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Despite their non-native and potentially invasive status, the beauty of the modified leaves is undeniable.
The Australian Hasselblad representatives came to the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra on December 6 2016, bringing with them the two latest cameras in the Hasselblad family.
And here are the two cameras together; the Hasselblad H6D-50c Medium Format DSLR camera on the left, and the Hasselblad X1D-50c mirrorless medium format camera on the right. Also shown are an additional lens for each of the bodies. We are looking at the HCD 35-90mm f/4.0-5.6 lens on the H6D body and the HC Macro 120mm f/4.0 lens on the table on the left. The XCD 45mm f/3.5 lens is on the X1D body and the XCD 90mm f/3.2 lens is on the table to the right.
[ I shall not be looking at flash options here, but would note the Metz unit mounted on the hot shoe of the X1D: Metz mecablitz 52 AF-1 digital. ]
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Links for background information ...
www.metz-mecatech.de/en/lighting/flash-units/system-flash...
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[ Location - Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]
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Photography notes ...
The photograph was taken using the following hardware ...
- iPhone 7 Plus.
I acquired the photograph (4032 x 3024 pixels) handheld with an ISO of 125, exposure time of 1/4 seconds, and an aperture of f/1.8. The iPhone flash was not used.
Post-processing ...
- I downloaded the photographs from my iPhone 7 Plus to the MacBook Air 11" using a lightning/USB cable and the iExplorer app (Macroplant).
- Sometimes I download the images taken on a shoot over WiFi using PhotoSync (touchbyte GmbH). Notably, I have found that iExplorer does not handle properly the images that have been edited using the native Apple iPhone "Photos" app (i.e., it will only transfer the original image, not the edited image).
- Following download, I viewed and sorted the photographs that were taken using XnViewMP (Pierre-e-Gougelet) or Lightroom (Adobe Systems Incorporated).
Lightroom - Imported the image into Lightroom.
Lightroom - Used the Spot Removal Tool cover up the distracting visual effect of bits of fluff on the tablecloth.
Lightroom - Made various lighting and color adjustments to the image.
Lightroom - Cropped the image retaining the original 4:3 aspect ratio
(3467 x 2600 pixels).
Lightroom - Exported the image to JPEG format with maximum quality.
PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for any final processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media.
@MomentsForZen #MomentsForZen #MFZ #iPhone7Plus #iPhone #iExplorer #XnViewMP #Lightroom #Cameras #Hasselblad #X1D #X1D50c #H6D #H6D50c #Lenses #XCD45mm #XCD90mm #HCD35to90mm #HCMacro120mm
The Australian Hasselblad representatives came to the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra on December 6 2016, bringing with them the two latest cameras in the Hasselblad family; the Hasselblad H6D-50c Medium Format DSLR camera, and the Hasselblad X1D-50c mirrorless medium format camera.
I couldn't resist publishing another shot of the X1D-50c. The XCD 45mm f/3.5 lens is on the X1D body and the XCD 90mm f/3.2 lens is on the table to the right. The flash unit is the Metz mecablitz 52 AF-1 digital.
Flash doesn't factor into my photography (at present!) and I must admit to feeling that the beautiful lines of this camera are better served without a flash unit on top. My attitude to flash units could have been subconsciously formed by my early experiences with Flashcubes and Magicubes - These were chemical, disposable flash units used with Instamatic cameras in the 1960's. They were very hot when used, sometimes smelly, and always a bit unreliable. They wouldn't be very likely to leave a good impression!?
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Links for background information ...
www.metz-mecatech.de/en/lighting/flash-units/system-flash...
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[ Location - Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]
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Photography notes ...
The photograph was taken using the following hardware ...
- iPhone 7 Plus.
I acquired the photograph (4032 x 3024 pixels) handheld with an ISO of 100, exposure time of 1/4 seconds, and an aperture of f/1.8. The iPhone flash was not used.
Post-processing ...
- I downloaded the photographs from my iPhone 7 Plus to the MacBook Air 11" using a lightning/USB cable and the iExplorer app (Macroplant).
- Sometimes I download the images taken on a shoot over WiFi using PhotoSync (touchbyte GmbH). Notably, I have found that iExplorer does not handle properly the images that have been edited using the native Apple iPhone "Photos" app (i.e., it will only transfer the original image, not the edited image).
- Following download, I viewed and sorted the photographs that were taken using XnViewMP (Pierre-e-Gougelet) or Lightroom (Adobe Systems Incorporated).
Lightroom - Imported the image into Lightroom.
Lightroom - Used the Spot Removal Tool to cover up the distracting visual effect of bits of fluff on the tablecloth.
Lightroom - Made various lighting and color adjustments to the image.
Lightroom - Cropped the image to 1:1 (square) aspect ratio
(2542 x 2542 pixels).
Lightroom - Exported the image to JPEG format with maximum quality.
PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for any final processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media.
@MomentsForZen #MomentsForZen #MFZ #iPhone7Plus #iPhone #iExplorer #XnViewMP #Lightroom #Cameras #Hasselblad #X1D #X1D50c #H6D #H6D50c #Design #XCD45mm #XCD90mm #Flash #Metz52AF1
Closeup of a male cone of the Cycad Zamia integrifolia.
#zamiaintegrifolia #zamia #integrifolia #cycad #cone #CU #CUGreenhouse #UniversityofColorado #ancientplant #macro #macroplant #macrophotography
Gunnera Plant Information. Sometimes called Dinosaur Food (Gunnera manicata), the Gunnera's deeply-lobed leaves can get up to 4 feet across and the plant can stand up to 8 feet tall. Gunnera tinctoria, also known as prickly rhubarb, is similar and just as big
Xanthoria parietina
Common Names: common orange lichen, yellow scale, maritime sunburst lichen, shore lichen.
Nons communs: parmélie des muraillesnote, ou lichen encroûtant jaune.
Cycas thouarsii Closeup of Cone.
#Cycasthouarsii #Cycas #thouarsii #cycad #cone #texture #pattern #PatternsInNature #botanicabstract #abstract #CU #CUGreenhouse #UniversityofColorado #botany #macro #macroplant #macrophotography
Who’d have thought this is how the pieces fit
You and I shouldn’t even try making sense of it
I forgot how we ever came this far
I believe we had reasons but I don’t know what they are
So blame it on my heart
Love moves in mysterious ways
It’s always so surprising
When love appears over the horizon
I’ll love you for the rest of my days
But still it’s a mystery
How you ever came to me
Which only proves
Love moves in mysterious ways
Heaven knows love is just a chance we take
We make plans but then love demands a leap of faith
So hold me close and never ever let me go
’Coz even though we think we know which way the river flows
That’s not the way love goes’ no
Like the ticking of a clock two hearts beat as one
But I’ll never understand the way it’s done
"Love moves... in mysterious ways....
- Julia Fordham
(This is another shot of the previous picture but on a vertical point of view. I don't know which one is better but I'm kinda leaning towards this one. What do you think? )
This is what I've always imagined fairyland to be like :) However, in actual fact it's a macro shot of the tiniest moss, found at the bottom of an orchid pot.
The camera was a Canon 400D SLR and the lens a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro.
I stumbled upon these in my local wood and attempted at first at a hand held stack which turned out surprisingly well. With slightly better light though I returned with the tripod for a more natural woodland floor photo stack.
In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants that have some parts that are more than normally thickened and fleshy, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word "succulent" comes from the Latin word sucus, meaning juice, or sap
canon 5D MKIII
canon 100mm F2.8L
The iPhone 7 Plus has a very capable camera system when it comes to certain types of macro and closeup photography. The small size and placement of the dual lenses close to one corner make it possible to get photographs from a perspective that would be almost impossible from any other camera.
For the past week or so, I have supplemented the native camera system with the Kamerar / Ztylus lens systems. These lenses slide up over the dual native lenses, giving me additional tele-photo, fisheye and macro options. Suffice would be that I have enjoyed making photographs with my iPhone more in this past week than I have for a very long time. The quality is good, and the lenses are very easy to use.
For this image, I added a x10 macro lens to the x2 native lens. This brought the subject very close to the iPhone, and produced a very shallow depth of field. I set the focus on the front portion of the antennae. This left the remainder of the moth with a soft look that I found to be calming and satisfying.
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Links for background information ...
kamerar.com/products/kamerar-zoom-lens-kit-for-iphone-7-plus
ztylus.com/products/kamerar-zoom-lens-kit-for-iphone-7-plus
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[ Location - Barton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]
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Photography notes ...
The photograph was taken using the following hardware ...
- iPhone 7 Plus.
- 56mm* (x2) lens [* 35mm equivalent value of the actual focal length of 3.99mm].
- Gizmon TLR Bluetooth Remote Shutter.
- Gray Card made by ProCamera.
I acquired the photograph (4032 x 3024 pixels) with an ISO of 20, exposure time of 1/950 seconds, and an aperture of f/1.8. The iPhone flash was used. A x10 Kamerar/Ztylus macro lens was used in combination with the x2 native lens.
Post-processing ...
- I downloaded the photographs from my iPhone 7 Plus to the MacBook Air 11" using a lightning/USB cable and the iExplorer app (Macroplant).
- Sometimes I do this over WiFi using PhotoSync (touchbyte GmbH). Notably, I have found that iExplorer does not handle properly the images that have been edited using the native Apple iPhone "Photos" app (i.e., it will only transfer the original image, not the edited image).
- I viewed and sorted the photographs that were taken using XnViewMP (Pierre-e-Gougelet) and Lightroom (Adobe Systems Incorporated). Saved the images that had some chance of being posted online.
Lightroom - Applied minor basic lighting and color adjustments.
PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for final processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media.
@MomentsForZen #MomentsForZen #MFZ #iPhone7Plus #iPhone #iExplorer #Lightroom #XnViewMP #PhotoSync #Kamerar #Ztylus #Macro #Closeup #Moth #Antennae
The warm summer weather has brought out many moths and other nocturnal insects. At the same time, the Kamerar company has released a pair of lens attachments to supplement the "native" capabilities of the dual lenses of the iPhone 7 Plus (see link below). These events have allowed me to try out the macro lens attachment on some of my favorite subjects - moths.
This is a simple but rather plain more-or-less overhead shot of a moth that I saw one morning. I wouldn't normally post a photograph that presented this basic composition, but in this instance, it makes it easier to appreciate the features and colors that are present in other photographs of this moth that I shall be posting. The use of the macro lens attachment when taking the other photographs allowed me to highlight different parts of the moth. However, in some instances (and for some people), the extreme and unusual perspectives could make it more difficult to understand the relationships between different physical features and the colors of these features.
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Links for background information ...
kamerar.com/products/kamerar-zoom-lens-kit-for-iphone-7-plus
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[ Location - Barton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]
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Photography notes ...
The photograph was taken using the following hardware ...
- iPhone 7 Plus.
- 56mm* (x2) lens [* 35mm equivalent value of the focal length].
- Gizmon TLR Bluetooth Remote Shutter.
- Gray Card made by ProCamera.
I acquired the photograph (4032 x 3024 pixels) with an ISO of 20, exposure time of 1/710 seconds, and an aperture of f/1.8. The iPhone flash was used.
Post-processing ...
- I downloaded the photographs from my iPhone 7 Plus to the MacBook Air 11" using a lightning/USB cable and the iExplorer app (Macroplant).
- Sometimes I do this over WiFi using PhotoSync (touchbyte GmbH). Notably, I have found that iExplorer does not handle properly the images that have been edited using the native Apple iPhone "Photos" app (i.e., it will only transfer the original image, not the edited image).
- I viewed and sorted the photographs that were taken using XnViewMP (Pierre-e-Gougelet) and Lightroom (Adobe Systems Incorporated). Saved the images that had some chance of being posted online.
PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for further processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media.
Handy Photo - Made various basic lighting and color adjustments to the image.
Handy Photo - Used the Retouch tool to "repair" a few spots on the wings.
FrontView - Applied a trapezoidal crop and modified the aspect ratio to change the apparent perspective.
Photoshop Express - Cropped the image to 4:3 aspect ratio (2647 x 1985 pixels).
Photoshop Express - Applied final lighting adjustments.
Pixlr - Added dark "Uneven" vignettes to the top corners.
Exif Editor - Copied the EXIF data from the original photograph to the final image.
@MomentsForZen #MiniMomentsForZen #MMFZ #MomentsForZen #MFZ #iPhone7Plus #iPhone #iExplorer #PhotoSync #XnViewMP #Lightroom #HandyPhoto #FrontView #PhotoshopExpress #Pixlr #ExifEditor #Moth #Antennae