We hope you all had an amazing Christmas, along with some downtime to get the camera out! We have been spending some time shooting pocket watches in our latest Youtube video. You can watch it here - youtu.be/MRS2BOdr9po

Many of you will recognise this little pocket watch from The Photography Show, we use it quite a lot to demonstrate the capabilities of the Adaptalux Studio. Reflective, detailed subjects like this can be tricky to light, so you need the flexibility that the Lighting Arms of the studio provide.

In this video, we spend some time looking at the differences between white Diffusers, Colour Filters and Lighting Arms. Adding colour to subjects like this can often be done more for fun than practicality, but there are some subtle tricks you can use to enhance even a "natural" looking shot.

For this shot, we went a little wild with the blue and red lights, but replacing those colours with white would be equally effective at showing off the engraved details of the watch. If you want to read a little more about how we set up the lighting for a shot like this, check out the blog post on our website - bit.ly/adaptaluxWatches

Macro picture of spring flowers in Richmond Park.

Goutte d'eau

snails

(Myathropa florea).

J'ai eu la chance cette année d'avoir pu photographie près de ma maison des orchidées sauvage. Dans la photo présente détail pétale.

Printemp 2018

Escargot

Macro photo of oil bubbles in water with a tinted light colour

Pine cones are a quick and easy subject to shoot at home, so we thought we would take a look at how to get some cool and creative shots from a couple of pine cones in our latest tutorial video.

Watch it here - youtu.be/KyF3I8vjrNI

A lot of you may have seen the pine cone shot on our homepage, it's one of our favourite shots to demonstrate what the Adaptalux Studio can do. We used the same pine cone (and a new one) to get a few more interesting shots.

A shot like this is achieved by pointing two coloured Lighting Arms across each other, shining onto the pine cone. You can see more about the setup in the video or the blog post here - bit.ly/adaptaluxpines

The coloured lights shine off the spines of the pine cones really well. Depending on the angle of the camera and the lights, they can create some amazing highlights along the ridges of each spine and shadows deep in the pine cone where the light can't reach.

For this shot, we used an amber and blue Lighting Arm with a Diffuser to create a soft light in the front, with a harsh, almost fire-like glow coming from behind. Shooting along the length of the pine cone like this forces the background out of focus and makes the shot look even more surreal.

We think the addition of colour to a subject like this can really take your creativity to another level, what do you think to shooting pine cones in this style?

Famille d'escargots

Escargot

Small cyclamen flower in my garden

Gottesanbeterin (Mantis religiosa) in Baden-Würrtenberg - so ein schönes elegantes und v.a. super getarntes Tier. Auf diese Sichtung warte ich seit 5 Jahren.....

A mantis in Baden-Württemberg – such a beautiful, elegant, and, above all, superbly camouflaged animal. I've been waiting for this sighting for five years

Vielen Dank für den Besuch meiner Seite, die Favoriten und die Kommentare. Ich freue mich sehr darüber!

Thank you for visiting my page, for your favorites, and for your comments. I really appreciate it!..

Eté des escargots 2018

Macro hiver2020

Lagria hirta

Nikon D500 Sigma 105mm

Lagria hirta is a species of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. The species name hirta comes from the Latin hirtus meaning rough hair or rough wool, referring to the coarse, fuzzy appearance of the beetle.

Avec les températures très douce pour la saison les petits pâquerettes font leur apparition dans le jardin

Macrofotografie.

Escargot

بلاتيكورنوس. Platycorynus

من جنس خنافس الورق - جمعت من لاوس - كمبوديا

طول العينة : ١٤مم

نسبة التكبير ‪.5X‬

الصورة مكونة من ١٧٠٠ صورة على ثلاث أجزاء باستخدام تقنية التكديس

ID: Platycorynus Part of leafs bettle

📷 #sonya7riii

🔭: Lomo 3.7x objective lens

💡 : KUANG REN Macro Twin Lite

IOS:100

Exposure time :1/125 s

# of stacked Pics : 1700 in 3 sets

Step size : 10um

stacked with : #Wemacro using #affinityphoto

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Celebesia

📷 #sonya7riii

🔭: #minolta100mm 2.8 Macro #vintagelens

💡 : KUANG REN Macro Twin Lite

Location : #Sulawesi

stacked with : #Wemacro using affinityphoto

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Encore des cyclamens en décembre dans le sous-bois derrière la maison

Now that's a look! Did you know that flies can perceive movement six times faster than humans? This allows them to instantly react to danger and avoid predators. Thanks to these unique abilities, flies are some of the quickest insects around

Escargot

Escargot

La dernière photo de la série onirique avec l'escargot

Desert fly 📷 #sonya7riii 🔬: 3.7x Lomo objective lens 💡 : 4 Led lights

IOS:250

Number of pictures : 222

Step size : 15 um

stacked: Wemacro using #affinityphoto

#kings_insects

#wemacro

#macroclique

#bns_macro

#macro_mood

#dream_macro

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#macro_holic

#insect_guru

#soulmademacro

#macro_captures

#db_macro

#_macroart