamps, diffuser. 152- Fotos.

Жужелица, увеличение 8-х, фотоаппарат Sony Alpha 6400, ISO 100, время экспозиции 1/6 секунды, объектив микроскопа LOMO,8-х, макро мех, 3-светодиодные лампы, светорассеиватель. 152– изображения..

Porträt eines Marienkäfers. 10-fach vergrößert. Sony Alpha 6400 Kamera. LOMO 10 Objektiv. ISO-100, Belichtung 1/2 Sekunde. Einen Stack von 101 Fotos. Balgengerät, 3 LED-Lampen.

Portrait of a ladybug. Enlarged 10 times. Sony Alpha 6400 camera. LOMO 10 –x-lens. ISO-100 exposure 1/3 second. A stack of 101photos. Bellows device, 3 LED -lamps.

9 April 2016

Tokyo, Japan

In Explore. Thanks a lot!

www.flickr.com/photos/nofrills/26230877492/in/explore-201...

My camera is Ricoh CX5 (a five-year-old compact camera). All I did was to point and shoot, but this camera has an excellent macro + zoom. The blossoms are approx. four meters high.

Aperture: ƒ/5.6

Focal length: 52.5 mm

Exposure time: 1/660

ISO: 100

Most of my pics are manualfocus adapting manual old lenses (gems) to digital bodies (Oly300, Nex5). I'm quite slow and happy of this balance I've found..

In this case the camera is my beloved and (very) old Oly C5050Z, only 5M and very slow, but with a fantastic sharp and bright (f1,8) zoom lens, titanium black body, small tilting monitor and ... 64ASA!!! and excellent macro capablities: 3cm! ... you can find it as bargain

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCPJoy_y5NA

Check it out on black [L] or at 1250 x 800 pixels.

About this shot

Wandering along the beach in Boulogne sur Mer (Cote d'Opale, France) I found this bottle...

This is my tiny Nikon P300 showcasing its excellent Macro settings, focussing at 3 cm. This is a 'simple' JPG conversion, since the P300 doesn't shoot RAW - Ger! ;-)

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Schnake,166-Crane fly,-8x.Kamera Sony Alpha 6400,Mikroskope Objektiv LOMO 8-x, Belichtungszeit 1/5 Sekunde,ISO-125,166 Fotos,Balgengerät,Diffusor,3-LED Lampen.

Schnake, 166-Crane fly, -8x, camera Sony Alpha 6400, microscope lens LOMO 8-x, exposure time 1/5 second, ISO-125,166 photos, bellows device, diffuser, 3-LED lamps.