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If you are determined to stand, nothing can move you...if you are determined to move,nothing can stop you.Determination is the key!
The details on this coral are so intricate. It is as if a sculptor had a hand in creating the surface. For years I would study it under a magnifying glass. With my love of macrophotography, the coral has shown me its true beauty.
All that glisters .. .. Actually tumbled plastic tinsel.
Sideways look at the liquid filled container on the end of a toy kaleidoscope. It’s filled with tiny coloured bits and pieces that form beautiful patterns (see comment below) when reflected by the ‘scope’s mirrors.
FOV is 0.9 inches. The ribbed plastic container provided the blurring.
This bracelet was one of many treasures brought back to the states by our son during his time spent in West Africa. If you are a fan of Tuareg music, you might want to check out his record label. You are certain to find something to brighten your day.
Founding loved things that have been lost for a lot of time is like founding treasures.
For Macro Mondays group: Lost/ Found.
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Para el grupo Macro Mondays: Perdido/ Encontrado
Mousse et herbe sur rocher, dégel au lever du soleil.
Moss and grass on rock, thaw at sunrise.
Note: Please, look this photo in full screen (click L and F11)
S'il vous plaît, regardez cette photo en plein écran (click L et F11)
Please press "F" if you like this photo!
Lichens are treasured for their diversity and in this case their ability to gradually turn rock into soil.
From rock outcrop above Cap Sante Marina among madronas, in Anacortes, WA, USA..
Note: the bit of orange is something that has blown in, not part of the lichen.
Three items treasured:
Swagger stick - my paternal grandfather
Tape measure - my mother
Screwdriver - my first
I was panning for macro treasures in some moss yesterday and came across these 3 spores bound together by a water drop. I thought they looked like a little alien.
For my treasured item I photographed a souvenir from Norway, where I lived years ago.
I will never forget the first time I visited the famous Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. It felt like I had stepped back in time as I stood next to the gigantic Oseberg Viking Ship. Now with this trinket in hand, I wondered how I might breathe fresh life into it.
Photoshoot Setup
I filled a cookie sheet with water, dropped in some blue coloring, elevated the tiny model ship on a water bottle cap (secured with gum). I placed black cardboard cutouts and wool for figurines. I added a couple of two-inch rocks behind the boat and sprinkled flour over the rocks and boat for a snowy effect. To make the rocks look larger, I used my Tokina 100 mm lens. (Incidently the rocks were from Hammerfest, Norway, the northernmost town in Europe).
In Camera Method:
Using a tripod and shooting in manual mode and focus, I set the self timer for 10 seconds. Then I turned on a hairdryer to create waves. I repeated this process several times while adjusting the focus in small increments for focus stacking.
Lighting Method:
I encased a Godox V1n in a 24 inch beauty dish softbox, positioned it overhead, triggered with a Godox radio transmitter. I used my iPad in the background on a neutral gray colored background for illumination (but that didn’t work out too well because the ipad kept falling asleep). On camera right I had a gridded kicker light snoot, gelled with blue, for a rim light. I used a black flag Camera left for shadowing and silver reflector on the frontal right.
In Photoshop:
I aligned and blended four focus stacked layers. I coloured the sail, ship and water with hue saturation layers and LUTS, then sharpened. I cropped in tightly another version for the 3 inch rule for Macro Monday.
This is the un cropped version which I’ve edited even further.
Hope you enjoyed. You can view my cropped version in the link below. Which version do you prefer? flic.kr/p/2mMNbGz
Tusen takk! (Thousand Thanks in Norwegian)
Tags #Macro #Treasured
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Part of "MY BEST" Set, a collection of Images that I feel represent my skill as a Photographer, as well as reveal my eye for picking good quality Images. View more of MY BEST here.
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EXPLORED ON 28 APRIL 2009 - # 111
The real voyage of discovery consists of not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
- Marcel Proust
On the Sunday trip along ECR, our field of Macro treasures invited us. Loaded with the 100mm F2.8 macro lens, I was scouting the area for possible subjects.
These little flowers attracted my attention. And I sat down to click them. As I started shooting some, I noticed through my view finder, that the stem of one of the bunches was slightly thicker than the others.
I changed my POV and focused on that stem, where this flower bunch was joyfully inviting me. I was delighted to meet this grasshopper perched near the flowers. At that moment I realized that while we continually search for what we seek, sometimes hidden beauties appear in front of our eyes in a mysterious way. It is for us to accept it and embrace it with an open and warm heart.
The joy of discovering this beauty was immense and I clicked a few nice shots. Here is one of the best.
I dedicate this image to my Lakshmi, whom I discovered in a manner very similar to the story mentioned above.
Photograph © Kausthub Desikachar
Photographed with Canon EOS 5D Mark II, and Canon EF 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens. Handheld.
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“Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything.”
~ Norman Lear
PLEASE, View On Black
This little bee was the smallest little macro treasure I have so far encountered.
She was so small just a speck on a leaf, I'd say around 2-3mm max!
I nearly didn't give her a closer look, often with these teeny creatures I'll move on in hope of locating something more impressive. Not finding much in the way of subjects I had a look behind the lens.
Boy was I excited when I saw her little bee face staring back at me, so cute and her colouring was really lovely too. The 2nd image highlights her colouring well. Her back was a metallic greenish/gold colour that was glittering in the winter sunshine.
I think this may be a Homalictus bee. They nest in burrows in the ground.
Taken with a MP-E 65mm macro lens. (The scrimping and saving for the last year was well worth it! to discover little treasures such as these.
I hope you like her.